All Macs now start with at least 16GB RAM

In 2016, the MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM was discontinued and Apple made 8GB RAM the base standard across its Mac lineup. On Wednesday, Apple upped the base RAM for Macs to 16GB as RAM-hungry Apple Intelligence features begin to roll out.
Filipe Espósito for 9to5Mac:‎Not only do all new Macs come with 16GB of RAM as standard, but Apple has also updated both the M2 and M3 MacBook Air base models with 16GB of RAM.
The move came as a complete surprise, as the company could at least have