First question - will my MBP recognize all 4 gigs? Looking at Corsair & Kingston, anyone have any experience with these 2 brands in their MBP?
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4GB RAM for MBP 2.33GHz??
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I have similar thoughts
I have the same MBP and have first thought that perhaps I should sell it and get the new one when it comes out. Perhaps it is good to just upgrade RAM and HD space. I have too have wondered if this MBP will recognize 4GB.
I have the same MBP and have first thought that perhaps I should sell it and get the new one when it comes out. Perhaps it is good to just upgrade RAM and HD space. I have too have wondered if this MBP will recognize 4GB.
Dual channel... If you put 1GB stick with a 2GB stick the memory won't run in dual channel.
You will benefit from 4GB RAM under the matching pairs concept. Your speed will be 3.3GB.
Read the guide on this site. I went crucial RAM.
edit: Courtesy of Mac Rumors Intel RAM Guide
Wait... how do you know which MBP he has? If he has a more recent one it will support the full 4GB...
I have 4GB in my 2.33. 2x2GB sets are CHEAP! Why not fun the most RAM you can and get your memory running dual-channel! I also put in a 7200RPM and the thing flies.
When 8GB in a laptop is available, affordable, and "necessary" I will likely upgrade. Until then my laptop flies!
When 8GB in a laptop is available, affordable, and "necessary" I will likely upgrade. Until then my laptop flies!
4 GB in the MBP 2.33 GHz
I just did that upgrade using memory from 18004.com. Pretty cool but strange...the Mac boots and says it has 4 GB and initially, it seems that it seems about 3.3 GB of it. However, about 1/2 hour later, there is only 3 GB but I do feel a performance boost from the dual-channel stuff.
Just can't justify forking out another 2-3k euros for a new laptop for just a gig as much as I'd like the headroom...
I'm all for 8 GB laptops too
I just did that upgrade using memory from 18004.com. Pretty cool but strange...the Mac boots and says it has 4 GB and initially, it seems that it seems about 3.3 GB of it. However, about 1/2 hour later, there is only 3 GB but I do feel a performance boost from the dual-channel stuff.
Just can't justify forking out another 2-3k euros for a new laptop for just a gig as much as I'd like the headroom...
I'm all for 8 GB laptops too
Dude , you have a MBP 2.33 GHz , what do you expect ? These machines can only address maximum 3 GB of RAM
Here you can check all the data: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/stats/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.33-15-specs.html
It's still a great machine though . , have fun with it.
I just did that upgrade using memory from 18004.com. Pretty cool but strange...the Mac boots and says it has 4 GB and initially, it seems that it seems about 3.3 GB of it. However, about 1/2 hour later, there is only 3 GB but I do feel a performance boost from the dual-channel stuff.
Just can't justify forking out another 2-3k euros for a new laptop for just a gig as much as I'd like the headroom...
I'm all for 8 GB laptops too
How the h... do you 'feel' the performance boost from the dual-channel unless you have tried running the MBP with only 3 GB RAM first?
Chances are you only feel a performance boost from running 3 GB...
You'd be wasting your money since your computer only can use 3.25gb. Unless you meant upgrade to a new computer.
I've been running w/ a 1 GB SO-DIMM and 2 GB SO-DIMM for quite a while and just bought a matching 2 GB SO-DIMM. So the improvement that I am seeing is the increased bandwidth from bus to memory due to the matching memory cards. Or at least it feels a bit faster. I figured $50 for a SO-DIMM for a little more performance was cheaper than $3000 for a new Santa Rosa MBP for 1 GB more memory even if I drool to think about the Peryn-based MBPs...
Cheers,
Fino
Cheers,
Fino