M MacGroupie macrumors newbie Original poster Oct 21, 2008 #1 or do i need to bump up to the 4GB model? thanks=]
basesloaded190 macrumors 68030 Oct 21, 2008 #2 MacGroupie said: or do i need to bump up to the 4GB model? thanks=] Click to expand... 2 is plenty
GimmeSlack12 macrumors 603 Oct 21, 2008 #3 2GB is plenty. If you do add more memory do your wallet a favor and DO NOT BUY FROM APPLE. It's a ripoff pure and simple.
2GB is plenty. If you do add more memory do your wallet a favor and DO NOT BUY FROM APPLE. It's a ripoff pure and simple.
basesloaded190 macrumors 68030 Oct 21, 2008 #4 GimmeSlack12 said: 2GB is plenty. If you do add more memory do your wallet a favor and DO NOT BUY FROM APPLE. It's a ripoff pure and simple. Click to expand... not so much anymore with the new notebooks. its actually very reasonable just to have them do it. no longer outrageous.
GimmeSlack12 said: 2GB is plenty. If you do add more memory do your wallet a favor and DO NOT BUY FROM APPLE. It's a ripoff pure and simple. Click to expand... not so much anymore with the new notebooks. its actually very reasonable just to have them do it. no longer outrageous.
Mackilroy macrumors 601 Oct 21, 2008 #6 MacGroupie said: or do i need to bump up to the 4GB model? thanks=] Click to expand... No, a minimum of 16GB of RAM is necessary to play even very low-res content. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. 😀 Kidding, if you want to see a handy guide for video playback requirements (though this is for Quicktime) see here.
MacGroupie said: or do i need to bump up to the 4GB model? thanks=] Click to expand... No, a minimum of 16GB of RAM is necessary to play even very low-res content. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. 😀 Kidding, if you want to see a handy guide for video playback requirements (though this is for Quicktime) see here.
GimmeSlack12 macrumors 603 Oct 21, 2008 #7 basesloaded190 said: not so much anymore with the new notebooks. its actually very reasonable just to have them do it. no longer outrageous. Click to expand... There is nothing that will ever convince me of this. On Apple's site it says $150 more for 2GB more of RAM. Same thing available from Crucial for $68, or a 2GB chip for $33. Seriously!
basesloaded190 said: not so much anymore with the new notebooks. its actually very reasonable just to have them do it. no longer outrageous. Click to expand... There is nothing that will ever convince me of this. On Apple's site it says $150 more for 2GB more of RAM. Same thing available from Crucial for $68, or a 2GB chip for $33. Seriously!
M MacGroupie macrumors newbie Original poster Oct 21, 2008 #8 basesloaded190 said: 2 is plenty Click to expand... sweet, thanks
flopticalcube macrumors G4 Oct 21, 2008 #9 GimmeSlack12 said: There is nothing that will ever convince me of this. On Apple's site it says $150 more for 2GB more of RAM. Same thing available from Crucial for $68, or a 2GB chip for $33. Seriously! Click to expand... DDR3? $71 per 2GB stick. http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=EB3FAA4EA5CA7304&pid=1548159
GimmeSlack12 said: There is nothing that will ever convince me of this. On Apple's site it says $150 more for 2GB more of RAM. Same thing available from Crucial for $68, or a 2GB chip for $33. Seriously! Click to expand... DDR3? $71 per 2GB stick. http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=EB3FAA4EA5CA7304&pid=1548159