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Phil Schiller again breaks down why new MacBook Pro is limited to 16GB RAM, citing battery & logic board design

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<p>The new MacBook Pros (https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro) have been met with a wide array of responses (https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/14/macbook-pro-touch-bar-review-roundup/) thus far, with some praising the new machines and others viewing them as a step back for a variety of reasons. One common question since the announcement of the new models, however, has centered around why the machines max out at 16GB of RAM.</p>
<p>While Phil Schiller originally penned this limitation (https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/28/apple-macbook-pro-16gb-ram-limitation-battery-efficiency/) on battery life concerns, a new email from the Apple executive offers a bit more insight as to the reasoning…</p>
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