MacBook Pro - 8gb vs 16gb

Faded · 12 Jun 2017 at 18:04

So I'm looking to pick up a new MBP and am specifically looking at the nTB 13".
My initial thoughts is to upgrade it to a 512gb SSD and upgrade the RAM to 16gb.

What I'm wondering is how warranted is 16gb over 8gb?

My thinking is that I would like it to be pretty future proof and also the fact that as the RAM is not upgradable I might as well max it out now...

Combat squirrel · 12 Jun 2017 at 18:19

What are doing with it ? & as you say you can't change the ram later so yeah.... 16gb

KIA · 12 Jun 2017 at 18:40

Yes, max it out.

Feek · 12 Jun 2017 at 20:30

If it's not upgradable then buy it with as much as you can afford.

Hyburnate · 12 Jun 2017 at 20:59

Max it out, I have 16GB in mine and haven't had it struggle and I'm a pretty power user. It's replaced my desktop for all of my work.

Hades · 13 Jun 2017 at 09:37

I had a 2009/10 MBP which originally came with 4gb. After a few years I upgraded it to 8gb and it made the laptop completely usable even today. If I couldn't have u[graded it then the machine would have had a much shorter useful life. Given that you can't now upgrade them I'd suggest increasing it as much as you can afford to as it will give it mean it's a more usable machine for longer.