I'm just curious, would RAM size matter as a VoiceOver user on a Mac?
I know it matters on the Windows side - using 16gb, for the most part, is a smoother experience with JAWS and NVDA. I know the Mac is better at optimising RAM, though.
So for someone who may deal with large spreadsheets in Numbers with multiple tabs in Safari, for example, would it matter? Or for someone who values longevity?
Just interested to know everyone's thoughts and experiences :)
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I'm not exactly sure how…
I'm not exactly sure how much it matters to VoiceOver, but for large spreadsheets and multiple browser tabs, the more ram you have, the smoother your experience will likely be. Even if you don't use all that ram in your current use case, the larger amount will be better at accommodating any future increases to your workload.
I don't think so.
Hello. maybe it will lessen the loading time when you are browsing; however, The voice-over experience is more or less the same. at least when I was using the Mac in the Apple Store.
more experiences would be welcome.
Unlikely to help
When it comes to memory, the fattest apps tend to be image processing (such as Adobe Photoshop), film and video editing (such as Final Cut), and digital audio workstations (DAWS, such as GarageBand or Logic Pro). The memory footprint for spreadsheets and web browsers is minuscule in comparison and is easily accommodated by even the smallest memory configurations.
I have had a 24GB Mac Pro desktop in the past. I'm currently using an 8GB Mac Mini. VoiceOver performance is about the same. The bottleneck appears to be VoiceOver itself, some inherent aspect of its design and implementation.