Required RAM for AsiAir Sky Atlas

[MonsterMagnet]

I'm looking to grab a cheap tablet to use to control the AsiAir instead of my old mobile.  I would want the ability to use the Sky Altas if I required and after reading around the interwebs it seems there is no real concensus whether 4GB RAM is actually required.

Have people had success with Sky Atlas using either 2GB or 3GB?

It seems that all the functionality works fine with 2GB with the exception of Sky Atlas and Live Stacking.

Thanks.

MM.

[bomberbaz]

23 minutes ago, MonsterMagnet said:

I'm looking to grab a cheap tablet to use to control the AsiAir instead of my old mobile.  I would want the ability to use the Sky Altas if I required and after reading around the interwebs it seems there is no real concensus whether 4GB RAM is actually required.

Have people had success with Sky Atlas using either 2GB or 3GB?

It seems that all the functionality works fine with 2GB with the exception of Sky Atlas and Live Stacking.

Thanks.

MM.

Personally I haven't used that particular app but my opinion on memory is that these days the cost is so cheap, the benefit of having the extra bandwidth for not a lot more outweighs potential savings. 

I bought a 7" lenovo tablet for controlling ASI Air and also my evscope, it had 2mb memory. I then pretty soon after upgraded to a teclast 10" tablet with 8gb memory. Difference in cost, 50 quid.

As an example a quick search throws up tablets with 4GB memory, 80 quid, 8gm memory, £100. Both 10" screen and both 8 core processor. 

If your on a really tight budget, fair enough. If not so much, don't scrimp on it.

Steve

[MonsterMagnet]

25 minutes ago, bomberbaz said:

Personally I haven't used that particular app but my opinion on memory is that these days the cost is so cheap, the benefit of having the extra bandwidth for not a lot more outweighs potential savings. 

I bought a 7" lenovo tablet for controlling ASI Air and also my evscope, it had 2mb memory. I then pretty soon after upgraded to a teclast 10" tablet with 8gb memory. Difference in cost, 50 quid.

As an example a quick search throws up tablets with 4GB memory, 80 quid, 8gm memory, £100. Both 10" screen and both 8 core processor. 

If your on a really tight budget, fair enough. If not so much, don't scrimp on it.

Steve

 

Thanks.  Was dubious of random Chinese makes but that actually looks pretty decent, especially for the cost.

MM

[Adreneline]

1 hour ago, MonsterMagnet said:

there is no real concensus whether 4GB RAM is actually required.

I have an 11" iPad Pro 64 gb which apparently has 8 gb of RAM - ASIair Sky Atlas runs without problems.

I have a 128gb iPhone 11 which apparently has 4gb of RAM - ASIair Sky Atlas runs without problems.

I also have a 'cast-me-down' 7" iPad mini 32 gb which apparently has 4 gb of RAM - ASIair Sky Atlas won't run at all!

Make of that what you will. Maybe the old iPad mini uses its internal RAM differently to the newer 11" iPhone 11.

HTH with your deliberations.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Adreneline

[bosun21]

I used a new 4GB Lenovo tablet when I owned the Asi air plus which ran all the functions easily.

[Elp]

I think you have to consider more than just ram, with any computing task the processor is doing the majority of the work so it needs a decent processor too. Ive used asiairs since Snapdragon 820 processors running android OS, they're now on 6 generations after coming up to 7 next year. My SD820 phone with 4GB ram still runs the asiair app software, though I'm using v1.9 and not 2.1.

Apple products since the A13 or so processor and now the M1 in more pricer hardware offered a leap in computing speed.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Elp