This is not the same thing! Tablets and PC's have way WAY different use cases.
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iPad No 2GB of RAM for iPad Air 2?
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This is not the same thing! Tablets and PC's have way WAY different use cases.
What blather. Your statement was that "Or maybe if you know its not about specs anymore. Thats 1990's thinking.". You did not specify any device in particular, but regardless you believe the spec's do not mean anything in tablets, yet you seem to be saying it does in other devices because it matters to you. Got it, very narrow minded thinking.
You also think I just want to argue because I pointed out your own hypocrisy. Got it.
I think the best thing is for me to ignore you from now on.
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Again he did not specify any device when he said "Or maybe if you know its not about specs anymore. Thats 1990's thinking.", but ok. Ram in tablets is "just a spec" the same as ram in pc's is "just a spec". It's just as ridiculous to think everyone uses their tablets the same is it is to think that about pc's. The same with phones.
You also think I just want to argue because I pointed out your own hypocrisy. Got it.
I think the best thing is for me to ignore you from now on.
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Again he did not specify any device when he said "Or maybe if you know its not about specs anymore. Thats 1990's thinking.", but ok. Ram in tablets is "just a spec" the same as ram in pc's is "just a spec". It's just as ridiculous to think everyone uses their tablets the same is it is to think that about pc's. The same with phones.
What is ridiculous is to think everyone cares about what you care about. Apple pays people to figure this out for them, and they've figured out specs don't matter to most. If they matter to you, wait until the ifixit breakdown and have at it. The rest of us will be enjoying our iPads without worrying about how much RAM they have or don't have.
Sarcasm is what people use when they don't have something witty to say. Considering these forums and as much as people have complained you shouldn't be shocked people didn't get the lame joke.
So what is it that you're saying here? That you make your purchases based off clever marketing over being an informed consumer?
No, I'm saying I buy something that does what I need regardless of specs.
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Then you don't understand sarcasm. That's ok. Not everyone does.
And not sure where I demonstrated shock. Had I been shocked, I would've used this
.Apple sure loves to tout specs when the specs are on par or exceed the competition. They seem to be ashamed of the enemic amount of RAM in their mobil devices.
As for the crowd who doesn't think specs matter, well, in a lot of cases it's the same people who are upset that the 6 isn't on par with the 6+ or that the mini isn't on par with the Air 2. They seem to only say 'specs don't matter' when Apple products are behind the game. And I find that rather apologistic. Apple doesn't deserve to have apologies made for them.
Specs do matter. And RAM is important. Software follows hardware. We won't get richer apps unless the hardware is there first. If the iPad is to ever be much more than just a consumption device Apple better step up their game. They can do only so much with RAM compression.
If industy had followed the 'specs don't matter' crowd we would still be running DOS with 4 mb of RAM (like my first computer).
And frankly I'm tired of my Safari tabs reloading. I'm tired of low memory crashes. I too am waiting to see how much RAM is included. Hopefully the rumors are right this time.
Based on Elpida's RAM naming nomenclature, the pictured chip on that motherboard is 2GB. The question is whether that board is an example of the actual, shipping board that Apple is using in the Air 2. There's a small chance that it's a very good fake or a prototype that they didn't go with.
That said, it's probably the real deal because all of the rumors from credible sources are aligned on the 2GB prediction.
Seems like iPad Air 2 is 1 gb ram
Many places states 1 gb ram.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ipad-air-2-vs-htc-nexus-9-which-better-high-end-android-tablet-1470554
Also Phonearena. I am almost sure now that is is 1 GB ram in iPad Air 2. Will grab iPad Air 1 then as one would want to upgrade ti iPad air 3 anyway.
Many places states 1 gb ram.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ipad-air-2-vs-htc-nexus-9-which-better-high-end-android-tablet-1470554
Also Phonearena. I am almost sure now that is is 1 GB ram in iPad Air 2. Will grab iPad Air 1 then as one would want to upgrade ti iPad air 3 anyway.
There are people who see 2 of these chips on the photo, so that would mean 4GB of RAM.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2404005
You really thing a random site like ibtimes.co.uk would be the first to solve the 1gb vs 2gb hunt? With no proof?
I find very likely that the source those sites take is the fact that Apple didn't say anything about a RAM bump.
If it's an "A", then of course I agree with ya. That's still an "IF" though. I want to believe without a doubt that it's an "A". However, I'm holding until we see the chip with the entire characters legible; or of course the tear down reveals what it is.
As it stands now I would believe the leaked image over any website. Unless they actually have the device in their hands. Some sites had the iPhone 6 plus with 2gb. That ended up being a bad guess
I agree with what some people say in that specs are essentially meaningless to the end use as devices running different operating systems have different requirements.
I get tab reloads all the time on my iPad Mini 2. I could very easily go and buy an Android tablet with stacks of RAM and use that. However, here's the crunch. I don't want to. I don't like Android and I don't like Google's ever-increasing encroachment into our personal lives. I don't want to support either Android or Google, and the way to 'hurt' them the most is to not but any of their products or use any of their services. Which is precisely what I do.
I get tab reloads all the time on my iPad Mini 2. I could very easily go and buy an Android tablet with stacks of RAM and use that. However, here's the crunch. I don't want to. I don't like Android and I don't like Google's ever-increasing encroachment into our personal lives. I don't want to support either Android or Google, and the way to 'hurt' them the most is to not but any of their products or use any of their services. Which is precisely what I do.
Hating Android is not a reason for not requesting more specs when they are needed.
But asking for more specs in a forum isn't going to help. No one here can make the iPad have more RAM.
Obviously not, mainly because the new iPad Air 2 has already been unveiled. Now the sole intelligent thing to do is to wait until it is 'iFixed'.
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I'm not interested in the Air 2 unless it has more RAM or if 8.1 drastically fixes things. However, id rather wait a year and live with my iPad mini 2 than get an Android tablet.
I'll also buy the Air 2 only if it has more than 1GB of RAM, even if 8.1 fixes things. I won't buy an Android tablet. So, the only thing we can do is to wait three or four days.
If it is just 1GB of RAM, I will even take the 'cheaper' iPad Air original into consideration.
Why does this have to be so difficult?
No.
Because a machine running DOS couldn't get you on iCloud and use Find my Friends and all that.
It's about FUNCTION. Not about specs.
Can it do what you want/need it to do? Does it work as designed and intended?
If it works as designed, 1 or 2 or 10GB of RAM is irrelevant.
Only us geeks are worried about such things. The rest of the planet just wants to use and enjoy their phones and tablets and just don't care about RAM.
Apple figured this out and has adjusted their marketing accordingly.
And they sell millions.
Sooooo, there must be something to this "specs don't matter". It doesn't mean I will buy a device that can't do what I need. Like your very witty DOS example.