16 or 32 GB ram put in to the MacBooks?

[Sprague34]

Just wondering why they can't or are not putting the 16 GB or 32 GB ram in any Macs since they put it in ipods and iPhones? I know that Snow Leopard can support up to what like 16 Terrabytes? They are cheap! So why not?

 

[sammich]

The 'memory' in iPhones is storage like the hard drive in your desktop, not like the RAM.

 

[Sprague34]

The 'memory' in iPhones is storage like the hard drive in your desktop, not like the RAM.

Is it slower?

 

[sammich]

Is it slower?

Hard drives are literally thousands of times slower than the RAM of today.

 

[Sprague34]

Hard drives are literally thousands of times slower than the RAM of today.

I know that. But dont ipods use Flash memory?

 

[sammich]

I know that. But dont ipods use Flash memory?

Yes.

OKay, there are two types of 'memory' on computers: RAM which is used by your running programs, and 'storage' to store all your music/pictures/movies etc.

Storage can refer to flash memory (like SD cards, MemorySticks, compact flash etc) or hard drives, or Solid State Drives (SSDs).

 

[ayeying]

Flash memory is incredibly slow compared to actual system ram. Flash memory is what they use in SSD drives, and even then, its only a few times faster than hard drives and no where near real system ram speeds.

 

[Nocturnal22]

Just wondering why they can't or are not putting the 16 GB or 32 GB ram in any Macs since they put it in ipods and iPhones? I know that Snow Leopard can support up to what like 16 Terrabytes? They are cheap! So why not?

HAHAHAHA silly kid.

 

[PoitNarf]

They are cheap! So why not?

The latest Macbooks use DDR3 RAM. DDR3 is NOT cheap. Just a 2GB SODIMM is only about $40, but once you get to 4GB DDR3 SODIMM the prices jump to over $300 for whatever reason. I am not aware of any SODIMM available in greater capacity than 4GB and the Macbooks only have 2 SODIMM slots, so the max you can put in them right now is 8GB.

If you're doing some sort of task where you actually require 16+ GB of RAM you WOULDN'T be doing that task on a laptop of any kind. You'd be doing the processing on a very high end desktop or some sort of clustered computer setup.

 

[Gabriel GR]

Give it 2 years and I think there will be 8GB SO DIMMS and laptops supporting them.

 

[MacModMachine]

HAHAHAHA silly kid.

grow up

 

[mattais]

Is it slower?

Please google these things before posting. This is a Mac discussion forum, not computer science 101.

http://www.helium.com/items/1384994-difference-between-ram-and-hard-disks

 

[HunterGather]

HAHAHAHA silly kid.

grow up

hahahaha silly kid.

 

[Dan73]

hahahaha silly kid.

Hahhahaa silly rabbit.

 

[Gabriel GR]

I am sure all those offended by the silly question have never ever asked stupid questions themselves.

 

[airplaneman]

Just wondering why they can't or are not putting the 16 GB or 32 GB ram in any Macs since they put it in ipods and iPhones? I know that Snow Leopard can support up to what like 16 Terrabytes? They are cheap! So why not?

RAM does not equal Flash memory...

By the way, what you are talking about does exist in the current MacBooks and MBP's. They're called SSD's, or hard drives made from some sort of flash memory. I think you can put one that's up to 256 Gigabytes if I'm not mistaken.