![]() ![]() ![]() Which is why I haven't jumped on an Apple Silicon Mac upgrade quite yet, which I will use for iOS app development. ![]() * Focusing on finishing up my degree, one more general and an internship I use a PC laptop for. (Currently open apps include Activity Monitor, Chrome, Firefox, Mail, Messages, OpenOffice, Safari, a VPN client, plus several background services: Air Video HD Server, cloud syncing, etc.) And, as already been advised to the OP, if you can, the next upgrade should be an SSD. So, unless I manipulate a large file, those occasional, few MB accesses would be well handled by even a 5,400 RPM drive. And RAM is still faster than any SSD.įurthermore, in my case, having 16 GB of RAM and primarily using my Mac for Web-based tasks: online classes, email, general surfing, etc*, the system is able to cache 5 GBs of additional files, e.g., non-essential, occasionally accessed system files. I'm not aware of the exact timeframe for garbage collection, etc, but even after you quit an app, the OS maintains it in RAM - possibly until that space is needed. However, if all of the apps, documents, widgets, menulings, and so on fit in RAM, the experience should be unhindered when everything is loaded. I'm not saying HDD to SSD doesn't provide a snappier, smoother experience, especially for certain tasks. ![]()
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