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Post by davidmn on Jan 21, 2009 19:36:50 GMT
Today my 4GB of RAM from Crucial arrived.
I had heard it was easy to upgrade and well it was. Took me about 5 minuets after i figured out that the tabs are the things you pulled not the actual RAM sticks. So now my Mac is even more of a beast!
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 21, 2009 20:11:03 GMT
You should notice the difference.
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Post by davidmn on Jan 21, 2009 20:28:12 GMT
i can open loads of stuff!
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Post by Jinja on Jan 22, 2009 8:03:10 GMT
I've got 4gig of ram also, it's a shame you can't get 4gb simms yet, can't wait for that
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Alex Coplan
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Post by Alex Coplan on Jan 22, 2009 8:43:52 GMT
simms?
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Post by davidmn on Jan 22, 2009 18:29:57 GMT
SIMMS?
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Post by HeatherKay on Jan 22, 2009 20:11:52 GMT
In th'olden days, computer memory chips were Single Inline Memory Modules, whereas in these modern-type times, they are Dual Inline Memory Modules.
Isn't it sad I know that?
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pg2114
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Post by pg2114 on Jan 22, 2009 20:25:59 GMT
I've recently upgraded my MacBook from 1Gb to 2Gb, but have noticed no difference whatsoever Peter.
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Post by paulzolo on Jan 22, 2009 23:03:56 GMT
I stuck RAM in my MacPro - upped it from 2GB to 6GB, and it flies now. Before it was a bit choppy. My MBP is a 3GB machine, and it’s fine. I think that 2GB may be at a limit, especially if you are using RAM heavy apps.
I’m pondering another 4G in the Pro to open up the wind tunnel of performance even further.
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Post by davidmn on Jan 23, 2009 7:30:05 GMT
Yeah when I had 2GB I found it got a bit choppy when I had used 1.9GB of it and now i have tons of spare RAM and it doesnt slow down.
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Post by wierdostomps on Jan 23, 2009 16:57:42 GMT
I've recently had 4Gb put into my MBP 17" and have noticed a substantial boost. In particular, VMWare Fusion now boots the dark side in less than two months. I no longer think about how many apps I have open and don't have time to make coffee when using Photoshop. Tim
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Post by keith on Jan 23, 2009 23:44:15 GMT
Memory is such a cheap and easy upgrade that it should be the first thing everyone does when they get home after buying a Mac for an instant and cheap performance hike. Don't buy the memory from Apple though, they charge far too much for it.
/me smiles at his Mac Pro with 10Gb RAM
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 24, 2009 10:49:03 GMT
Don't buy the memory from Apple though, they charge far too much for it. /me smiles at his Mac Pro with 10Gb RAM We have had this conversation before I think. Apple have in the past seriously ripped folk off on the price of memory. However it is not always the case. Check with them at the time of purchase. The point is this, if you buy your computer from them with loads of extra memory then the memory is covered by the Applecare warranty, for up to three years if you buy the extra care for your computer. This also means that you don't have to restore the old memory if you ever have to send the computer back to Apple. I bought my iMac fully stacked with RAM as a custom build and it only cost be about a fiver more than if I had bought the RAM from Crucial. There have been times though when I would have had to pay massively more for the memory. I don't know what the situation is now but I advise everyone to compare the current Apple price rather than just telling then "Don't do it". Cat
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Post by HeatherKay on Jan 24, 2009 11:52:53 GMT
Well, Mr C, I thought I'd check. iMac 3.06GHz 24in. Apple's price for 4GB RAM (2x2GB) is £98. Crucial is £36.79. (And you get to keep the original Apple 2GB ) Mac Pro. Apple's price for 4GB (4x1GB) is £313. Crucial (2x2GB so plenty of space for more) is £100. (In fact, you end up with 6GB of RAM, including Apple's stock 2GB for less than buying 4GB from Apple.) On that basis, Apple's RAM is still overpriced, even allowing for installation and potentially testing before shipping. Crucial's prices are roughly a third that of letting Apple fit the RAM.
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 24, 2009 13:24:41 GMT
On that basis, Apple's RAM is still overpriced, even allowing for installation and potentially testing before shipping. Crucial's prices are roughly a third that of letting Apple fit the RAM. Well , on that basis I have to agree that at the moment you would be mad to buy it from Apple. Though as I found out when I bought my iMac it is not always the case. Though the reputation that they have garnered makes me suspect that it is usually the case.
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