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6GB in MacBook (Pro); Yes it works. - 8GB... well...
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No - don't think so.
As far as Parallels making it laggy - you might want to check out how much ram is assigned to it in your VM's configuration. I have my XP install working on the bare minimum of 512mb - I don't use it for much besides a VPN and OWA so don't need more than that.
thanks for the heads up. i checked it out on slickdeals and theres a $5 off coupon for new customers. $125 shipped to CA (about $15 less than the Gskill set from newegg).
if i end up only being able to use one, the other 4gb stick will be up for sale
I have Parallels 6 and running windows 7, dont quite know how to set ram size although I did see it the first time I set it.
I do see an option of running either mac or win faster, but doesnt give me like a sliding scale thing.
i'm expecting delivery of my memory on tuesday, but does anybody have a link to the PIG memory stress program that was mentioned earlier in the thread?
or any other program i could use to stress test besides running memtest to check it's integrity.
tia and hope to post back with positive results in a few days
or any other program i could use to stress test besides running memtest to check it's integrity.
tia and hope to post back with positive results in a few days
I'm on Parallels 5 and it's under the "virtual machine -> configuration menu -> general" tab. There's a slider there for ram. It might be different in P6...
@srexy
i'm dying to know how your 8gb has been working out. i make heavy use of after effects and photoshop and it regularly beats the **** out of my ram, so if there's any chance my late '08 can support it...
i'm dying to know how your 8gb has been working out. i make heavy use of after effects and photoshop and it regularly beats the **** out of my ram, so if there's any chance my late '08 can support it...
there are A LOT of these similar requests on this thread, but you guys can check it out yourself by first correctly identifying what you have via the "Ultimate Mac Lookup":
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
then you can accurately follow whats on the first post of this thread and decide for yourself.
gluck to everybody! a little leg work on our part keeps the rest of the community humming along
will do thanks for the link...
there are A LOT of these similar requests on this thread, but you guys can check it out yourself by first correctly identifying what you have via the "Ultimate Mac Lookup":
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
then you can accurately follow whats on the first post of this thread and decide for yourself.
gluck to everybody! a little leg work on our part keeps the rest of the community humming along
Still waiting for delivery! - Newegg's eggsaver free shipping makes glacier regression look fast on occasion.
As soon as I get it I'm going to slap PIG on there and cane it for as long as I need to to find out.
Well USPS must have heard my lament as Dino the Postie dropped off the package just now. I maxed out the ram using every program I know that is a memory pig but haven't gone to the length of downloading and compiling the actual Piggie app to give it the stress tests that others have used.
I haven't noticed any system instability but there was definitely some beach-balling from some unresponsive apps as the memory limits were reached. I'll report back in a few weeks when I've had a chance to really assess the impact this has had.
All in all - SO FAR SO GOOD!
I haven't noticed any system instability but there was definitely some beach-balling from some unresponsive apps as the memory limits were reached. I'll report back in a few weeks when I've had a chance to really assess the impact this has had.
All in all - SO FAR SO GOOD!
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any download link for that PIG app? would be great for me to run that when my memory gets here tomorrow and update the community. thanks!
You have to PM CaveMan to get hold of it...
I decided to try some real use testing and opened up some large Photoshop files that I knew would hammer past the 4gb RAM mark quickly. As expected the Active and Wired total surpassed 4gb pretty rapidly. I then opened up a Parallels 5 VM that has 1.5gb allocated for memory. With my previous 4gb of ram this would typically bring the system to its knees and every other program open would crawl, beach-ball kernel panic etc. Not this time! Even the VM seems snappier which is very unusual. I'm able to move around other applications with ease and there's none of the lag whilst typing etc.
As far as I'm concerned as of right now 8gb works in my late 08 2.53ghz MBP.
(I didn't get a screenie of the App Monitor after Photoshop pegged 4gb but trust me it was there - the one below is after I opened Parallels)
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I also have a late 2008 uMBP 2.53GHz. I tried 8GB in mine a while back and although it seemed stable at first. I ended up getting lots of kernel panics. I had to go back to 4GB to stabilise the machine. Maybe it was the brand of RAM I used. How are you finding 8GB in yours now?
I'm using the G-skill ram from Newegg. I'm only 18hrs into it but so far I'm absolutely sold on it. I've been using it with 2 VMs open for the last 1/2hr. One is 1.5gb the other 2gb and it's been absolutely rock solid. I'll be interested to see if this keeps up.
Here's a screenshot of now:
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Funny how things change in just two short years. I have 8 GB and it's just barely enough. I'm sad that I won't be able to upgrade to 12 or 16 GB without buying a new (future) machine.8GB??? If you have 8GB memory in your MacBook Pro then you're dead spoiled
The 17" MBP is really large enough that it should have three memory slots, and not just two like all the other laptops. Three memory slots would allow for 12 GB in the current 17" MBP.
so far so good. installed the 8gb kingston modules from buy.com and the system booted up the first time without a hitch. activity monitor sees all 8gb and i was able to run 3 VMs w/1gb each for about half an hour.
i'll be running rember before i go to bed tonight and let it go on until i get back from work tomorrow, so at least 20hrs. i'll report back what happens after that
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ran Rember for the full 255 cycles in single-user mode. the test completed successfully!!
however, i experienced a kernal panic when loading a flash video yesterday. the system wasn't heavily loaded at all..just a short flash that i clicked to load via facebook..
waiting on cave man's PIG app to run additional tests as well.
i'll be running rember before i go to bed tonight and let it go on until i get back from work tomorrow, so at least 20hrs. i'll report back what happens after that
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ran Rember for the full 255 cycles in single-user mode. the test completed successfully!!
however, i experienced a kernal panic when loading a flash video yesterday. the system wasn't heavily loaded at all..just a short flash that i clicked to load via facebook..
waiting on cave man's PIG app to run additional tests as well.
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just about to purchase more ram
for my macbook unibody (late 2008). i really want to know if any of you guys, that have my same model, have noticed a good difference on performance. i currently have 2gb and it's the basic configuration.
i want to run different instances of vmware and multi-task with osx. i'm pretty sure 6gb would be able to handle it. i just want a little feedback before...
for my macbook unibody (late 2008). i really want to know if any of you guys, that have my same model, have noticed a good difference on performance. i currently have 2gb and it's the basic configuration.
i want to run different instances of vmware and multi-task with osx. i'm pretty sure 6gb would be able to handle it. i just want a little feedback before...
[Steve Jobs]What did you expect from using Flash on one of my systems?[/Steve Jobs]
I honestly don't know what to do about my laptop anymore; when it had 4gb of ram it constantly would run out of free memory and become sluggish. so i finally tried to give it a boost by going to 6gb. i haven't had any instability or anything, and all hardware diagnostics say the ram is fine, but my problem hasn't gotten any better.
attached is a photo i snsapped recently, because my system was so overwhelmed i couldn't even do a screenshot. note that outside activity monitor and finder, after effects is the only thing running, and the project i was working on was NOT massive or complex.
attached is a photo i snsapped recently, because my system was so overwhelmed i couldn't even do a screenshot. note that outside activity monitor and finder, after effects is the only thing running, and the project i was working on was NOT massive or complex.
8GB RAM on Late 2008 Unibody MBP 2.4 Ghz
I have Late 2008 Unibody MBP 2.4 ghz and i am using 8 GB RAM for last 2 months on SL 64bit mode and it is been stable so far even when i maxed out the 8GB RAM (Mostly running VM's on Fusion. I don't use Photoshop or any other editor). I bought this RAM from OWC and i think they are selling now below $200. Check it out folks.
Ben
I have Late 2008 Unibody MBP 2.4 ghz and i am using 8 GB RAM for last 2 months on SL 64bit mode and it is been stable so far even when i maxed out the 8GB RAM (Mostly running VM's on Fusion. I don't use Photoshop or any other editor). I bought this RAM from OWC and i think they are selling now below $200. Check it out folks.
Ben
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You have a serious problem with your Macbook (Pro). I'd suggest reinstalling Mac OS X. The computer should never use ram like that.