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Late 2011 mbp: 16gb ram?
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You can. I do.
You can. I do.
Even the early 2011 MBP could take 16 GB of RAM. There was a site selling two 8 GB Samsung modules for 376 Euro or around 560 dollars.
$299 bucks. Used to be a lot more. Getting closer and closer to being a reasonable upgrade for me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Memory+(Notebook+Memory)-_-Corsair-_-20233217
This might not work in the 13''. Looks like this runs at 1.5v, which the 17'' will run, but the 13'' looks like it tops out at 1.35v. Who knows though, right? Some guy got it working in a 15'' which has the same limitations at the 13''.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Memory+(Notebook+Memory)-_-Corsair-_-20233217
This might not work in the 13''. Looks like this runs at 1.5v, which the 17'' will run, but the 13'' looks like it tops out at 1.35v. Who knows though, right? Some guy got it working in a 15'' which has the same limitations at the 13''.
It's possible, but I'd rather have an SSD before bothering with additional RAM that I will not use.
Some people have legitimate reasons to have that much RAM, but majority of people just want it for bragging rights.
I mean, if you need 16GB RAM chances are you also need a more powerful machine than a 13" Macbook Pro lol.
Some people have legitimate reasons to have that much RAM, but majority of people just want it for bragging rights.
I mean, if you need 16GB RAM chances are you also need a more powerful machine than a 13" Macbook Pro lol.
Could be something do to with the connections or something only accepting 4GB from each slot?
Intel updated the spec:
http://ark.intel.com/products/53464/Intel-Core-i7-2640M-Processor-(4M-Cache-2_80-GHz)
But Apple needs more time.
I recommend Samsung RAM. It helps, if you buy it from a dealer, which can guarantee Mac compatibility (many do this). 1600 MHz and 1866 MHz versions, compared to the standard 1333 MHz version are a waste of money (probably not with Ivy Bridge, next year).
I do not know Apples EFI configuration in the 13", 15" and 17" MBPs, but i think all 2nd generation (Sandy Bridge) Core iX (X=5 or 7) processors have the same memory controller and support therefore 16 GB RAM.
I am running 16GB on my 15 inch, works flawlessly. 16GB will work on Sandy Bridge, no problem. Price is good now too for $147.99/8GB stick or $289.99 for the 16GB kit. I paid $100 more 2 weeks ago!
I found it, $289 plus shipping: http://www.ramexperts.com/corsair-1...r3-1333-laptop-memory-cmso16gx3m2a1333c9.html
No reviews of it or anything though. And officially on the Corsair website the current models of MBP 15" late 2011 don't come up and so it's unclear if they officially warrant it for this usage or not (despite reports elsewhere that it should work).
How does this make sense?
because I don't have a graphics card the processor is not powerful?
If I start to play even with a small image in CS5 it will go through all my 8GB..
Through a virtual Machine on there and you've gone over..
edit a bit in iMovie gone over ..
do any of these things at the same time, it's slowville..
people own 13" computes for portability and power not because we don't do any real work..
Yep, 8GB+ is really important for any VM.
I have the 13" C2D and I don't think any VM will run well on it even with SSD and 8GB+, because it's CPU-bound. I'm not sure if the current i5/i7 is much better in that regard; you'd probably need the quad-core 15".
Not true at all. I run several VMs everyday and none of them are over 2 GB dedicated to them. I run several together to simulate a lab condition (we're talking Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 or Windows XP together while running Lion or running Windows Server 2003 and Windows 7 or Windows XP together with Lion, once even ran Both Servers 2008 and 2003 with Windows 7 and Lion all running concurrently). This has all been done with only 8GB and the system was complete slowville in the last instance. Looking for 16GB upgrade for myself for sure.
Also I used to run 1 VM (Windows 7 or XP) and SL without issue on a 2.4 C2D with 8GB without issues (in fact ran better than my work desktop did).
Need to check out that link, thanks.
My VM's run in essence the same C2D and Core i5 becuase I fed them the RAM they need..
it's honestly astonishing the amount of RAM some programs need..
A VM is not a program but a whole other machine, so it needs the amount of a RAM such a machine would have.
The programs I was referring to were PS, iMovie etc. not VM's hence the name "virtual machines"
Every time I hear this I'm surprised. My 2.26 C2D can't do it; with Parallels 6 (now 7) and whether allocating 2-4GB on an 8GB machine, Windows 7 with SQL Server and Visual Studio inside is too slow to be usable.
I think the problem is SQL server..I just run the basics, to insure the websites I author display under windows and Linux..