Can't the 2GB MBA limitation be got around by using a RAM disk?

[sparkie7]

Especially if you have a SSD with you MBA this should be very quick & seamless, just assign 2-4GB of your SSD as RAM disk. This should work, no?

Anybody tried?

 

[Nugget]

You've got it backwards, a RAM disk is when you make RAM appear to be a disk.

Virtual memory is where you make a disk appear to be RAM, and OS X does that without the user having to do anything at all.

 

[sparkie7]

Doh, of course. Thats what happens when you dont get enough sleep. Not all my cores are working lol

 

[PsyD4Me]

2GB for the MBA with SSD is not bad at all, don't worry about it too much

 

[sparkie7]

Coming from a MBP 17 with 6GB and a MP with 16GB's... 2GB seems small

 

[alphaod]

2GB for the MBA with SSD is not bad at all, don't worry about it too much

I have a 2GB swap on my Air; it's always sluggish. I am sure 2GB isn't enough.

 

[ayeying]

Coming from a MBP 17 with 6GB and a MP with 16GB's... 2GB seems small

I went from a 8GB MBP 17" to MBA 2GB... lol... I'm okay as long as I don't open more than 2 virtual machines