Just wondering how the performance is with 2 vs 4gb Ram?

Thanks.

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Do you really need only Air owners to comment?

Kicking up the RAM from 2GB to 6GB on my 2009 MacBook Pro made it feel like a whole new Mac.

Yes because I want to see if the SSD compensates for the low amount of Ram.

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Yes because I want to see if the SSD compensates for the low amount of Ram.

'Dunno if it's the SSD per se, but the differences are negligible in Macworld's benchmarks.
[marketingtactics.com]

But what isn't factored into those benchmarks is what happens in Mac OS X 11 when the SSD has been "seasoned" (performance degrades over time even with TRIM) and everything takes twice a much memory to do the same job.

I don't see how anyone could reasonably get the 2GB MBA if they can afford the 4GB version.

My wife has a 2010 MBA with 2Gb and frankly I think it's a bit sluggish. It's not as snappy as my
'08 C2D 2.1Ghz white Macbook with 4Gb. My next Macbook will probably be a 13" MBA but it's
going to have to have 4Gb of RAM, I wish they could cram 8Gb in there.

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Yes because I want to see if the SSD compensates for the low amount of Ram.

'Dunno if it's the SSD per se, but the differences are negligible in Macworld's benchmarks.
[marketingtactics.com]

But what isn't factored into those benchmarks is what happens in Mac OS X 11 when the SSD has been "seasoned" (performance degrades over time even with TRIM) and everything takes twice a much memory to do the same job.

I don't see how anyone could reasonably get the 2GB MBA if they can afford the 4GB version.

Interesting link. I'm checking it out now....

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My wife has a 2010 MBA with 2Gb and frankly I think it's a bit sluggish. It's not as snappy as my
'08 C2D 2.1Ghz white Macbook with 4Gb. My next Macbook will probably be a 13" MBA but it's
going to have to have 4Gb of RAM, I wish they could cram 8Gb in there.

Lots of beachballs or just seems slow?

For Apple products that come with a fixed amount of RAM, you should usually get the one with the highest amount available.

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why dont you just buy the Air with 4gig
and call it good?

my adage for computers is, if I can afford the extra
then i get it so it can offer more utility and be able to resell
better down the line..

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why dont you just buy the Air with 4gig
and call it good?

my adage for computers is, if I can afford the extra
then i get it so it can offer more utility and be able to resell
better down the line..

It's not for me. I've got a 13 inch with 4GB already. This is for a friend who's finding a deal on CL for a core i5 11 inch, but with 2GB RAM. Since I don't have any real world experience with a 2GB Air, I thought I'd query on the forum.

Pinkoos,
I had a 2010 MBA with 2 GB RAM and it was absolutely as fast as I ever wanted it to be.
I'm planning to get the same configuration in a 2011 when I can find a deal (I -need- KB backlighting.)

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Pinkoos,
I had a 2010 MBA with 2 GB RAM and it was absolutely as fast as I ever wanted it to be.
I'm planning to get the same configuration in a 2011 when I can find a deal (I -need- KB backlighting.)

Thanks. That's good to know. How often do you get beach balls?

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My wife has a 2010 MBA with 2Gb and frankly I think it's a bit sluggish. It's not as snappy as my
'08 C2D 2.1Ghz white Macbook with 4Gb. My next Macbook will probably be a 13" MBA but it's
going to have to have 4Gb of RAM, I wish they could cram 8Gb in there.

Lots of beachballs or just seems slow?

A few but it just seems not as snappy as i thought it should be.

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