yep, the extra ram allowed the os to index alot of things, so if you keep alot of tabs open its definitely a snappier experience.
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16" MacBook Pro RAM: 16GB or 32GB and Why?
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I've got 32GB in mine and its almost all being used and I'm not running any VM's , just Excel, Word, Chrome, Safari, Teams and Outlook.
I had a 16GB one since 2012, lol. Recently I lost my job to the pandemic so now I probably only need 4GB like my Raspberry Pi 4 has. Sigh...last time I work for a company where they make you buy your own computer.
So basically the RAM monitoring in mac is never using the full 16gb? I open every editing software, resolve, 20 tabs, games and it still shows it's using 13gb ram.
Does this mean I should buy the 32gb version?
I'm doing color grading on Resolve, editing 4K ja gaming. Also planning to use the Boot Camp windows for other games.
Does this mean I should buy the 32gb version?
I'm doing color grading on Resolve, editing 4K ja gaming. Also planning to use the Boot Camp windows for other games.
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I'm in tech sales, so not a developer. Don't do any production, music, photos or anything on my machine. I went with 32gb because I'm typically using 4-5 different SaaS programs, and am required to use Chrome as a browser. Typically have 5 windows open with 30-35 tabs across those windows.
On my 2018 with 16gb, I was constantly pressing 16gb full, and now with my 32gb I'm hovering around 22-23gb usage most of the days. The machine is so much faster with my workflow (I also got the 8-core i9 and the 5500M graphics card, since I use the built in display with a 4k 32" monitor all the time).
I'd say get the 32gb if you can afford it. But it depends completely on your workflow.
On my 2018 with 16gb, I was constantly pressing 16gb full, and now with my 32gb I'm hovering around 22-23gb usage most of the days. The machine is so much faster with my workflow (I also got the 8-core i9 and the 5500M graphics card, since I use the built in display with a 4k 32" monitor all the time).
I'd say get the 32gb if you can afford it. But it depends completely on your workflow.
Lot's of people suggest that Mac OS almost never uses all the memory and swaps to SSD instead. Curious why your memory was pressured up to 16gb.
For video editing, I would go for 32GB, especially if you have lots of other apps open.
MaxTech did some tests and saw some noticeable improvements in FCPX with 32GB compared to 16GB, but very small advantages (insignificant) with 64GB.
So, if Apple offered you 10tb of ram for 10 dollard per gb, you will take it because it would be a better value?
In my case, value is evaluated in relation to my need. If I need 32gb, $400 is a better value than $800!!!!
It would certainly be interesting in the cloud but they'd need to provide 100 or 1,000 times the CPU horsepower to make it interesting.
I normally would've gone with 64GB, but with the cutover to Apple Silicon, I have a feeling that despite all the assurances, the Intel machines would become an afterthought earlier than expected.
I settled for 32GB, which I feel is good enough to last me 3-5 years while I drag my feet on Apple Silicon getting beefier and then when I'm ready, I'll get a 64GB RAM model of the Apple Silicon machine in 3-5 years time.
I settled for 32GB, which I feel is good enough to last me 3-5 years while I drag my feet on Apple Silicon getting beefier and then when I'm ready, I'll get a 64GB RAM model of the Apple Silicon machine in 3-5 years time.
I got up to 16 GB with only desktop stuff: Firefox, iCal, Notes, Reminders, VLC. But usually 3-5 GB was used for caching the HDD.