So I just bought my new MacBook a few days ago and just bought the base model for $999. I absolutely love it! However, the multitasking isn't that great so I decided to buy 4gb of ram and see if that helps (didn't want to go 8gb, seems like too many issues/too much money). I like to keep music playing, some internet windows open, photoshop, and some torrent stuff going simultaneously. The other thing I didn't really like was the hard drive. It's only 250GB and 5400rpm. I was thinking of taking the hard drive that I just bought for my windows laptop, a Hitachi 500gb 7200rpm drive, and putting it into the MacBook. However, after reading all kinds of noise, vibration, and battery issues people have had in various forums I decided against it. I've got 4 1TB USB drives for my work and figured I can just use those for storage. Regardless, I love my MacBook and can see myself using it for years to come!
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Just Bought a MacBook
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I'm picking up a 2010 MacBook for my daughter today. I was wondering...can I pop in a 4GB stick that I had ordered from Crucial for my mid-2010 iMac that I used to have? This particular stick is PC3-10600 DDR3, but I know this white MacBook says it takes PC3-8500 DDR3. Thanks!
I really like the MacBook white's body style and build quality. I'm not saying the MacBook pros are bad, but I didn't really like the aluminum style on them. Plus, I think it seems way more economical (in my case) to get the one I like and upgrade it to 4gb of ram. It may not be as quick, but for what I use it for, I'd probably never notice.
I'm curious what do you mean by not good at multi-tasking? I have a 2006 MBP that multi-tasks quite well unless I'm using the Apple pro-apps, or VMWare...
I too prefer the Macbook style to the current Macbook Pro style.
I too prefer the Macbook style to the current Macbook Pro style.
Since I bought it, I always have the mail app, utorrent, itunes, firefox (with at least 5-6 tabs open), and occasionally Photoshop, iPhoto, or Steam open. I also watch alot of MKV video files that are between 6gb and 10gb each. The computer got really really laggy when I had too much stuff open. That was when I had 2gb of ram, though. Since upgrading to 4, I have had no issues whatsoever and can open lots of stuff without a major slowdown. I have VMware Fusion installed with Windows 7, but I just put it on to try it out for the "cool" factor and partially because I was scared to leave my windows roots behind for my first mac.
SSD doesn't seem too economical right now as I need alot of space, so I'm thinking of upgrading it to a 500gb hard drive minimum (5400 rpm, not 7200 due to noise/vib issues I've heard about)
SSD doesn't seem too economical right now as I need alot of space, so I'm thinking of upgrading it to a 500gb hard drive minimum (5400 rpm, not 7200 due to noise/vib issues I've heard about)
I haven't noticed much of an issue with a 7200 drive.
Before you upgrade you should look into hybrid drives.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...591&cm_re=hybrid_drive-_-22-148-591-_-Product
I did try the 4GB Crucial stick in the 2010 white MacBook yesterday, but when I tried to boot, it just kept beeping. I double checked and it was seated correctly. I only had the one stick inserted and not a second stick. Maybe this type is not compatible to clock down?
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=A66A6080A5CA7304
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=A66A6080A5CA7304
I first put a 60GB SSD and moved my HD to my optibay. That made a WORLD of difference. I then went from 4-8 GB and did not see much difference at all. If you can afford the SSD I'd go for it, but the 4GB of RAM is definitely a worthwhile inexpensive upgrade.
That drive looks really sweet and a good compromise for those who don't want to put in and SSD and move the HD to the opti bay.