I love how everyone thinks that they are experts just because they watch YouTube videos or read articles on the internet. Unless you work directly with Apple, it’s just an opinion. No need to rain on people’s parade just because you convinced yourself that Apple is out to get everyone by adding an M1 chip and more ram. Every year we will have this discussion when something new and faster comes out. Just enjoy technology and be happy. No need to stress over it.
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Apps Reportedly Limited to Maximum of 5GB RAM in iPadOS, Even With 16GB M1 iPad Pro
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When Tim Apple stole the M1 chip, he did not realize he stole the 16gb one. When the IpadOS team told him we don't support 16gb, he said "oh hxll, at least I did not steal the M1x." Add a 2TB SSD option, so it wont look like a mistake. We will fix it later.
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Crap or not would depend on what you as the user spend your time on, right? It everyone plays sudoku and minesweeper in split screen.
As long as they never get around to saying that some MacBook Pro will now (and only) run a new and allegedly improved version of iPadOS, or worse, of an iOS.
That's my ultimate nightmare (and would finally punch my ticket for the trip out of Apple's walled garden).
Neither your nightmare, nor what you were responding to, will ever happen.
I think you can say software is lacking. Look at the sale of MB’s. Personally I would luv to be able to do all my PC stuff on my IPP - sadly the OS and software is lacking.
Fair enough, but I never said better at everything. Depends on the user of course. I’m glad you enjoy your iPad. 😀
Personally, I don't care about Final Cut Pro or Photoshop. I just want proper full Firefox or Chrome with extensions.
If the Ram manager handles it correctly. Now that is a good question for those getting these devices; how is the ram amangement treating you?
So you are saying the RAM is on-chip across products lines, not soldered to motherboard?
Not a sucker if they want the internal storage at 1 TB or 2 TB. For editing 4K movies with lots of clips, etc. that storage is key. Why does the focus go to the memory vs the storage for every comment? I need the storage.
Neither of those things is true. It’s not on-chip, and it’s not soldered to the motherboard. It’s soldered to a submount inside the same semiconductor package as the M1 chip.
Why this focus on the memory? and only on the memory. While it is not cheap, the ability to get a 1 TB or 2 TB storage on an iPad Pro really expands the ability to handle major video editing tasks or major photo sessions.
Maybe the memory is not being used now. But the storage is being used.
Why so much focus on Apple is just screwing people.…everything doom, gloom, and conspiracy.
How many of these posters are using their iPad Pro 16GB 1 TB or 2 TB devices?
I am…..
But isn't iOS incredibly efficient with it's resources ?
You'll probably find 5 gigs in iOS is equivalent to 8-12 ( maybe more ) in MacOS in the real world usage
You'll probably find 5 gigs in iOS is equivalent to 8-12 ( maybe more ) in MacOS in the real world usage
I don’t think it is, at least not anymore. However, it’s just accepted behavior that apps and tabs will reload on iOS and that’s how Apple can get away with minimal RAM. Meanwhile, I know my boss would scream bloody murder if that happened on Windows while working in Word and Powerpoint.
Maybe iOS 12 and older were more efficient/lean but I’ve found iPadOS 13 & 14 to be hungrier for RAM.
Apple gets away with minimal RAM because iOS is mobile first and the UI for iPadOS is terrible for real multitasking. Regardless of what UI tricks Apple has come up with, iOS is fundamentally a single app at a time UI model, and it's easy to save and reload state one app or tab at a time.
That would be a very bad idea. MacOS is not optimised for mobile and it would really suck. Just have a look at Windows Phone and Windows Mobile..
Apple did the best thing by creating a mobile first OS. Now that the iPad has become very powerful, they can start adding more and more features to it. Also remember that battery life is very important here. An iPad can achieve a maximum of 10 hours on battery. Imagine having real multitasking and how that would affect battery life on such a small form factor. It's easy to blame Apple for everything but they need to think about the whole user experience and make sure that 99% of iPad users get a great tablet experience. The 1% of power users or "pros" is not that important.
Is it, though?
The MacBook gains in battery life over the iPad is practically linear based on battery capacity. That suggests to me that MacOS isn't particularly heavier on battery than iPadOS is.
How big is the battery on the MacBook Pro? How big on the iPad? Also remember that the iPad has a very bright display, much brighter than any Mac.
A12Z iPad Pro 11 - 28.7 Wh - 10 hrs
A12Z iPad Pro 12.9 - 36.7 Wh - 10 hrs
M1 iPad Pro 11 - 28.7 Wh - 10 hrs
M1 iPad Pro 12.9 - 40.9 Wh - 10 hrs
M1 MacBook Air - 49.9 Wh - 15 hrs
M1 MacBook Pro - 58.2 Wh - 20 hrs
