Agreed. If RAM demand picks back up due to local LLMs/GenAI, Apple can increase the base to 16GB and still have plenty of people who will upgrade to 32GB+.
The situation right now is that Apple wants the 8 to 16GB upgrade money. But if they increase the base to 16GB, there aren't enough 16GB to 32GB upgrades to cover the deficit. This is due to the reasons I posted previously.
I'm currently on a 16GB MBP M1. For my next upgrade, I'm considering an M4/M5 Max with 128GB+ to run local models. Without local GenAI, I have little interest in more than 32GB of RAM. 16GB is actually enough for me.
The situation right now is that Apple wants the 8 to 16GB upgrade money. But if they increase the base to 16GB, there aren't enough 16GB to 32GB upgrades to cover the deficit. This is due to the reasons I posted previously.
I'm currently on a 16GB MBP M1. For my next upgrade, I'm considering an M4/M5 Max with 128GB+ to run local models. Without local GenAI, I have little interest in more than 32GB of RAM. 16GB is actually enough for me.