16GB vs 24GB RAM M2 MacBook Air & Pro - Were We WRONG?!

Is 24GB Really Worth It for the M2 MacBook Air & M2 MacBook Pro? See For Yourself!
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16GB vs 24GB RAM Comparison - 00:00
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4K HEVC & ProRes RAW Video - 05:41
Multitasking Stress Test - 08:04
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[@Krell666]

It's a pity audio production is rarely included in testing. A template with multiple tracks, vst instruments, effects would really test out these machines.

[@KomischerMensch]

Comment for the algorithm. Yes definitely!!!

[@VegasGuy1975]

Great idea. I like when they do the quick sound comparison, but you make a great point. It would be nice to see sound tested a bit more extensively.

[@louisea308]

I have the MBA M2 and it vibrates then playing audio even on mid sound level, so (so me) it's weird to type on while playing audio :/

[@ShajeeTheMan]

yeah this is what I came to see !!

[@consumidorbrasileiro222]

every youtube video review will only test a lot of video editing because that's the only thing they do Lol @@ShajeeTheMan

[@pascalbasel]

You might notice the difference with larger or more complex projects in Final Cut. I had a project on the M1 Air 16GB that couldn’t export fully because of full ram (external plugins used too much), so I had to split and merge it. On the M1 Max with 64GB, the same project exported in just 3:30mins without any issues. So I‘s go for the 24GB on the Air just to be sure.

[@filipino_GMA]

M2 is a very different than M1. memory is not as important in M2 , its a different architect cpu. maybe a truck might be better for you than a Ferrari (little man syndrome) ?

[@chriskingcreative]

As a musician that uses many sample libraries, RAM is very important for loading all those samples. I know it's not really your world, but I'd love to see the differences between 16 and 24 when using large sample libraries in Logic Pro. Something like Spitfire Audio's BBC Core library with Strings, Brass, Woodwind tracks running and not crashing. If you ever have time/budget to do that! Thanks again for all the amazing videos!

[@PasteurizedLettuce]

He did do a test comparing the 16gb m1 pro which Vastly outperformed the 16gb m2 in concurrent tracks, but yes I know it’s not the same as loading a massive sample library

[@GOASTWRITTER]

Me too

[@edmondhung6097]

@@tronam but like Max said. When you push the software to that level, you are professional enough to know you gonna to use that much RAM. So this video is meaningless to you. This is for more general public.

[@palebluedotstudios]

I would love to test this out. Something to consider: most (if not all?) sample library apps use primarily disk-streaming these days, so RAM is not as big a consideration as it used to be. But I'm sure it adds up with a bunch of tracks!

[@stever1514]

I agree but they won't be able to set up this test on their own as they don't really understand music production workflows. It would be cooler to see someone like sonic state or a music oriented channel do this test or someone collab with MaxTech. They'd also have to test it at different buffer sizes and test whether using external drives makes a difference or not. In the end though i think you're better off with a 14 in because of the 2x SSD speed and the 32gig ram option or even 64 if you go m1max. It will be exciting to see the M2Pro and Max increase the Ram scale to 48gb/96gb or even more hopefully.

[@ace41367]

If you are keeping this for over 3 years and are a power user - get 24gb. Will give you at least another 18 months of usable performance over 16Gb. Basically, software always increases its memory use over the years.

[@origamitom]

Late reply but I have the opposite opinion. 16 GB is already an improvement over the base. You'd be far better off spending the $200 on more SSD, especially how heavily both machines cache. For $200, I'd require noticeable performance improvement today, which you seen in the 16 GB vs 8 GB model. 8GB base model is particularly crippled by slow SSD, something they appear to have rectified in the M3 AIR.

[@denzefy]

I opted for the 24GB so that I could permanently give 8gb to my always running Windows VM (Parallels), and then 16gb to MacOS. I basically have 2 un-compromised computers in one. I normally have between 5-6 different spaces running with different apps, dozens of chrome taps/whatsapp, teams docs all open at once across built in display and 2 externals (1 using displaylink adapter) I haven't seen memory pressure go above 40% once.. it's pretty amazing

[@pressrepeat2000]

Great point. If you want to run Parallels, you need those 24Gb! Gets you two laptops in one if you’d ever need it. And TBH, there’s some Windows software that’s just so much better than Mac right now (even Excel, sadly).

[@pressrepeat2000]

Does the M2 support two external displays btw? I had heard it doesn’t.

[@denzefy]

@@pressrepeat2000 m1 and m2 only support 1 natively. Additional with a displaylink adapter (requires a driver to be installed). It works flawlessly for me, mainly productivity, no gaming.

[@mikesrandomchannel]

@@pressrepeat2000 And there are professionals in many industries that are tied to Windows due to to the lack of any other software, especially where cloud versions are not yet available. This is often overlooked by the YT testing/influencing/benchmarking crowd but it is still a common scenario. I'm probably going for the 24 GB for that reason.

[@sirjohn2924]

Hello Sir, I have one question about it. When you dont use parallels on your mac, can you use 24gb for MacOs? Or 8gb is always dedicated for Win 11 arm even if it is not running in the background? And in the one time purchase (not Subscription model) Can we dedicate 8gb of ram? Or parallel only allows pro user to use 8gb ram?

[@chrisjamesphotography]

Great work max!! Thanks for this

[@weerayutam]

Very informative. I love your review! Thanks.

[@veloriba]

Thx guys, I was waiting for this compare

[@themky]

Ahh I've ordered yesterday, and searched a video similar to this a lot. You guys are amazing in comparisons!!! Thanks

[@user-us6gj9ju2r]

Love the comparison videos

[@hosseinmohkamkar9738]

Awesome video, guys. Love these analysis videos. Keep it up

[@viktormoricz4899]

Great video again. This topic I was most curious about :) Thx a lot!

[@georgeshreve4926]

Wow, great video! This channel has such interesting videos. I'm glad I subscribed.

[@mmkader1979]

Great I was waiting for this comparison

[@FabiVoltair]

For me 16 tabs are not a lot, i usually work with about 100+ tabs spread over like 6 windows or more. Would like to see much more heavy multitasking

[@josephdejesus]

u are a psychopath

[@helencooper286]

Same here, 16 tabs is nothing, nor just 3 or 4 apps. Test 100+ tabs and 10+ apps. I’m concerned 24GB RAM isn’t enough even though I prefer the Air format

[@FabiVoltair]

@@helencooper286 I just got my 24GB Air M2 a few days ago. I don't have much time, but can test something like that though I don't have Lightroom or similar yet installed.

[@jsenin5014]

@@FabiVoltair Hey! Any update about the 24gb air m2 multitasking? (100+ chrome tabs & +10 open apps test would be illuminating)

[@samlevi4744]

Yeah, doing literature review for research = a stupid amount of tabs, Adobe Acrobat, Zotero, and Spotify.

[@NiNGalaxU2]

Thank You for this!

[@barrosabreu]

These comparisons are great!!!

[@adaptableeffort]

Def was on the fence about the 24 or 16 GB but this made it pretty clear. Great comparison. Clean, informative, and not too long. Thank you!

[@ThePoltos]

Отлично!! Очень ждал это сравнение. Спасибо Вам большое))

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Good video Max. I wasn’t too surprised 😲. I think you got similar results on the M1 MacBook Pro models.

[@miked04]

Can you please compare the M2 MacBook Air 16GB Ram with the M2 MacBook Air 24GB Ram?

[@tulaldrete]

Thank you for making this comparison, would love to see a comparison between the M2 MacBook Air 24 GB RAM vs M2 MacBook Pro 24 GB RAM

[@relaxationsounds6981]

Great video and congratulations on hitting one million subs!!!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Is it possible to add OBS Studio to your tests !. Awesome & Thanks :)

[@CinePals]

Don’t know how many people would actually edit on Premiere with a machine like this, but I’ve had some weird instances where Premiere chewed through a ton of ram, so it’s made me always opt for more just to avoid issues. I’ve seen a lot of compelling KZbin videos illustrating diminishing returns with all these tests, but real world application twice has shown me Premiere don’t care about none of that. It do what it do. So I got the 24gb model. That said, had I seen this video before placing my order, this would have given me pause and made me reconsider what the right move is.

[@SaranKRS]

Good to see you here Jaby!

[@marcoo5550]

So if you could go back in time you'd get the 16gb ram instead?

[@axxonn021]

Final cut pro is optimized for those machines (and now also Resolve) but Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer are renowned for consuming much more system resources, RAM above all. For MC, 16gb of RAM is actually the current minimum requirement, with 32gb being what they recommend... so I bet that people doing video editing with Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer are going to see a difference between the 16gb and the 24gb models, even with the MacBook Air. As soon as you have a complex timeline open with all rendered effects, LUTs, gradings, titles etc., those two softwares are going to have to use a lof of RAM, even just for example for scrolling faster through the timeline.

[@CinePals]

@@marcoo5550 honestly, no. I’d debate myself needlessly before I realize I’d rather spend the $200 and realize I’d have been fine without it because of tons of overhead space rather than save the money and discover I’m frustrated for not having it because of a resource wall I’ve hit.

[@xeon2k8]

so you use it with harder scenarios than here and you bought an Air still??

[@PlaybyRaine]

Mines coming in 2 weeks and im binge watching your videos!!

[@shitvideoquality4856]

Congratulations on 1 million! I’ve been watching since 2019! Still remember back then you were using “Light It Up” all the time for speaker testing lol

[@alexboubia]

Great vid!

[@NineOneOneFx]

Congrats on the 1 million subs Vadim, Max and Angelika! Well deserved achievement!

[@JuanGarro]

great vídeo, guys, wud love if you cud include after effects in these ram tests, that’s definitely an app that cud show a difference, thanks! 🥳

[@hereshowtofixit]

Wow. Thank you. This is what I wanted to know.

[@connorlearmonth665]

Nice, I was thinking you’d do this video eventually

[@jw6777]

@MaxTech Do these models both have the same SSD? What is it if so, 256 or 512? Thank you

[@WilliamJacques]

I’m doing photoshop composites that usually are constructed with between 80 and 150 layers. When I change a top layer or use the “smudge tool “ things usually slow down considerably on my five year old 32ram intel Mac. Should I order 16 or 24 for the new M2 MacBook Air? (Also, will the upgraded processor make any difference for the kind of work I do?). Thanks in advance for your opinions.

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

It's not for now, it's for 3 years from now. That 24GB will be appreciated.

[@thor.mukbang]

Why buy for the future when chances are this will be a legacy device by that time?

[@cz5696]

@@thor.mukbang yeah go ahead and buy a new $1500 laptop in 3 years.. or spend $200 to extend the life of this one now up to you

[@thor.mukbang]

@@cz5696 I bought my M1 two years ago for $899 and sold it last week for $799

[@cz5696]

@@thor.mukbang dude nice!

[@jutjub22]

That logic does not work, you cannot predict how it will work, always better to buy what you currently need, otherwise you just trapped 200$ for nothing. 16vs24 is pretty similar in 99% use cases, when 16Gb is not enough, probably 24Gb will not make drastic difference, only 32GB, since laptop will be outdated too.

[@aravindbalaji3512]

Would be great if you do this same video comparison for MBA M2 also.

[@adrianlobono9592]

Congratulations on 1M subs! 🤗

[@lungjoe2120]

Good video!

[@accandbcc]

Wow max. This is a best review

[@paullorenzalbit7174]

Would be really helpful if you could do a similar comparison between a 16gb RAM VS 24GB RAM M3 Macbook pro 14". Thank you!

[@SamTheBattleshipp]

Interesting verdict. Thanks for the comparison!

[@SamTheBattleshipp]

😏🤥🤡🤥🕵‍♂️👮‍♂️

[@louisea308]

So, my MBA M2 24 GB uses ~12 GB of RAM (~10 GB is app memory) just by having ONLY Safari open with 4 tabs of normal websites. Something can't be right with that?

[@r1ch4rdw4gn3r]

Yes!! 🙌 Thanks for this video. It was the last big unknown before I order one…. Question tho: Did the difference in memory have any impact on battery runtime?

[@elvaragust1856]

should I just get the normal MacBook air 2022 for school or should I upgrade the ram and storage?

[@Lost_In_LA]

Running virtual VMs in Parallel or VMWare might be a better test.

[@johnsmuir]

Whats the storage used for each ? Did i miss that ?

[@dcechdcech]

What's the app or widget you use to get the Temp/CPU/GPU measurements in your top toolbar?

[@leodraken1014]

Great video! You honestly make the best comparisons on KZbin! I’m personally not in the market for a MacBook, my old iPad Pro 10.5 is doing everything i want pretty well. However, if I were to by a MacBook I wold consider the 24 gb option, not for today, but for two or three years ahead. But anyway I love your videos they are certainly the best! 😁👍

[@dalekkiller]

I would suspect the bigger advantage with going with the 24 GB of RAM is when you are using a programme like Parallels with being able to run windows with more that 8 GB of memory.

[@supportyou10]

Parallel isn’t supported on m2 yet

[@dalekkiller]

@@supportyou10 true, it’s not supported yet but there is no indication that support will be dropped either.

[@5857521ManitobaInc]

If there's one question I have about all your testing methods it's this.. All these tests tend to get run on brand new machines. Brand new machines with mostly empty hard drives. I point that out because most computer slowed down as they get littered with files and programs. Hard drives run slower the fuller they get. I really think if you're going to spot the difference in swap usage you need to take both machines and fill the hard drives up to 80% capacity to slow the drives down a bit then run the tests and see if having more ram makes a difference at that point. In other words if the hard drive is slowing down because it's getting filled up to capacity will the operating system then start accessing more memory to keep the machine running faster or not? This is kind of relevant to my workflows where I frequently find myself using my laptop with a slower external drive and tons of files on the laptop and external drive until I can get home get everything organized and copy it over to my desktop system. When I'm travelling and doing a lot of filming and photography that's when I'm going to notice the difference on my laptop.

[@crazybits4017]

It would be great to see Android studio along with Xcode. Just a suggestion.

[@SvenReinck]

Could you for the developer test use an actual heavy IDE like IntelliJ?

[@propylaeen]

Really great comparison! It's mostly a win coming by when wondering on buying some tech.

[@sukhmeetchhabra4046]

Hi, I have multiple accounts on my Macbook m1.. due to fast switch other users apps still using the ram and reaching 16gb. Is there a setting to swap out other users apps or in that case upgrade to 24gb makes more sense?

[@spencergibson4218]

Can you try doing tests with non-Adobe apps, as it looks as though that progam suite may not be as efficient on apple silicon as the other alternatives (Affinity Suite for instance). Also could you see how those two machines cope if you need to run a virtualised machine such as Windows. Please .

[@bfg5244]

Straight away like- exactly what I was wondering about

[@elijahmodnar1]

nice comparison

[@macalatus]

One application in which having an extra RAM wouldn't hurt would be using Parallels as you would have to allocate some RAM.

[@macalatus]

@TEST-NO-TELEGRAM-@maxtach65 Negative!

[@fshtank]

I’d be curious about Running a couple Kubernetes VMs (app + database) and IntelliJ IDE, Safari/Chrome browsers … I think 24GB RAM would be very useful.

[@katseverino1085]

Made me feel very comfortable with my 16 gb/1 TB totally unbinned M1 Pro MBP.

[@gwojcieszczuk]

Most people will benefit from more RAM if they run virtual machines (e.g. Parallels).

[@SaranKRS]

That is not most people

[@GabrielFranciscoss]

​@@SaranKRS he didn't say most people run virtual machines, he said that people that run virtual machines will benefit more from more ram than other people.

[@gwojcieszczuk]

@@SaranKRS Sure, but many techies (sysadmins, developers), use those machines as daily drivers, and most of them use virtualisation.

[@DennisDinges]

Including docker/kubernetes

[@med3099]

@@The_MEMEphis agree

[@beijder]

Hi! Can you please make a video testing how the M2 MBA copes with using a Parallels VM?

[@samsak1239]

Hey Max tech at 5:01 you mentioned that you're using cycles because it's faster, but the faster render engine in blender is Eevee. Good video though.

[@cactusc2612]

Does 24gb help fix the thermal issue on these m2 airs? Does it help it run cooler?

[@ckrug32]

Wondering this as well

[@xmrmoox]

It looks like we are getting a good understanding how the higher ram works on the M2 MBA, what about the higher storage - 2TB? Is there a speed difference with that? I understand it's VERY expensive, but expense aside, how does the 2TB SSD perform vs 1TB, or 512? Any difference? Thanks!

[@starrider2352]

I think I have seen a few videos stating 1 tb is the tier level that makes it faster and getting higher lvls doesn't matter but I could be wrong?

[@anon_forever]

I'd love to see a comparison of both running Windows 11 through Parallels.

[@beijder]

Yes. Me too please !!!!!!!!!! 🙏

[@pccr2425]

Do not fall for the scammer!

[@christoskokkolis5110]

Me too as I use both MacOS and Windows 11…

[@mikesrandomchannel]

Absolutely. Videos on this are truly few and far between. I have a 16 GB Windows machine though and regularly use more than 8 GB on that, so running the same setup under 24 GB probably makes sense.

[@katerinasternberg5046]

Could you please suggest 16RAM or 24 for Figma nad Web design? I m thinking of changing my 16 RAM ...But still do not know if it is worth it??

[@RaghavVijay]

Thanks So much Max-Love your informative and entertaining videos!!-They have taught me a lot and are really useful!!-I appreciate your efforts and dedication-Keep it up!!. Wow that 16 GB model is so great-It manages everything so smoothly!!

[@bfam6066]

Has anyone done a comparison of the 512GB storage model M2 Air 8GB vs 16GB . I know the speed difference between the 256GB and 512GB models is significant but I really wanted to see how the 8GB vs 16GB RAM options with the 512GB of storage would go.

[@kd6844]

I upgraded a 8gb iMac to 24 (including the existing 8) figuring might as well use the maximum possible. So far so good.

[@Colstan]

Would a comparison on the 15" mac air 16G vs 24G RAM ended up the same? I was just thinking if the Pro might have a different config that some how offset the memory differences.

[@MMFullPlace]

very cool

[@creativepatatas]

Just purchased the M2 Pro 24GB Ram with 1Tb unit last month, I only upgrade once every couple of years and decided to use it for my creative needs specially in Photo Editing in photography as well as video editing and 3D Rendering didn't really encountered much of a problem so far as I've exported my very first basic 3D animation in blender last night came easy. My projects are fairly for personal use rather than a big heavy production projects so I guess It will be fine.

[@AwjayTV]

Where can we see your personal 3d project 😊

[@zeljkoacimovic]

Can you disable swap on mac OS? If you can, you should and repeat your tests :).

[@relative_vie]

Pretty sure with firmware updates later down the road there could be more unlock speed for the 24GB? (Asking a question not a expert on this topic, thanks!)

[@TerryPoulin]

It’s fairly normal for most operating systems to use a smidge of swap. When it’s time to worry is when swap becomes the answer to insufficient memory instead of just deciding some stale pages are less important than others. With 16 GB of RAM today, you basically need some real load to hit that point. Hamming a cluster of virtual machines emulating a rack of servers for example.

[@RobloxianX]

Got a 13 inch pro with 2tb ssd storage and 24gb of ram on launch day. I’m sad that the touchbar is going away so I’m glad I got the last MacBook that will ever support it. Working great and I think this computer will last me a good 5-10 years

[@fuadall8961]

Where did you get touchbar m2 air ?

[@wezo13]

what is the widget he uses at the top of the screen to monitor fan speed and cpu temp/

[@spacemanwho]

Looking at moving from surface pro 6 to mac book air. Windows uses about 7gb out of 8gb just to breath... How is the mac os for memory optimisation

[@JakeM218]

Did you see the video about RAM upgrade vs SSD upgrade on the M2 MBA? Looks like the 256gb SSD isn’t really an issue.

[@simpromovie]

What about something like Parallels which used a lot of RAM for the virtual machine?

[@PowerNexus137]

I keep thinking how impressive the m2 pro and m2 max macbooks are gonna be

[@l3vzz281]

What about while using Parallels or Remote Desktop to a Windows computer? 🤔

[@vladcode]

Will you compare a 15 inch MacBook Air M2 24ram vs 16 inch MacBook Pro 16ram? I don’t want to waste 2,500 on a MacBook Pro 16 inch if I can get the air for 700 less. Mostly want the 16 inch for the screen/display quality.

[@ProyectoMic]

Hi bro, I use Logic Pro... Which of both work for me?? Heeeeeelp!!!!

[@markoconnell804]

Congratulations on 1 million

[@jct4111]

So what’s better now. 24gb m2 air or the new 14 MacBook Pro with m2 pro base?

[@jonathanratliff4780]

What about future though in new apps and even OS that may require more ram? Does getting a 24 gig make more sense in this regard? Thx for all this testing for our info!

[@ghost-user559]

Yes and no. Only if you are like me and you know you will keep the machine for 5-8 years or more. If you are the kind of person who upgrades every few years? Probably don’t do it and just trade up later.

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

@@ghost-user559 uhhhhh…every Apple “update” is incredibly bloated! They partially do that on purpose to weed out aging devices that are entry level specs… Good luck with keeping an 8gb Apple device for years….

[@ghost-user559]

@@NOT_A_TOP_FAN What does that have to do with what either of us said? You seriously think 24 GB is necessary for 100mb safari updates?

[@ghost-user559]

@@NOT_A_TOP_FAN As an Example I have a MacBook Pro 2012 with 16 GB Ram that can run Monterey with a patch? So if a DECADE is not enough for you I don’t know what you are expecting. As long as you know what you need for whatever you do on your machine. A 16 GB or more machine will easily last as long as you don’t need virtualization or compiling or render for a living.

[@AyaWetts]

Swap has its uses, but I don't use it at all on my main computers. It slows things down and takes life off the SSD. My main machine (Linux) has 32GB of ram, and if I run out it will give problems because I have no swap, but everything I do can stay under 32gb, but I also don't leave junk open I am not using.

[@user-ms8qg2rz5s]

Still going testing m2 air ??? Maybe try daisy chain dual lg 4k display though 1 thunderbolt cable form m2 see if this can by pass the 1 display out put issue ???

[@colorado-sam7638]

Well shit. This has me thinking if I should change my order from the 24gb 1tb ssd to the 16gb 1tb. I don't need all of it but I like the whole buy once cry one game.

[@dapinkcat]

Jesus! What a great review! I've downgraded from a 96gb Mac book pro (needed the cash) and I'm stoked I can still render big files in fcp.

[@chadweirick]

I don’t know about supercharge but allow it to multitask a bit longer without running out of memory, sure. Really need to start at about 32gb.

[@sergekronz]

Does that mean an M1 Max with 32 would be better for Lightroom and many plugins ? How does Backmagic Da Vinci Resolve ?

[@GunzBlazing94]

Dear MaxTech team, could you please create Ubuntu and Windows 11 VM in these memory tests?

[@jeffshaw3595]

Is there any reason the think that comparing two M2 MBAs with these configurations would result in materially different outcomes?

[@PerpetualPreponderer]

I'm torn between getting a 24gb 256 sku vs 16gb 512gb sku - which one do you guys think I should go with? Basically I'm paying the same amount for either, as where I live, the cost of upgrading the RAM is the same as that of upgrading the SSD. I can always get external ssds later on, but I can never add more RAM in the future should I need it right? Will getting the 24gb RAM sku with 256gb single NAND SSD mitigate the slowdowns the system experiences from swapping, since for my workflow there'll hardly be a need for the system to swap with the headroom that 24gb RAM will confer?

[@garuda909]

24Gb RAM is usually better, unless you think you will fill up more than 190GB of SSD space. I was looking for an M2 with at least 16G RAM, and all had long wait times. Found one at our local Apple store for 16G and 1TB HDD. Went for it even though I don't need the 1TB, but also couldn't wait 10 more days to get the config that I need. I'd have preferred 24Gb RAM with 512 instead. But 16G RAM will do quite well for my purposes. I don't edit huge sound files or huge videos. And the no fan design of the Air is what I need.

[@newQns]

Hey Max, perhaps you read this and could answer me, if this is also the case for the M3 chip? :) Thank you for your effort and much love.

[@munkster00]

I just bought a 2022 MacBook Pro 13 Inch Mid with 24GB/1TB from Best Buy for 1450 brand new not including taxes of course. I was comparing it with the 2023 MacBook Air 15 16GB/1TB both with M2 both brand new. Same price for both models, I want longevity so getting a 8GB seems like a bad idea. Is this a good deal? It's a lot of money so wanted to make sure this could possibly last me 8-10 years with current software updates.