Nilay predicts Apple will face pressure to increase RAM in new products due to rising RAM prices and AI requirements.
“thing I'm honestly thinking about the most is how are they gonna handle RAM prices? Yeah. Right? Like, you you can do around a spec bumps and Apple can be like, it has eight gigs of RAM for the fiftieth year in a row. Yeah. But they're running up against it”
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disputableApple's March 4 announcements include RAM increases in iPad or MacBook models compared to previous generation.
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Marked correct on Jul 13, 2026.
Mar 4 event: iPad Air went to 12GB RAM; M5 Pro supports up to 64GB (from 48GB on M4 Pro). RAM increased in iPad + MacBook per the criterion. Confirmed.
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