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Ram?

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jsmith1

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I love how Apple is always is coy about the ram and until someone else actually gets it and reveals you don’t know. Need new iPad as current is 2gb and page constant reload is crap.

Unlike most who kept saying not big price bump, I knew it was going to be major price point for these, so unless it has 6gb for those prices since I want a Wi+Cell 256 at least, I won’t buy and go to the 10.5 pro that has 4gb and hope it’s good....
 
Ok, so for all those that just can’t seem to grasp that not everyone has the latest iPad, I will spell it out one last time. I currently have the iPad 9.7 2016 WHICH has 2 gb of ram.....so if the new models do not not have at 6gb I’m thinking going to the 10.5 with 4gb.

Does this model have with 4 have page reload issues?
[doublepost=1540919166][/doublepost]I will never pay $1500+ with no ram upgrade
 
rui no onna said:
Given the Photoshop demo, there might be a good chance of a RAM bump.
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Given the Xs iPhones have 4gb of RAM. I would be highly disappointed and confused by still only giving the iPad Pro 4gb of RAM.

The 12.9" first gen had 4gb of RAM released in 2015, its more than time for an upgrade, especially with the phones having caught up.
 
007p said:
Given the Xs iPhones have 4gb of RAM. I would be highly disappointed and confused by still only giving the iPad Pro 4gb of RAM.

The 12.9" first gen had 4gb of RAM released in 2015, its more than time for an upgrade, especially with the phones having caught up.
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Honestly, it's more that I can't imagine Photoshop playing nice with just 4GB. On desktop, you typically want at least 8GB.
 
Current 10.5 has 4GB and is fine for Safari - not the constant page reloads you got on earlier iPads.
The new Pros need more I believe due to the software they are demoing as well as the move to Face ID - I read the iPhone XS got 4GB over the iPhone X 3GB and one of the reasons was due to Face ID and the extra resources it required.

6GB and I will be more interested in upgrading.
 
Yup, I read 6GB for 1TB models only which really doesn't make any sense, I would be surprised if that was the case.
 
Donka said:
Yup, I read 6GB for 1TB models only which really doesn't make any sense, I would be surprised if that was the case.
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I am skeptical. We'll find out when ifixit tears them down, but I don't think Apple would give anyone an extra two GB of RAM without charging them more money for it!
 
Wow that would be crazy. I'd understand 12.9" vs 11" but not storage size. That's really something they should have stated....
 
Dovahkiing said:
I am skeptical. We'll find out when ifixit tears them down, but I don't think Apple would give anyone an extra two GB of RAM without charging them more money for it!
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It's $400 to upgrade from 512GB to 1TB anyway. :p
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007p said:
Wow that would be crazy. I'd understand 12.9" vs 11" but not storage size. That's really something they should have stated....
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Samsung 860 SSD DRAM cache:

256GB: 512MB
512GB: 512MB
1TB: 1GB
2TB: 2GB
4TB: 4GB
 
rui no onna said:
It's $400 to upgrade from 512GB to 1TB anyway. :p
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Samsung 860 SSD DRAM cache:

256GB: 512MB
512GB: 512MB
1TB: 1GB
2TB: 2GB
4TB: 4GB
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Interesting, I kind of get the technical aspects, it was more that Apple haven't stated anything. So I meant different in sizes they probably wouldn't have needed to, but difference in storage and not stating anything is a bit unfair.

I've ordered 12.9" 1TB so I'm good either way hopefully but still :p
 
Dovahkiing said:
I am skeptical. We'll find out when ifixit tears them down, but I don't think Apple would give anyone an extra two GB of RAM without charging them more money for it!
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Apple already charges for the RAM on the 1TB model.

A 512GB SSD retails for less than $200. Apple charges $400 to upgrade from 512GB to 1TB.
 
JPack said:
Apple already charges for the RAM on the 1TB model.

A 512GB SSD retails for less than $200. Apple charges $400 to upgrade from 512GB to 1TB.
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Yeah but Apples pricing structure for memory upgrades isn't based on what it costs to manufacture. It's based on price differentiation and what people will pay them.

I was pointing out that it would be atypical for Apple to not make this hardware difference clear at the order screen and miss an opportunity to add another spec to upsell on.
 
I think any of the new models must have at LEAST 3GB if not 4GB standard. The large one, it appears is going to be higher.
 
Dovahkiing said:
Yeah but Apples pricing structure for memory upgrades isn't based on what it costs to manufacture. It's based on price differentiation and what people will pay them.

I was pointing out that it would be atypical for Apple to not make this hardware difference clear at the order screen and miss an opportunity to add another spec to upsell on.
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In fairness, I don't think Apple has ever mentioned RAM on iOS devices. Usually, we just get that later from tear down, etc.
 
With the A12X bionic each gig will go a much longer way. Comparing RAM from devices with other different specifications is like comparing apples to oranges.
 
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