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Is 4GB of Ram worth it?

I got 4 gigs for my MacBook (q4 2007) a few weeks back. Its well worth it. I got the crucial ones direct from their website. I have noticed a huge improvement. Especially with Parallels. I set XP to have 1.5GB RAM and 64MB Graphics and it works really well. No lagging at all.

Highly recommend it, especially from crucial - it took a day to arrive. (UK)
 
I've seen little difference in my day to day computing (internet, email, etc) after upgrading to 4gb. However, when it comes to intense After Effects and other renders, my computer no longer slows down during or afterward (which is why I made the upgrade).
 
Hey guys, I just want to confirm this because I am getting conflicting information. On an older MBP 17" 2.16 non SR, websites are telling me I max out at 2gb which I have but correct me if I am wrong in thinking that this MBP will address a little over 3gb if I put 4gb in there? Thanks.
 
Looks like you have a CoreDuo 2.16 which will only support 2gig (2048MB) ram.
 
i've got a 2GHZ Intel Core Duo MB running 1gb of ram. How much can my machine handle? is there somewhere I can go to find out??
 
I just ordered 4gb of ram for my macbook pro from Newegg.com

I don't really need the memory, but for $79.99 with no tax and no shipping, I figured what the hell? :)
 
ok thanks, and one more question. If I just buy one 2gig stick, can i still use my original 1 gig stick to get a total of 3gigs?
 
jinpak said:
ok thanks, and one more question. If I just buy one 2gig stick, can i still use my original 1 gig stick to get a total of 3gigs?
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Depends on the laptop you have. Tell me your laptop specs, CPU, etc..
 
djinn said:
Depends on the laptop you have. Tell me your laptop specs, CPU, etc..
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I have the latest Black Macbook with the 2.2 intel. Just tell me what company that makes ram would work best with my labtop and id appreciate it, thanks!
 
Oh cool, I just bought one of those today. You can toss the 1gig in with the 2gig but RAM Rumor has it that you would get better performance using the same amount of RAM to equal your total. I bought 4 gig of Crucial for 140.00 bucks. Granted I paid more then a lot of people on here but I like Crucial Ram.

Check out newegg.com and check on Kingston. They have some good deals for Notebook memory that is mac compatible.
 
Some people truly benefit from the RAM upgrade. For instance I'm the kind of person that runs a couple of Virtuals along with Garageband and five Firefox windows open.
 
I had no idea laptop memory was so cheap! I happen to be in Taiwan where laptop memory is made so I just walked to the shop and got some 2Gb sticks for $1450 each (about £22) and now I have 4Gb and my missus now has the 2Gb in her Windows craptop (upped from 512mb). :D

Its definitely 'snappier' ;)
 
I'm picking up a MBP next week or so. I'm going to use it for school mostly (very Windows/Linux intensive), and would be running a lot of VM. I also do a lot of creative stuff (PS, Audio stuff).

I'm just sick of being stuck using the laptop that my college MADE me purchase. I'm a Mac user at heart, and will always be.

So, my question is (which I think we all know the answer to, but there is a BUT), should I upgrade to the 4GB of RAM? I know I probably should because of all the virtual OS' that would be running (XP and Suse probably), but are these 4GB pairs for $90 reliable at all?

I'm still used to last year, when you'd pay $150 for 2GB. These prices are all shocking to me.

So, what do you guys have to say?
 
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