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I run out of RAM on a 8GB MacBook Pro 15"
I'm a designer using Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro 15" (i7) with 8GB Ram, 500GB (180GB free) (2010 model).
I usually use Chrome (4/5 tabs), Firefox (1/2 tabs), Skype, VM Ware Fusion (with Win XP, ...
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Would Upgrading to 16GB RAM be Beneficial?
I'm running on an i3 processor, 2010 model, 3.06 GHz.
I'm currently have 4GB of RAM, but if I were to upgrade to 16GB, would:
Applications open quicker?
FPS increase in game?
Overall performance ...
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Any performance gains when disabling secure virtual memory?
To disable secure virtual memory in 10.7, one does the following:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.virtualMemory DisableEncryptedSwap -boolean yes
However, are there any benefits ...
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How can I diagnose really poor performance of my 13" MBP 2011 on 10.6?
The specs are:
2011 MBP 13"
Core i7
4Gb RAM
320Gb HDD (not SSD)
I use the system for work everyday, I almost always run the following:
Mail.app
Chrome (7-10 tabs)
Terminal (2-3 sessions)
Skype
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Why would I disable swap file in Mac OS X?
I came across a thread about installing an SSD drive in MacBook Pro.
Someone in the comments also recommended to disable the swap file but didn't say why:
sudo launchctl unload -w ...
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Will I see performance boost if I add memory with these Page-In/Page-Out statistics?
Currently, if I open Photoshop after a days time, the load up time is about 5 seconds. If I close and open again (right after), the load up time is about 2 seconds (I assume this is caching?). Can ...
