I was wondering if anyone bumped their ram in the new MacBook Unibody to 4gb yet? Any real change in performance you could notice?
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Did anyone bump ram to 4GB on New Unibody MacBook?
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Not really. Just a piece of mind kind of thing I guess because I dont game or anything but I recommend Crucial ram though.
Macworld benchtested 4 gigs in a 2.26 13" macbook pro and couldn't discern any performance difference. I would guess it would be the same for the macbook.
Depending on how you're using it, you may not even need it. Windows on a vm platform requires 3 gigs if you don't want to slow os x to a crawl.
Depending on how you're using it, you may not even need it. Windows on a vm platform requires 3 gigs if you don't want to slow os x to a crawl.
I agree. You may not need it today, but it is nice to know that it is there in case tomorrow you do.
I tried to upgrade the ram. Removed all the screws in the bottom panel but it did not want to release and come off. I was afraid to put too much pressure on it. Anyone done this that can offer me any advice?
Thanks. I think we figured it out from the picture they show although we haven't tried it yet. There are no screws along the side edges. That's where we could not get the case to life up. But the picture shows what appears to be two tabs that drop into two slots on either side. My guess is you have to slide your finger along them or apply enough upward pressure on the case to pop them out. Hope so anyways
Thanks. I think we figured it out from the picture they show although we haven't tried it yet. There are no screws along the side edges. That's where we could not get the case to life up. But the picture shows what appears to be two tabs that drop into two slots on either side. My guess is you have to slide your finger along them or apply enough upward pressure on the case to pop them out. Hope so anyways
Still looking for anyone who has removed the bottom panel on the new MacBook. To me it still seems to provide too much resistance along the sides. I don't want to force it and was hoping someone has done this and can offer me some insight. Thanks
I agree and I actually have the ram here. Just waiting for some advice on getting the back panel off.
Subbing, and adding a question here. I plan on picking one of these up for my wife's birthday next month. Am I reading right on the Apple site that it is pre-configured with 2 1GB DIMMS? I'm assuming this means you need to order a full 4GB to upgrade. If that's the case, it looks like Apple is charging the same as most resellers for the 4GB, $100, if you just purchase it when ordering from them? (Checked Crucial and OWC). Any comments on this, or am I looking at it wrong?
Yes, they told me $100 no labor if its done when you buy the machine and that is about what the Memory Costs from Crucial last I looked.