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My memory needs an upgrade.....
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<blockquote data-quote="p_rod" data-source="post: 1805660" data-attributes="member: 174646"><p><strong> THREAD UPDATE!</strong></p><p></p><p> Just a quick update!</p><p></p><p> I was able to get a couple of beachballs to spin on this machine, but they didn't last long (less than 5 seconds). Usually they occurred when either copying very large amounts of files (and usually ONTO a normal thumb drive), NOT when copying onto an SSD via a Thunderbolt cable. Actually, not a biggie, overall. </p><p></p><p> Activity Monitor didn't show anything actually hogging huge amounts of resources either. But I am not not really proficient with AM either. </p><p></p><p> Long story short... I did order some extra memory via Otherworld Computing after 'chatting' with one of their techs. I decided to go with 16 gigs of 'fresh' memory and added to the 8 already onboard he told me that that should be 'more than enough' to do what I want to do. 32 gigs were just about double the price and with the time of year we are entering, I thought I'd save a little for something else and I feel that tripling my RAM form 8 to 24 should do the trick.</p><p></p><p> Thanks to everyone here who offered their assistance with this. </p><p></p><p> Cheers!</p><p> </p><p> Pat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p_rod, post: 1805660, member: 174646"] [B] THREAD UPDATE![/B] Just a quick update! I was able to get a couple of beachballs to spin on this machine, but they didn't last long (less than 5 seconds). Usually they occurred when either copying very large amounts of files (and usually ONTO a normal thumb drive), NOT when copying onto an SSD via a Thunderbolt cable. Actually, not a biggie, overall. Activity Monitor didn't show anything actually hogging huge amounts of resources either. But I am not not really proficient with AM either. Long story short... I did order some extra memory via Otherworld Computing after 'chatting' with one of their techs. I decided to go with 16 gigs of 'fresh' memory and added to the 8 already onboard he told me that that should be 'more than enough' to do what I want to do. 32 gigs were just about double the price and with the time of year we are entering, I thought I'd save a little for something else and I feel that tripling my RAM form 8 to 24 should do the trick. Thanks to everyone here who offered their assistance with this. Cheers! Pat [/QUOTE]
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