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protomyth on Jan 2, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple to expand CPU design group beyond iPad A4

Probably just as important for a MacBook replacement: "The introduction of Large Physical Address Extensions (LPAE) enables the processor to access up to 1TB of memory."

sophiebits on Jan 3, 2011 [–]

I think that refers to RAM, not disk space.

protomyth on Jan 3, 2011 | [–]

uhm, yeah, and that's why it is so important as it breaks the 4gb ram barrier on ARMs.

sophiebits on Jan 5, 2011 | | [–]

Sorry, didn't realize that ARM was previously limited to 4GB.

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