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Originally Posted by cdmta
I assumed that the more apps/programs you install, the less ram you have. At some point the phone will slow down with little ram available.
That's the reason for apps to SD proposal-hopefully google is working on it.
Again, we have heard early specs-many subject to change.
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I think this is where there is still confusion among some people about the role of RAM vs. ROM. Think of it was Concurrency vs. Capacity. The apps to SD card addresses a capacity constraint but not a concurrency constraint. The more apps you run (or widgets, background processes, etc...) the more RAM you eat up, the question is how much RAM is enough. I have a Droid (256MB) and the phone is fast and snappy but i still do notice occassional "laggyness" when switching screens or something like that, however, is that a RAM problem? (I don't know, but i don't think so) I have anywhere between 70-135 MB free at all times but i wonder if there is a "peak" demand for RAM that the system can't satisfy in which case it would benefit from more. In my car audio days it was akin to peak wattage handling and RMS (sustained).
I subscribe to the "there's no replacement for displacement" mentality and RAM is no different (definitely no Dodge pun intended)...