Can someone tell me how I can view how much RAM my ibook has with OS X? Sorry for cross posting, but I need a response quick.
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How to view RAM
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someguy
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He's right! Simply click the
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Eidorian
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someguy
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With /Applications/Utilities/System\ Profiler you can also see the speed rating of the RAM stick in each slot.
With /Applications/Utilities/Activity\ Monitor you can easily see your RAM usage.
Running 'top' in Terminal you can see the paging activity each second (between parentheses).
With /Applications/Utilities/Activity\ Monitor you can easily see your RAM usage.
Running 'top' in Terminal you can see the paging activity each second (between parentheses).
MagicUK
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Another little tool that was recommended to me was iStatPro (http://www.islayer.com).
It's a cool dashboard widget that shows you whats going on real time with the system. I am using it for some basic profiling of applications. I know it's not totally scientific but it's a good indication.
It's a cool dashboard widget that shows you whats going on real time with the system. I am using it for some basic profiling of applications. I know it's not totally scientific but it's a good indication.