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8Gb vs 4Gb Ram on 13.3" MBP 2010 2.4Ghz model
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Before considering a bump from 4GB to 8GB of RAM, it's a good idea to take a look at Activity Monitor while running the apps you usually run. Specifically, note the Page Outs. If Page Outs are not excessive under normal workloads, it's likely you'll see little or no benefit from increasing RAM.
8GB = 2 x 4GB >>> double capacity to hold open applications and documents >>> less swapping (= copying content from RAM to HDD) >>> less delays
Price drop = 0 GBP/EUR/USD per month >>> see REFURB STORE for reduced prices.
To determine if more RAM necessary >>> Activity Monitor >> System Memory >> "Page Outs / Page Ins < 0.25"
Price drop = 0 GBP/EUR/USD per month >>> see REFURB STORE for reduced prices.
To determine if more RAM necessary >>> Activity Monitor >> System Memory >> "Page Outs / Page Ins < 0.25"
8Gb vs 4Gb Ram on 13.3" MBP 2010 2.4Ghz model main differences as technical as possible would be nice.
And price drops how much will it drop by in the coming months (every month by £X)?
At the current point, the only reason to have 8 GB of RAM in a laptop is virtual machines. But who knows what the Lion will demand...
That is not the only reason, as there are other 64-bit applications for Mac OS X currently available that can use and will use more RAM if necessary, After Effects or Photoshop for example. And what about those scientific applications no one ever mentions?
http://www.nextag.co.uk/Crucial-8GB-Memory-Module-1511168866/uk/price-history-html
PRICE seems going down linearly.
prices approx these months for the crucial 8Gb ram
MARCH 2009: £800
JULY 2009: £600
NOV 2009:£400
MARCH 2010:£375
JULY 2010:£300
NOV 2010:£200
PRICE seems going down linearly.
prices approx these months for the crucial 8Gb ram
MARCH 2009: £800
JULY 2009: £600
NOV 2009:£400
MARCH 2010:£375
JULY 2010:£300
NOV 2010:£200
If lion demands anymore ram apple would have shot themselves in the foot with the MBA.
Wow are prices really that much more in the UK?
8gb kits are under $100 and below $80 with coupon deals in the US.
Cheers,
You can always go the eBay route: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-4GB-x-2-P...Accessories&hash=item414fcd66c6#ht_3599wt_912
Was looking at the UK Crucial site last night and they're selling 8GB for £73 ($115), with free shipping.
Our government has just raised VAT to 20%
We do tend to pay through the nose for stuff. Still getting paid next week and tempted to get some for my i7 MBP.Edit: Had forgotten that was my profile pic, better change that considering what's happening atm.
I've maxed out on programs that eat RAM and CPU for breakfast, lunch and dinner with spaces and I'm fine. Even CS5 doesn't kill my CPU that much. I'll get 8GB of RAM when its the standard in the new MacBook's or if Lion starts to chew my computer up even slightly.
please advise how to print screen the activity monitor page..so you guys can see it and advise further
Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X
or CMD+P and select to save it as PDF and attach it,
or simply post the numbers you see under Activity Monitor > System Memory.
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Apple would not introduce "the Future of Notebooks" like the Air with 2GB of Ram ... then 8 months later release a new OS that would make that Air obselete.
Y'all do realize that 4GB is still a hearty serving of RAM?!
If you are using more then 4GB of RAM, most likely ultra portability takes a backseat to capability and therefore the MBA really isn't the computer for you...which is why it is part of a series.
If you are using more then 4GB of RAM, most likely ultra portability takes a backseat to capability and therefore the MBA really isn't the computer for you...which is why it is part of a series.
How about me? Check out the screenshot below. And I'm not even running anything special at the moment and it's only a bit over 2 days since reboot.
I don't get what the Page ins and outs and most of the other values mean or how to interpret them.
Edit: Oh, and I'm running a 2010 2.4 GHz 13" MBP.
I don't get what the Page ins and outs and most of the other values mean or how to interpret them.
Edit: Oh, and I'm running a 2010 2.4 GHz 13" MBP.
I'm going to thread jack a necropost thread for the sake of saving the bandwidth wasted making a new thread. I video edit, encode videos and almost always multi task and my page outs are crazy at times. I've seen my RAM free drop to 0 at times. I was thinking of going to 6GB's before going all the way to 8...sounds stupid I know but that's my plan...would Final Cut Pro X recognize 6gigs with a 64bit processor? Or would I need all 8?
EDIT: Attachment below shows what final cut pro does...I think I was exporting H.264 granted but it was only 720p...and about 12 minutes of it..
EDIT: Attachment below shows what final cut pro does...I think I was exporting H.264 granted but it was only 720p...and about 12 minutes of it..
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FCP X can recognise 6GB, even 8GB, but how much it uses depends on the project, thus 8GB might be even better.
How much RAM does take FCP X on your machine?
I put an attachment in my post with the edit so check that out. But usually it takes 1.5-2.7GB's of RAM. People seam to think 8Gigs would be overkill for me but I'll tell you even working off a RAID array with everything already transcoded to Apple Prores 422 LT I'll get beach balls. I understand the Core 2 Duo isn't the best but I mean come on working with standard def stuff gets slow sometimes!