I have a mid-2009 13" MBP that I love and have been looking to replace. I got it with 8GB RAM and the SSD drive. I was planning to buy the new 2013 one but wait - what's that? Four years later and I can still only get 8GB of RAM? I don't need processor speed as much as RAM. What is the hitch in the RAM? How soon will it be possible for me to get a 13" MBP with 16GB? If I could live with 8GB, I would get a MBA.
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Shorthand around here for "classic" MBP, as opposed to rMBP (retina).
Apple just calls them "Macbook Pro" and "Macbook Pro with Retina" so it's a bit confusing.
My PowerMac was slow as heck before I upgraded my 8GB to 12GB and I will soon be upgrading to 20GB, and hoping it works. At 4GB any computer is slow like a turtle.
Not true at all, it depends on how much ram is being used, 4gb is fine for light use and with fully quitting apps not in use
My mom's cMBP 2012 has word and safari open, everything else quitted, and it is continuously giving the beach ball and can barely scroll and it takes a few seconds for words to show up in word. It has 23KB of free RAM.
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You can solder on new RAM, as I don't believe it is BGA.
What a close-minded statement. There are lots of people who use their MBPs for more than Safari/Mail/iTunes. Virtual machines, scientific applications, working with large files, etc. All those things can use up 8GB very fast. I use more than 8GB all the time.
Sorry for the delay in replying but I do max out my RAM because I am a huge multi-tasker and I do manipulate photos, databases, and always have way to many windows open. Yes, I have tried to alter how I work but will be happy when the machine supports me, not limits me.
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Thanks for chiming in. Hoping for 16GB MBPr tomorrow ...
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But I only want a 13" ... Hopefully, in the morning, my wish will come true!
I find it hard to believe that people probably said the same thing about 2 gigs of RAM back in the day and still are naive enough to think that nobody will ever need more than 8 gb. Or are you short sighted enough to not realize the guy might want to use that computer for the next 4-5 years, can you imagine how much RAM future operating systems and software will require? A computer with 8 GB that can't be upgraded will be obsolete in no time.
I had 4 GB on my 2010 MBP and with just Safari open on a clean install of Mountain Lion, I got tons of page outs. I had to go to 8 GB of RAM.
Why be an apologist for Apple? If the guy wants more RAM, why argue against it? RAM is one thing where you truly can't have enough, and I too think it's bogus you can't get a 13" retina with 16 GB. Hopefully later today we can, but I doubt it.
And no, my wife isn't interested in the bulky classic with the 2008 screen on it.
If you'd bothered to read the OP (which you obviously haven't), you'd know he has a 2009 MBP, which CANNOT go past 8GB due to hardware limitations.
Sorry, I think you're the one who didn't read the OP.
"I was planning to buy the new 2013 one but wait - what's that? Four years later and I can still only get 8GB of RAM? I don't need processor speed as much as RAM. What is the hitch in the RAM? How soon will it be possible for me to get a 13" MBP with 16GB? If I could live with 8GB, I would get a MBA."
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