In extreme cases, excessive use of swap space on an internal SSD could lead to its premature death, and the end of life for that Mac. How could you assess that?
RAM
How can you tell how much memory is being used by the GPU when both CPU and GPU use Unified Memory? Does it matter anyway?
With Intel Macs, we’ve often bought as little RAM and storage as is essential, and enhanced or upgraded using third-party products. Does this work with Apple Silicon models?
I installed additional memory in my iMac. Should I have arranged the modules differently to obtain maximum benefit?
Is it not true that the maximum usable memory is determined by the hardware, and is thus the amount stated by Apple?
Memory capacity is a major determinant of your Mac’s performance, and a significant proportion of its cost. But how complex it has become…
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