[macvoiceover] Re: upgrading hardware
- From: Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Mac Voiceover list Mac Voiceover List <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:12:23 -0600
Just did some poking around the interwebs, apparently my Macbook Air is stuck
with the 4 Gb of RAM it came with. I’m hoping now that successive OSX versions
trim down like previous ones did so I can hold on a coupl more years. If they
keep merging apps between IOS and OSX, eventually we will be using really
really good iPhone apps on our Macs, and they should be pretty lean.
Ian
> On Oct 25, 2014, at 12:00 AM, Tuscia-Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> It would be worth finding out whether you can increase the RAM, this is
> dependant on the model.
>
> TF
>
> On 25/10/2014, at 5:51 am, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> My Macbook Pro is from 2010. Is there a time when I should consider not
> upgrading anymore? When it comes to that time, will I have to get a whole new
> computer or can I have this one upgraded somehow? I just don’t want to keep
> upgrading if it means my system will get slower and slower, kind of like the
> iPhone experience.
>
> Nicole
>> On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:23 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> One thing I’m pondering as I ponder my options for RAM, not sure if you can
>> updgrade a Macbook Air, especially one of my vintage, is how we’re getting
>> pretty good performance out of older machines. I realize that the visual
>> experience is significant when it comes to OS updates, but we’re getting
>> decent incrimental performance increases, and I’m still getting acceptable
>> performance from a 4 year old computer.
>>
>> Contrast this with the experiences on other platforms, which in my case saw
>> me looking at my next computer purchase as I took the current computer out
>> of its packaging. This has a lot to do with the ruggedness of the Air with
>> its solid state drive, but it’s still pretty cool.
>>
>> Ian
>>> On Oct 24, 2014, at 1:40 AM, Tuscia-Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I only have 4GB of RAM, it would be better perhaps if I had 8GB . This is a
>>> recommendation as Yo uses a larger footprint than Mavericks.
>>> However, the keyboard response is fine, no slower than Mavericks, and I did
>>> a Recovery partition disc utility permissions verification.
>>> Sometimes I feel frustrated with the regularity of updates but after going
>>> through the procedure I am pleased with the small but useful improvements.
>>> My machine, iMac, is performing well for a 2008 model.
>>> Generally I think it is performing more quickly .
>>>
>>> TF
>>>
>>> On 24/10/2014, at 7:31 pm, Maria and Joe Chapman <bubbygirl1972@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I haven’t taken the plunge either. My main concern is the lag with voice
>>> over some people experience. I think if my computer when really slow and
>>> laggy when navigating or reading, that would totally drive me nuts.
>>>
>>> Everything else I see as minor annoyances.
>>>
>>>
>>> Warm regards and blessings
>>> Maria and , Joe
>>> bubbygirl1972@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24 Oct 2014, at 6:36 am, JAKE JOEHL <jajoehl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Me neither. And, there seems to now be a Yosemite Download entry in my
>>>> Apps menu.
>>>> JAKE JOEHL
>>>> jajoehl@xxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 23, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am still not sold, no Yo for me, not yet!
>>>> We are Braille Bible printers,
>>>> http://biblesfortheblind.org
>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 23, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Tuscia-Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So far I have had no bed experiences, dictation is not crashing mail, I
>>>>> am using it now.
>>>>> Dictation is not perfect but is very good. There is a lot to learn but
>>>>> once that has been achieved there is a lot I could use that for
>>>>> I like the new sound effects in mail period
>>>>> I use FaceTime a lot and there are some new aspects to that including
>>>>> ring tone options.
>>>>> I understand Yosemite uses a lot more RAM so am watching for any
>>>>> consequences.
>>>>> There have been enough new enhancements to make the upgrade interesting.
>>>>> Yes, keyboard response is still a little slow.
>>>>> I have a lot of Applications open at the same time and moving from one to
>>>>> another can be slow
>>>>> Spelling correction seems to have improved with options being spelt out
>>>>> There is a new key command option to have text read using Control plus
>>>>> space, this can use a different voice, and hence a different pronunciation
>>>>>
>>>>> TF>
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