> You can't convince me that the average Framework laptop is more environmentally friendly than a Macbook Air over its lifetime.
How do I put more RAM in my 8GB Macbook Air?
How do I put more RAM in my 8GB Macbook Air?
Minimum ram is never going to be good in 5-10 years.
Microsoft sells the surface laptop 2 with 4GB of non-upgradeable RAM today in 2023.
The 8GB of base RAM in the MacBook Airs will absolutely be fine for most people for the next 5-10 years. If you are tech savvy enough to even know what RAM is, then yes, I would recommend upgrading to at least 16GB because you are likely doing more than just browsing the web.
Maybe you start out thinking you just need to do your taxes but then get a job in video editing. People want to upgrade all the time and it's really bad that you have to toss out the whole computer to do it.
There's also other circumstances where this isn't an option. When I worked at a public university (UC system) that had an agreement with Apple, we could only purchase hardware that was in the University bookstore.
The University bookstore only stocked base models. Even the top-of-the-line 15" Macbook Pros didn't have a 16GB option once the RAM started being soldered down.
ThinkPad X220i with 16GB RAM in 2011.
Macbook Air M1 with 16GB RAM in 2020.
In both cases it was the most RAM I could get.