lexus macrumors 68000 Feb 3, 2007 #1 I ordered a new 17" MBP and went with the 3GB of RAM option, does it really make much of a difference? I heard it doubles performance over the 2GB model. Also I stuck with the 160 GB HDD as people say 200 GB is way too slow is this true. Thanks
I ordered a new 17" MBP and went with the 3GB of RAM option, does it really make much of a difference? I heard it doubles performance over the 2GB model. Also I stuck with the 160 GB HDD as people say 200 GB is way too slow is this true. Thanks
7 72930 Retired Feb 3, 2007 #2 Running heavy duty apps (e.g. Photoshop and Parallels simultaneously) it will rip the 2GB's performance to shreds...
Running heavy duty apps (e.g. Photoshop and Parallels simultaneously) it will rip the 2GB's performance to shreds...
lexus macrumors 68000 Feb 3, 2007 #3 psychofreak said: Running heavy duty apps (e.g. Photoshop and Parallels simultaneously) it will rip the 2GB's performance to shreds... Click to expand... What about other things (ie Front Row)?
psychofreak said: Running heavy duty apps (e.g. Photoshop and Parallels simultaneously) it will rip the 2GB's performance to shreds... Click to expand... What about other things (ie Front Row)?
smueboy macrumors 6502a Feb 3, 2007 #4 People have been discussing 3GB ram before: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/268603/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/269008/ I think the consensus is that you don't need it, but it certainly doesn't hurt!
People have been discussing 3GB ram before: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/268603/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/269008/ I think the consensus is that you don't need it, but it certainly doesn't hurt!