Is 2gigs of ram the new standard?

I own a macbook pro 15" core duo with 1 gig of ram. I'm wondering if I will benefit from upgrading to 2gigs of ram. Is 2gigs the new 1gig?

Absolutely. If you have any plans on running Parallels with Windows XP or anything else, 2GB of RAM is necessary, in my opinion. 1GB does the job well, on a PC for a Win XP machine. However, for "flashy" Mac OS X and its video/picture editing, DVD burning, fun-loving times, 2GB is highly recommended nowadays. With Leopard's new shiny dock and other features, an extra gig of RAM will definitely come in handy as well. Check out www.newegg.com, www.tigerdirect.com, or other retailers for RAM much cheaper than what Apple sells it for, and sometimes of better quality. Just be sure to match the RAM type (DDR2 SO-DIMM) and the bus speed (can't recall, 667 MHz maybe?) EXACTLY to your system's requirements.

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VIDEO "THE NEW STANDARD"

*_VIDEO RECORDING CAPABILITIES_*
Okay so why does Apple not come out with a Video Application for the iPhone? In a previous discussion it was mentioned that less expensive phones have video capabilities. Obsolete phones have video and iPhone does not. That is pathetic and it is inconvenient. I am used to being able to shoot clips of Sunsets, me at the club, scenic drives, etc..., or if an event needs to be documented on the drop of a hat like a hit and run or so forth people should be able to this naturally and it should be the standard for any phone that is manufactured after the "so called" obsolete phones.
*When and why not yet is my question?* I patiently await your response.
Thank you.
Message was edited by: Archaekz

Archaekz,
We're users on this forum just like yourself. Even if we were Apple employees we couldn't divulge information that hasn't been made public.
Why would you think that any of us here would have that information if you didn't?

Does Captivate content work with the new standard, Experience API (xAPI)?

I have developed SCORM conformant courses, but my current customer-base does not use a Learning Management System (LMS). The eXperience API (xAPI) tracks user experiences using a Learning Record Store (LRS) rather than an LMS.
According to Adobe marketing, Captivate 8.01 (which I have) publishes content for use with xAPI. The Captivate help does not include any directions or assistance on xAPI.
Has anyone used Captivate products with xAPI and an LRS? Can you point me in a direction to find out more information on this??
My fear is that this will require far more programming experience (xAPI is open source) than I have.
Thanks for any suggestions!

You can publish the Captivate project as xAPI output by going to Edit > Preferences > Quiz > Reporting and selecting TinCan from the Standard dropdown list.
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thanx
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Hi,
You are facing strange problems with SDN :). May be connection at your end is too slow..
For the problem:
It seems you need a login password page. If this is your reuirement. Simple solution is create a page with two labels,two input fields, save and reset buttons. The login/pwd on submitted with validated by quering the database. Is your question - how to query the database ?
May be you can create a javabean to do that (you can use jdbc for logic). Later import the JavaBean as JavaBeanModel in Web Dynpro. Map the model to context in the view and use the context.
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I need a new computer for college this fall. I really am leaning towards the MacBook Air, 13" model with the i3 Processor and an upgrade to 8 GB ram. Will this (w/ a 1.3GHz Processor) run Adobe Connect? It says it requires 1.83GHz for Mac. So is it not fast enough? Should I just get the pro? :/
Here is the site on Adobe...
http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/tech-specs.html
Any help is appreciated. :)

I agree that the Retina display is only truly useful for photographers, etc; but as someone who owns a 13 inch Retina MBP and had a 13 inch MBA, I wouldn't necessarily clssify the non-Retina machines as "better". The difference in display quality is quite noticeable, I like it, and I've never had a problem running non-optimized websites or apps on the machine and I'm fussy about displays. Maybe that's because I've left it running at default settings.
It really all depends on where you want to put your bucks. In general, you can get slightly better performance for the same money with a non-Retina machine.
That said, if you're looking at benchmarks and using Geekbench, a 1.3 i5 2013 MBA comes out at 5940-5950; my 2012 2.5 i5 Retina benches out at 6777, so it's slightly faster but not remarkably so. The 2013 1.7 i7 MBA will match up with it and even exceed it a bit, at least until the Retinas are upgraded with Haswell later. I suspect they'll be faster, though it depends on what chips Apple uses and how much battery life they want to trade off for it. Also, you are using some graphics power with the Retina just to process the display, and the newer Intel graphics GPU's are generally stronger than the 4000 series in the current Retina, so that's a littl bit of the trade off you'd make.
The newer models have a faster disk access system and 8011.ac wireless though the latter is problematic at the moment and it will take some time for Apple to fix that. You'll also not be able to take too much advantage of the faster wirelss speeds immediately unless you buy a new (8011.ac) router; it will take a few years before the rest of the world catches up to the new standard. The 13 Retina MBP has an extra Thunderbolt port..which I routinely use..and an HDMI slot not present on the MBA.
Just do your homework, consider all your needs, and get what serves you best.

Can I get rid of Exchange with the new Server just released?

Hi, I saw the new 8 core machine and all the programs. I also recieved an email from Apple telling me about all the calendaring it has.
I want to get rid of Exchange. I have Outlook on 99.9% the clients, however, and they're not going to get rid of Windows or Office any time soon. Will the new server just released and the server software do Exchange server calendaring, scheduling, etc. just like (or better) than Exchange does?
Thanks.

iCalServer uses the new standard CalDAV protocol for calendaring. Exchange uses MS's own proprietary protocols - we do not have those implemented in iCalServer. As a result your existing Outlook users can't use iCalServer right now.
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Will the new Retina MacBook Pro outperform a standard MBP with upgrades?

I'm after a new MacBook Pro 13" but don't mind too much about a retina display (music production and sound design is my thing) - I just want it to be as fast as I can afford. I've been comparing the new Retina models with a standard MBP upgraded to the same price area as the Retinas.
Here's the specs I'm interested in:
MBP Retina
Processor: 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz) with 3MB shared L3 Cache
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256GB PCI-e-based flash storage
MBP Non-retina (with some upgrades)
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RAM: 8GB
Storage: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive @ 5400 rpm.
Which will peform best? Does the flash storage makes the retina faster while the hard drive on the standard MBP negate the upgrades?

Yes, yes and yes.
"Also am I correct in thinking that my 2008 early Mac Pro has more processing power than the new macbook I am looking at?"
You MUST be joking! LOL!
There will be NO COMPARISON as far as speed, processing power, etc.
You are looking at about a 40% performance boost on the CPU, alone, never mind the boost in RAM.
Coupled with the speed of the drives in the MBPro, you will also notice that your insanely complicated projects that typically take a few minutes to load, will actually load in mere seconds.
GO FOR IT!
Treatment

128 MB video ram on a macbook pro - enough to drive the new 30"?

128 MB video ram on a macbook pro - enough to drive the new 30"?
meaning, can it do this well???

Even 16 MB VRAM would be enough to display a 2D picture on the 30".
Depending on 3D usage you need much VRAM.
Unless you are using a lot of the latest 3D games or Apples 3D pro apps (Motion/Shake or something like that) 128 MB should be fine.

Addition of new field in the lis standard structure

I want to bring a new field which is available in the standard structre of 2lis. By bringthis, i have to fill the set up table , so that this can be brought to the PSA. Since my PSA, ODS has already got data, i don't want to run the set up table. Do we have any user exit to fill the data for all new records as well as old records.

HI Pooja,
Tell me one thing, is that new field you have added in the Append Structure ? I mean have you done the enhancement.....
or is the field already existing the datasource.....but not mapped in the DSO level....and now you have added the new characteristic in the DSO.....and just want tol fill that field....
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Why doesn't the new ram memory for iMac (mid 2011) work (different brand)?

Hello,
I have an Macbook pro at home (early 2011) and an iMac (mid 2011).
My macbook pro had 2 x 2GB ram and I wanted it to be higher, zo I bought 2 x 4GB ram from Kingston. I installed it succesfully in the macbook pro.
I saw that the ram in my macbook and iMac where the same type (1333MHz DDR3), so I figured the Ram-modules were interchangable. The iMac has 2 x 4GB ram put in by Apple itself. It's a weird brand name, something Asian that I hadn't heard off.
I thought I could put the original ones from my macbook pro (brand Samsung) in with the original ones that where already in the iMac.
So the slots would look like:
4GB 4GB -> already in iMac, original modules with brand name I can't remember ;-).
2GB 2GB -> original modules from macbook pro Samsung
I also put in in like shown: the same types next to eachother.
Then I turned my iMac on and it only "beeped".
So I tried to put it in different combinations (4GB next to 2GB etc etc). But it still "beeped".
Very frustrating... because I thought I was doing a good thing by buying Kingston (quite expensive also...).
Now I think I had better purchased new 2 x 4GB Samsung and combined that with the 2 x 2GB Samsung from the macbook and put it all in the iMac. And take those of the iMac (2 x 4GB Asian brand) and put those in the macbook... This way it were all the same brands combined...
But I did by Kingston... so... why can't I combine the original iMac ram modules with the Samung modules from the macbook????? I've read that in older iMac models, the slots are sensitive for different brands, but couldn't find out for sure for my iMac (mid 2011). It's a bit stupid, no... Both mac's are from 2011 and have the same specifications...
Could anyone give me an answer?
A little bit mad at Mac right now ;-).
Thanks in advance!
Wallking.
PS: if it is about the OSX I'm using... can't update to Maverick for software licence reasons... I need the iMac for work a lot...

Hello,
I'm sorry if it wasn't clear... but I don't have ram issues with the Kingston type...
I used the new Kinsgtons in my macbook and wanted to take the originals from the macbook (Samsung) and them put in my iMac next to the other modules that were already in the iMac.
I know it's a bit confusing... ;-)
So... I have 2 x 4gb in my iMac from a brand I can't remember the name off... And I also wanted to put in 2 x 2 GB Samsung modules. So that would count up to 12 GB ram. Why? Because I took the Samsung modules out of my macbook and I thought I could reuse them in my iMac since they have the same specifications (1333MHz DDR3). But My iMac won't start up as soon as I insert those 2 Samsung modules.

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I am thinking about running Logic 7 on one of the new Quad core 2.5ghz G5’s. I am currenty running Logic 7 on an 800mhz G4 iMac. I have 1 GB of RAM on my iMac and I was wondering how much RAM I should get if I purchase the Quad core G5. Since there will be 4 processors, I’m sure I will have TONS of processing power for plug-ins and a high number of edits and lots of automation, but I was wondering how much it would really help me if I loaded the machine to capacity with RAM. For instance, would I ever even need more than 1GB of RAM or is getting 8GB of RAM really going to increase performance that much on a Quad core G5? I’m sure 16GB of RAM is OVERKILL. I’m hoping someone who is competent on this subject will be able to help. I already know the generic “you can never have too much RAM” answer. That’s not the answer I’m looking for. I’m hoping that someone will be able to give some guidance as to what would be overkill and what might be just the right amount. For each session, I will be recording upwards of 30 audio tracks, probably using around 15-20 plug-ins and 3 or 4 of those will be reverbs which use up a lot of computer power. I just want a stable system that will be able to last me for a few years. I’ve outgrown the capabilities of my 800mhz G4 iMac and I’m hoping that my next system will be able to last me for a while.
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it really depends on how you personally use logic. as a basic minimum I don't think anyone would tell you that under 1GB is a good idea. but if you never use sample based instruments, large reverb impulse responses and so on, then having more than 1GB is not necessarily going to make a difference at all.
but when you start working with a lot of VIs (particularly ones that load in a lot of sample data) and running mixes that have large numbers of plug ins in use, you will need more RAM. people often make the mistake of thinking more RAM will incrementally improve performance in some general way, which it doesn't - this is what having a faster processor does. performance improvement from RAM is more of an obvious thing, when you have previously hit a wall from working on a huge RAM intensive project.. once you remove the RAM bottleneck so that the OS no longer works with swap files, it's kind of a once-off improvement, ie, it will work as well as it can and that's that.

Is 2gigs of ram the new standard?

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