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iPad Pro Ipad Pro 2018: Only 4gb of RAM
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Well if it can handle a 3.3gb PSD file I really don't care what the actual RAM is.
The 1TB comes with 6GB if that makes ya feel better
You will if you find out that it was the 1TB iPad Pro w/6GB RAM that was able to handle that 3.3GB file. Just sayin'
Only 4GB?
You know, as much as Apple may want to push the idea that an iPad is a legitimate computer replacement, there’s a reason why they still sell Macs.
That is to say, if the iPad Pro is still underpowered for you, you probably just need more than an iPad.
You know, as much as Apple may want to push the idea that an iPad is a legitimate computer replacement, there’s a reason why they still sell Macs.
That is to say, if the iPad Pro is still underpowered for you, you probably just need more than an iPad.
Wow. I'm a bit surprised they fragmented like that. They should have bumped them all up to 6gb; but since they didn't it's not a bad bonus if one does happen to purchase the 1tb model I guess.
Since the 1TB is a $400 premium over the next storage down, I don't exactly consider it a bonus. More like something that makes the price premium slightly more palatable.
Anyone want to guess which model they probably used for the demos?
Where is the proof that the 1TB has 6Gb and the others have only 4Gb? Bolded below for closer inspection.
“Using Xcode, developer Steve Troughton-Smith has discovered that the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with 1TB of storage have 6GB of RAM, compared to 4GB for previous generation iPad Pros.”
He didn’t get to test the 3rd Generation models with lesser storage.
“Using Xcode, developer Steve Troughton-Smith has discovered that the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with 1TB of storage have 6GB of RAM, compared to 4GB for previous generation iPad Pros.”
He didn’t get to test the 3rd Generation models with lesser storage.
The comments further down that twitter thread point out that multiple people are saying the smaller disk iPads have 4GB
Though the article does state "For any storage capacity below 1TB, including 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB, each iPad Pro model retains the previous generation's 4GB of RAM." But i would like to see the evidence of this too.
Well said. That's what I was trying to get at, but I should have worded it differently.
Well he was showing 6GB in Xcode but then he said other people were telling him the 4GB thing. That is confusing. Who are the other people? Usually he deals in facts from code leaks, not rumors. Very strange. Perhaps Apple PR setting expectations or reviewers reaching out to him anonymously? You know they handed them out today because the reviews will probably be up soon with it launching so quickly in a week. Very odd either way.
surprising but I feel my current pro works ok with 4GB...guess depends how much you use certain tasks for it
No, this logic does not make sense. Just for a sec lets assume the only difference is SSD space and do the math in $/GB on the memory upgrades, OK? It works out to a constant $1.28 per GB in all upgrade situations. The cost goes up exponentially to match the exponential memory increase. I am VERY skeptical Apple would cut their profit margin, absorbing the extra RAM cost, without passing it along to the consumer in this so-far-rumored "only 1TB models have 6GB" claim.
Hence, I will remain skeptical until the hardware tear-downs confirm this. None of the articles so far point to any evidence of there being a RAM difference between models aside from people on Twitter just claiming it.
Not sure what you are looking for but I can do this three different ways:
- iCloud
- iTunes
- Some apps can be linked to as a remote drive
I think it would be very strange for iPads to have different memory configurations as the memory is part of the A12X. They would have to manufacture a completely different chip. Although they do make 2 different A12s. XR gets a 3gb A12 and XS get 4gb so perhaps it is true but the 1TB iPad is going to be a very low volume part compared to the XR.