Um, what? Apple has never announced CPU speed and RAM totals on any of the iPhone line.
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iPad 2 to Match iPhone 4's 512 MB of RAM?
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Um, what? Apple has never announced CPU speed and RAM totals on any of the iPhone line.
512MB is the likely number. I challenge anyone who claims 1GB is necessary to provide an actual usage scenario where it would be necessary. Everyone saw the hands-on demo, the effects in photobooth were flying. The machine was incredibly responsive.
Orange™;12049326 said:Every time I see your posts, it's a criticism of Apple. Care to tell us why you spend so much time on a website when all you do is criticize the company this website is based on? There's a term for users like that, I won't say it though as we all know what that term is.
Also, why are you so angry all of the time, it's just a product made by Apple(that will outsell all the others like crazy), who cares how much ram it has, if it works superbly. I guess I would complain too if I wanted to have 36 tabs open just so I could have something to bitch about.
He is the charlie sheen of mac rumors it seems.
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The proliferation of new members bashing Apple makes me wonder if there is some boiler room action going on here.
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I hear ya... I wonder if we should just ignore the bashers so they stop getting their jollies out of our responses and move on. It would be boring if we didn't respond.
But some comments are so darn shallow and uninformed... it's hard not to chime in.
Orange™;12049326 said:Every time I see your posts, it's a criticism of Apple. Care to tell us why you spend so much time on a website when all you do is criticize the company this website is based on? There's a term for users like that, I won't say it though as we all know what that term is.
Also, why are you so angry all of the time, it's just a product made by Apple(that will outsell all the others like crazy), who cares how much ram it has, if it works superbly. I guess I would complain too if I wanted to have 36 tabs open just so I could have something to bitch about.
Thank you expressing my feelings as well.
On topic: I think specs count to a certain extent only, let's see how it perform on the field.
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Apple has long shied away from issuing public statements on RAM included in its iOS devices, preferring to focus on the user experience, and Apple made no exception in its iPad 2 introduction by promoting the machine has being twice as fast and offering up to nine times better graphics performance than its predecessor.
Article Link: iPad 2 to Match iPhone 4's 512 MB of RAM?
But that's the point -- lower memory has proven to be a worse user experience.
For example the reason that iPhone 3G is such a dog on iOS4 is *because* it is very starved on memory. The iPhone 3GS experience is slightly better on iOS4, but even in that case mine was using pretty much all the RAM right after a fresh reboot, so any form of multi-tasking would necessarily have to dip into swap and page out/in.
So, yeah, RAM *does* matter and it *does* have a correlated effect on the user experience -- especially for multi-tasking purposes.
256 MB is not enough for my web browsing experience
256 MB is not enough for my web browsing experience.
Everything about the iPad is user experience.
- iPad 1 was never designed for multitasking.
- Safari refreshes are driving me nutz. I do a lot of research online. If I open more than 2 or 3 tabs and switch between them ... wham...i have to wait for the page to refresh.
- if I download a file that is too "large" - wham goes the application.
- if I open a PDF file that is too "large" - wham goes the application.
- if I open a 12 mega pixil image to edit - wham goes the application.
For more advance applications, 256 megs does not cut it.
Plain in simple.
Apple would be foolish not to double the memory. If cost is the issue, then increase the price point...or else Android and Blackberrys will eat the iPad2 alive.
256 MB is not enough for my web browsing experience.
Everything about the iPad is user experience.
- iPad 1 was never designed for multitasking.
- Safari refreshes are driving me nutz. I do a lot of research online. If I open more than 2 or 3 tabs and switch between them ... wham...i have to wait for the page to refresh.
- if I download a file that is too "large" - wham goes the application.
- if I open a PDF file that is too "large" - wham goes the application.
- if I open a 12 mega pixil image to edit - wham goes the application.
For more advance applications, 256 megs does not cut it.
Plain in simple.
Apple would be foolish not to double the memory. If cost is the issue, then increase the price point...or else Android and Blackberrys will eat the iPad2 alive.
Is there a hands-on video displaying safari tabs? That's where the lack of ram in the iPad 1 is quite apparent.
All that extra memory will kill battery life (mostly standby battery life because of DRAM refresh), and give customers yet another reason to prefer an Apple product that can sit for weeks and still have instant on.
These Android companies are still designing to specs for PCs, and we know how well PC tablets sold before the iPad.
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I really don't care how much RAM it has. 512 would be nice mainly because it's seen as a double over the iPad 1, but as long as it runs smooth, fast and efficiently on the new iOS 5 this summer, that's all that matters. And I'm sure apple built this with that in mind.
I really don't care how much RAM it has. 512 would be nice mainly because it's seen as a double over the iPad 1, but as long as it runs smooth, fast and efficiently on the new iOS 5 this summer, that's all that matters. And I'm sure apple built this with that in mind.
While more RAM would be nice if in fact the 512 is true, the average consumer (i.e. 95%) only care if the device is enjoyable to use (speed, UI, etc.), how much storage and how much does it cost.
I sometimes wonder what all of the complainers on this forum (that includes myself from time to time) if we didnt have this safe space to express our anger over often trivial tech specs. More grand theft auto?
I sometimes wonder what all of the complainers on this forum (that includes myself from time to time) if we didnt have this safe space to express our anger over often trivial tech specs. More grand theft auto?
Is the fact that it does not have 1 GB of RAM a good reason not to purchase the device?
That's nuts. 1 GB is just a number. Maybe the combination of Apple's processor and the RAM they are using work more efficiently than a competitor's combination of processor and RAM of the same "number" next to "GB RAM."
Years ago, Wintel always had a faster spec'd machines when compared to the Power PC. Were they REALLY faster? Did it make them "better" machines?
All that matters is how the machine works for your purposes.
That's nuts. 1 GB is just a number. Maybe the combination of Apple's processor and the RAM they are using work more efficiently than a competitor's combination of processor and RAM of the same "number" next to "GB RAM."
Years ago, Wintel always had a faster spec'd machines when compared to the Power PC. Were they REALLY faster? Did it make them "better" machines?
All that matters is how the machine works for your purposes.
There is no need to quote the article. We know what you're talking about when you post in the comments section of the article.
Not that I am aware of. All the hands on videos I've seen have shown an incredibly responsive machine, though. Some of that will be due to the LPDDR2 RAM, however.
>Gizmodo yesterday sparked fears in some users
There are a lot more draconian things to be fearful about..
What matters is, Apple is intentionally promoting the iPad 2 as a 'producing' device since they did not quite like the overall impression iPad created that it is only great and magical for 'consuming'. So, as long as there is enough RAM to make the user experience great for consuming for vast majority of use cases and great for producing ( word processing etc., audio and video editing ), everything is good, no need to be fearful
There are a lot more draconian things to be fearful about..
What matters is, Apple is intentionally promoting the iPad 2 as a 'producing' device since they did not quite like the overall impression iPad created that it is only great and magical for 'consuming'. So, as long as there is enough RAM to make the user experience great for consuming for vast majority of use cases and great for producing ( word processing etc., audio and video editing ), everything is good, no need to be fearful
It doesn't matter ...
It doesn't matter ... really. If someone wants more RAM than an iPad, they have options.
The amount of RAM is not important. If you can prove it is important, then please tell all. But I suspect you can not. And please don't say something like you need 1GB so you can run 42 apps vs. 24 apps at one time. That is simply a non issue.
SHAMEFUL it is not 1GB
Is Apple wanting Android Tablets to roll over them? In 1 year, 1GB and 2GB will be STANDARD.
It doesn't matter ... really. If someone wants more RAM than an iPad, they have options.
The amount of RAM is not important. If you can prove it is important, then please tell all. But I suspect you can not. And please don't say something like you need 1GB so you can run 42 apps vs. 24 apps at one time. That is simply a non issue.