T taskmanager macrumors regular Original poster Jan 12, 2009 145 0 Mar 11, 2011 #1 Just upgraded my pro to 8gb of ram. Now I should be able to run all my vm's without any lag. The battery life of this is much better than my HP.
Just upgraded my pro to 8gb of ram. Now I should be able to run all my vm's without any lag. The battery life of this is much better than my HP.
Pentad macrumors 6502a Nov 26, 2003 986 99 Indiana Mar 11, 2011 #2 Congrats! 4gb is just too weak to handle VMs. 8gb is wonderful! If 16gb was closer to $800 I would actually upgrade (that is what I paid for 8gb on my 2k9 MBP) since its very important for my work. Again, congrats! -P
Congrats! 4gb is just too weak to handle VMs. 8gb is wonderful! If 16gb was closer to $800 I would actually upgrade (that is what I paid for 8gb on my 2k9 MBP) since its very important for my work. Again, congrats! -P
J Jaimi macrumors regular Jul 22, 2009 135 2 Mar 11, 2011 #3 I agree - The 8GB has made a world of difference for me with VM's. My 4GB WIndows 7 VM on my MBP smokes my Thinkpad now.
I agree - The 8GB has made a world of difference for me with VM's. My 4GB WIndows 7 VM on my MBP smokes my Thinkpad now.
I iimpact macrumors newbie Feb 22, 2010 16 0 Mar 11, 2011 #4 curious, where did you get the ram from? owc?
nikhsub1 macrumors 68030 Jun 19, 2007 2,704 3,094 mmmm... jessica.'s beer... Mar 11, 2011 #5 iimpact said: curious, where did you get the ram from? owc? Click to expand... I got this from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226027
iimpact said: curious, where did you get the ram from? owc? Click to expand... I got this from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226027
H hogsrul macrumors member Feb 27, 2011 42 0 Mar 11, 2011 #6 iimpact said: curious, where did you get the ram from? owc? Click to expand... I got mine from OWC and it rocks!!
iimpact said: curious, where did you get the ram from? owc? Click to expand... I got mine from OWC and it rocks!!