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Costco Online Savings Event: Select Desktop Computers, Accessories & More

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Costco has for its Members: Select Laptops, Desktop Computers, Computer Accessories & More on sale as listed below. Shipping costs will vary by item (from Free to $9.99).

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Hat-Trick
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"In" for what? What purpose does your post serve?
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I generally have 200 tabs open, as well as other memory intensive programs. The M1 laptops are amazing (I use one), but the M1 isn't magical and doesn't change physics. The memory for programs lives somewhere, either in RAM or on the SSD. Once the RAM is full, the extra memory needed is stored on the SSD. In other words, if you need a lot of RAM, there will be many writes/swaps to the SSD, even if it's nearly instantaneous and barely noticeable to the user. If I were to try to use 8GB of RAM I would likely be writing hundreds of GB to the page file daily, wearing out the SSD prematurely, possibly within 2-3 years. Even with 16GB of RAM I still have heavier writes than I'd prefer.

The solution isn't "use fewer tabs" or "close programs" since I know my optimal work flow and use a device that can handle it. I understand the desire for 16GB of RAM (or even more).
ns347
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Because MacBook Air configurations with 16 GB RAM are available and sold by apple, they just aren't available at Costco...if 16 GB RAM was completely unnecessary in a MacBook Air then why does Apple make a version with it in general?

Also some people just want to future-proof their laptop

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Why can't they get some 16gb ram MacBooks that are not $2200+...
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In before the losers start complaining.
"In" for what? What purpose does your post serve? Confused
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ChrisC7058May 24, 2022 02:52 PM
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Quote from ns347 :
Why can't they get some 16gb ram MacBooks that are not $2200+...
For real. I'd love a 16gb air option.
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any good deals here? i just see a bunch of $2000+ computers..
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secretwandererMay 24, 2022 03:02 PM
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For real. I'd love a 16gb air option.
I see a lot of people all the time asking for 16gb ram macbook airs. What are they planning to do with these things? I've had no problem with my base macbook air running 20 tabs in a browser along with ableton live or logic pro with any reasonable amount of plug-ins. This combination of programs is very processor and RAM intensive and works way better than my windows desktop. The m1 architecture does not use RAM like people may expect.
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quadwindMay 24, 2022 03:02 PM
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Or bigger HD on the MacBook laptops. Who is satisfied with only 256GB anymore?
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308SoundMay 24, 2022 03:05 PM
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one thousand SD alert emails later.....
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a_landMay 24, 2022 03:06 PM
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Or bigger HD on the MacBook laptops. Who is satisfied with only 256GB anymore?
I just got a steam deck and I'm really regretting not going for the 512

This thing is only 720p - games need to be better about only using textures appropriate for screen
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ns347May 24, 2022 03:09 PM
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I see a lot of people all the time asking for 16gb ram macbook airs. What are they planning to do with these things? I've had no problem with my base macbook air running 20 tabs in a browser along with ableton live or logic pro with any reasonable amount of plug-ins. This combination of programs is very processor and RAM intensive and works way better than my windows desktop. The m1 architecture does not use RAM like people may expect.
Because MacBook Air configurations with 16 GB RAM are available and sold by apple, they just aren't available at Costco...if 16 GB RAM was completely unnecessary in a MacBook Air then why does Apple make a version with it in general?

Also some people just want to future-proof their laptop
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BlueLumber170May 24, 2022 03:11 PM
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Quote from ChrisC7058 :
For real. I'd love a 16gb air option.
You can get what you're asking direct for from Apple's website…
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XPS i7 tower is good deal 512 ssd drive and 16 gb ram.

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