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Quote: Originally Posted by aBeliefSystem Unapparently Sony took up the quota for the year when they put 3GB of RAM in the Xperia Z2. When Android L arrives, users can sell 1GB of theirs to Apple users. How many units of 3GB modules where…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wmsfo I did not say there was a memory crisis - only that if the a 2GB system RAM module is bleeding/leading edge then we can safely make the leap that it will command high prices, most likely be in short supply si…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic I haven't heard of a memory crisis, I still think it has to do with costs and maintaining a certain margin. The new iPhone 6 obvious costs more to make so once the prices for the components normalize we shoul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wmsfo Ok - I will start looking for any reference material. I think some of the frustration individuals have is that with commodity hardware - i.e. RAM, NAND - Apple tends to not be at the bleeding/leading edge. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic Sounds good, let's do it. I know why Apple started out with 1GB and it made real sense at the time but right now I'm looking for a little more growth from Apple. As I stated before I'm actually okay with the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Macky the Macky Are you saying Apple won't do things on the iPad they don't/won't do on the iPhone? It's already been going on... there's a raft of programs that run on the iPad that would be impracticably ran on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic Really nice writeup, thank you, I would love to see an override feature for when the iPad is plugged in to allow more to be ran in the background. The iPad is so close to being a really great tool for me, I jus…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic Actually my whole point in the beginning was that Apple didn't use 2GB because of costs, no, I'm fighting the whole idea that 2GB draws too much power, maybe once you start getting above 4GB but not 2GB. I ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wmsfo I do not believe that iOS apps can run more tasks without restrictions (which is how I read your comment - i.e. the developer just decide what runs in the background regardless of the task) - rather that Appl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Now more apps can run more tasks, different tasks. I do not believe that iOS apps can run more tasks without restrictions (which is how I read your comment - i.e. the developer just decide what runs in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic That of course is your prerogative, but I just can't believe that Apple's engineers were unable to come up with an elegant solution to accommodate 2GB of memory because of power drain. That would suggest bad de…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross What's happening is that Apple is allowing developers to do work in the background that they weren't allowed to do before. And let's not forget that there are certain test and measurement apps, such as m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic What ever the reason for not increasing the memory size it defiantly has nothing to do with battery life either, which was really my point. I own and use three different mobile phones all running separate mobil…
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Seeking clarity … First my train of thought … I was under the impression that iOS had execution states - Not running, Inactive, Active, Background, and Suspended. IRC iOS moves an app that the user is not actively using to the Background stat…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost You raise a very interesting point. It is perfectly reasonable to surmise that Apple are concentrating on the 98% at the expense of the 2%. The reason you cite - profit. We think of the 2% wantin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic Pretty harsh don't you think, Wizard69 is a good person, his tech rightups are very informative and most of the time accurate. He is always around to offer a helpful hand in the Genius Bar section and spends ti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 When you post like this all you are doing is displaying to the entire world your ignorance about computer systems. Sure it can be because RAM's impact remains the same. As long as RAM remains the same size t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum For the AppleTV, games, HomeKit server, HomeServer. For iPads, IBM Big Data, 4K video manipulation, drawing tablet/CAD accessory to Macs ... AppleTV is an enigma - not really a desktop computer…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Why are you so defensive of Apples designs? It isn't unreasonable to expect better performance out of the hardware we buy from Apple year after year. Defensive was not the impression I wanted - I wanted…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 If you follow my posts on this matter you will know I'm a big proponent of more RAM, especially in the larger iOS devices. This would however not solve all of Safaris problems though, I just need to point tha…