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not impressed by 16" (2.3, 64GB, 1TB)...

mca19 said:
Not entirely. Currently, yes. I loaded it up for my future projects/photography. What's disappointing is that it doesn't meet expectations when doing something simple such as browsing.
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What a joke, Safari displaying that kind of message simply underlines the fact that the website uses a lot of memory...I sometimes get the same message on Facebook with my 16GB RAM MBP.

Anyway, I really doubt the problem is the computer in itself, it could simply be what is between the keyboard and the chair. Lots of professional are relying on the 16" MBP to run their business and it is a wonderful machine in that regard...
 
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altdimension said:
End of the day, if you're not happy just send it back and get the thousands of dollars of your parents money back.

Bear in mind the standard return window is 14 days, not 30. Although usually if you ask nicely Apple will give you a bit more time.
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I think it's been extended due to coronavirus but not sure. You can't expect everyone to be knowledgeable about computers so they see a message and assume there's a problem. It might be an older person who isn't up to date on computers. Unless he's just messing with us I think he overbought for what he needs.
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Macalicious2011 said:
Use Google Chrome instead of Safari.
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I LOL'ed. He might need the 64 GB of RAM then 😂
 
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Seems like a troll or trying to brag about being able to afford 64 GB RAM at Apple's prices. I work in software development and all companies I've been in over the past 10 years use MacBook Pro as the default computer for employees, including developers and graphic designers, and so far no-one has needed or requested 64 GB RAM in theirs. In fact, until recently most were happy with 16 GB, and only went up to 32 GB with the 16".
 
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nill1234 said:
Really? A Mac for 3D Design i mean CAD? Im using Solidworks in my windows 16 GB machine and it works fine. But CAD sucks on Mac. If you really need the power of 64GB RAM this laptop will be outdated. Just get an iPad Pro for browsing.
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What do you mean by outdated?
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I find it odd that some individuals think maxing out the memory is showy.
If I know I'm going to use a product for years to come, I don't see any problem investing in it now. Especially when memory is not user accessible.
What I asked was a real question on why my memory doesn't seem to live up to the typical memory standard and what can be done to improve it.
 
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As is the MacRumors way these days there’s quite a few snide comments from a lot of newbies in this particular thread. Firstly I would ask you lot wind your necks in and go away.

To the OP, as @macintoshmac says above maybe you could give us a bit more information rather than us attempting to fill in the blanks if you would like some help.
 
You have written that you start using it for photoshop in the future so i think that you have a learning curve and wont need the potential of 64GB of RAM. Even professionals are using 16 GB and getting their work done. At a specific amount of RAM its useless and wont speed up your system if you wont utilize it. 16 is now the sweet spot i think and for basic tasks like browsing netflix and office 8 should be plenty enough.
 
It's just a warning, it's not unable to run the website, just letting you know its behaviour is strange.

Most websites aren't coded for efficiency anymore (Since like 15 years ago when resources were an issue). So just use lazy programming to get the job done.

All Safari is saying is it's using more RAM than it thinks it needs. You just click the little 'x' and carry on with your life 👍
 
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General rule if you have problems with a certain web site: try another browser. Not all websites are compatible with all browsers on all platforms. You'd think that such problems do not exist in the year of 2020, but they do.
I'd recommend that you try Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (which runs on the same core engine as Chrome) and/or Firefox.

Good luck!
 
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I have a 2.3/64GB/2TB/8GB GPU and Facebook always comes up with the high memory usage. Even Firefox does on FB. That's how it is. I just wish you could stop the damn message appearing every 10 seconds, it nags like my Ex.
 
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Tbh, it's pretty much the most powerful laptop you can buy (except in terms of graphics) without going into ridiculously expensive and ugly gaming laptops.

As above, I think you need to consider switching browsers.
 
use a decent content blocker in your browser. uBlock perhaps? Others will know better.

FWIW, my MBP (i7 w 16Gb RAM) runs circles around my Lenovo (i7 w 32Gb RAM) - any day, any task. it's all about the OS.
 
mca19 said:
General browsing, schoolwork and Prime Video.
When browsing Reddit, I get a message that says "this website is using a significant amount of memory" or something or that sort.
Depending on how well my academics progress, I might need to run 3D design software, so that was my main reason for laptop upgrade.
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Try using old.reddit.com as the general reddit page brings even super computers to their knees.
 
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russell_314 said:
I LOL'ed. He might need the 64 GB of RAM then 😂
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It's funny, I have great performance with Chrome, even though I see the comments about resource consumption, etc., I mean, I have it open daily, with 20-25 tabs (usually split across two windows), and like right now, in addition to Chrome, I'm sitting with several dev tools (XCode, Postman, a number of text editor windows, term windows, a big prototype in Sketch), mail, messages, calendar, Word - and a Win10 VM running VS2017, IIS, MS-SQL, SSMS - and I'm just idling along at moderate temps ...

I'm even slumming it with only 32GB of RAM vs. the OPs glorious machine :D

(I should clarify, my browsing is on mostly internal dev sites, business resources, etc., not running videos, or hitting up sites with insane resource consumption due to adds, plugins, etc.)

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Try using old.reddit.com as the general reddit page brings even super computers to their knees.
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Yeah, I work at the Oak Ridge National Lab, and we're using OLCF-4 to browse some Star Trek subreddits and it's really starting to slow down ...
 
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macintoshmac said:
If possible, return this MBP and try out a Mac Pro in the store and see if the power of Mac Pro is what it takes to resolve your issues with browsing websites. If even a Mac Pro does not help in this, and you are unhappy with the speed of a Mac Pro, see if a Windows machine works better for your demanding requirements. Apple has stopped catering to professionals who demand the absolute best when doing the simplest of tasks...and browsing.
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I uhh, 'fixed' the last sentence for you. :D

@OP - there is nothing wrong with your MBP16 for your use; the error is in the keyboard operator.
Safari is simply calling out the website is not entirely well-behaved.
Understanding how computers, website programming and Activity Monitor work - would be a good place to start.
If you go to Activity Monitor / CPU - what are the system, User and Idel values?
Activity Monitor / Memory - what color is 'Memory Pressure'? What are the other values?

Misunderstanding computers is a good way to think your needs a 'special,' but they are not, and indeed, a base chromebook, iPad, Macbook Air or any basic system can do what you've asked, as long as you don't make incorrect assumptions. Switch to Firefox, Brave or Opera if you'd prefer to not see the message...while it has zero actual impact in reality.
 
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D.T. said:
It's funny, I have great performance with Chrome, even though I see the comments about resource consumption, etc., I mean, I have it open daily, with 20-25 tabs (usually split across two windows), and like right now, in addition to Chrome, I'm sitting with several dev tools (XCode, Postman, a number of text editor windows, term windows, a big prototype in Sketch), mail, messages, calendar, Word - and a Win10 VM running VS2017, IIS, MS-SQL, SSMS - and I'm just idling along at moderate temps ...

I'm even slumming it with only 32GB of RAM vs. the OPs glorious machine :D

(I should clarify, my browsing is on mostly internal dev sites, business resources, etc., not running videos, or hitting up sites with insane resource consumption due to adds, plugins, etc.)



Yeah, I work at the Oak Ridge National Lab, and we're using OLCF-4 to browse some Star Trek subreddits and it's really starting to slow down ...
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I know Chrome works well and I used to use it as my primary browser in Windows. Now I use Firefox because I'm not fond of Google knowing every web page I go to and every key I press and Safari addons are a joke. I know Firefox uses less resources but since my Windows and Mac computers are always plugged in that doesn't really matter. From reviews I've seen online Chrome heats up the CPU and drains battery in laptops a lot more than other browsers.
 
russell_314 said:
I know Chrome works well and I used to use it as my primary browser in Windows. Now I use Firefox because I'm not fond of Google knowing every web page I go to and every key I press and Safari addons are a joke. I know Firefox uses less resources but since my Windows and Mac computers are always plugged in that doesn't really matter. From reviews I've seen online Chrome heats up the CPU and drains battery in laptops a lot more than other browsers.
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That's odd, because I've moved from firefox to chrome as firefox has turned into a stutter-fest for me recently.
 
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D.T. said:
It's funny, I have great performance with Chrome, even though I see the comments about resource consumption, etc., I mean, I have it open daily, with 20-25 tabs (usually split across two windows), and like right now, in addition to Chrome, I'm sitting with several dev tools (XCode, Postman, a number of text editor windows, term windows, a big prototype in Sketch), mail, messages, calendar, Word - and a Win10 VM running VS2017, IIS, MS-SQL, SSMS - and I'm just idling along at moderate temps ...

I'm even slumming it with only 32GB of RAM vs. the OPs glorious machine :D
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Well, Chrome is inherently a pig as it runs each tab effectively as it's own process, increasing RAM usage and likely CPU as well. (Used to care much more about the details, but now - not as much.. :) ).

Having said that, I also use Chrome, as I use Choosy to launch all work links (from Outlook, from Teams, anything with an ADS/VSTS link, or from corporate intranet) in Chrome, while I keep my personal browsing in Safari, FF or Brave. It IS a pig, but even with running VMs I'm usually OK unless I go into total abuse mode where I can't even count the # of open tabs. Safari to be honest isn't much better once you have many tabs open, so when I do start to see impact, I usually bounce both Safari and Chrome.

But lol, indeed - I am also 'slumming it' with 'only' 32GB of RAM and now am even more concerned because how can I possibly run multiple VMs, SQL DBs, IDEs, office apps, AND...surf the web...at once? :D Must buy Mac pro 28 core next. so I can open more browser tabs! (+ $$$$ pair of legs for it will surely lead to allowing even more tabs, right?) :D
 
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OK, sounds like I've stumbled into a CUA meeting ...

"Hi everyone, I'm DT, I'm a Chrome user."

"We love you DT!"

:p

FWIW, I use Chrome since it's the browser spec I generally push on the client side, then I wanted kind of a consistent experience across Mac and Winders™, and used it to keeps things in Sync between Win/Bootcamp and MacOS (though I've pretty much moved back to only using a VM), it just was very present in my business and whatnot, became my "go to", though if I were just doing MacOS, didn't have to do testing for web development, etc., I'd very likely just stick with Safari.
 
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