[jsheard]

I can't be the only one who remembers the celebration 18 months ago when Apple finally stopped selling Macs with 8GB of memory... only for 8GB to suddenly be excused again when the Neo arrived. Perhaps it's not the same people but the general vibe is giving me whiplash.

[NookDavoos]

The 8 GB and lack of expandability are due to the design of the Neo chip. This is a pre-built A18 Pro chip with 8 GB of RAM built in.

I imagine the next version will have the A19 Pro chip - which has 12 GB of RAM.

[NetMageSCW]

Because people can’t differentiate between the cheapest MacBook available, then or now, and what they may need? For some reason they think it’s okay to expect Apple to give them stuff for free.

[kreco]

8GB is aweful. If you don't do a single task.

But nice for Apple. Millions of replacement on the Neo 16GB release next year I guess.

[jsheard]

My money is on 12GB in the second gen since that's what the A19 Pro has, and it would still conveniently differentiate from the other MacBooks with at least 16GB.

[pjmlp]

That one I would find more acceptable.

[NetMageSCW]

You guess wrong.