MacBook Air 8GB Ram worth $233 extra?

[l0gikb0mb]

Mavericks is extremely memory efficient. 4GB is more than enough. If you really needed 8GB of memory you wouldn't need to even ask, you would just get it.

I'm really interested in trying it out to see, but I just sold my MBP for the MBA.

I had a MBA around a year ago with only 4gb. I would do very basic tasks, and page out occasionally. I always thought OSX was very bad with memory usage - windows was always fine with 4gb aside from gaming.

Thanks for the help guys. I think I'll be going with 8gb as it probably will take over as my main computer down the road. I also haven't seen 8gb refurbs (unless high end models) on the Canadian refurb store ever.

 

[Spink10]

If it was the regular $100 upgrade, I'd say yea go for it even though it's not essential.

But this is a $230 difference. It's not worth it by any means to add 4GB for $230 bucks.

OP just wants reassurance that 4GB will be enough for regular usage... and yes, it is.

Truth!

 

[l0gikb0mb]

Well looks like the refurb 2013 air is gone already. Lasted a total of a day. Wow.

oh well, at least the new air is $100 cheaper than last year.

Thanks again guys.

 

[newdeal]

I got my base 13" for 1015 after tax. It was on sale, the 8gb model would have been 1354 I couldn't justify the extra $340 for the extra ram. I will just sell this computer and buy a new one when the ram is a problem in a couple of years

 

[flowrider]

To me, the answer is pretty simple. If you have a desktop machine and you do your power computing on that machine (I have a souped up Mac Pro) than for my Macbook Air needs, 4MBs is plenty.

If the Macbook Air is your only Macintosh, and you plan to do any power computing at all, then you'd want 8GBs.

If it's your only machine and you do only web surfing and word processing and the occasional spread sheet, then 4GBs is plenty.

Lou

 

[sofianito]

^^this^^

 

[old-wiz]

To me, the answer is pretty simple. If you have a desktop machine and you do your power computing on that machine (I have a souped up Mac Pro) than for my Macbook Air needs, 4MBs is plenty.

If the Macbook Air is your only Macintosh, and you plan to do any power computing at all, then you'd want 8GBs.

If it's your only machine and you do only web surfing and word processing and the occasional spread sheet, then 4GBs is plenty.

Lou

Right. I have an iMac 24" from 2008, and when it dies I'll use my new MBA (i7, 8gb, 512 ssd) as my main machine and add a monitor.

 

[flowrider]

^^^^Well, they ya go. You'll need all of your 8GBs of RAM.

Lou

 

[MBHockey]

8 GB RAM.

Anytime you buy a A Macbook (Pro, Air, etc.) you have to upgrade/have at least an 8GB RAM imo to have the full Macbook experience. With 4GB RAM it will still be smooth but it won't give you that "ooooo" factor.

I have the 2012 MBA 13" Air.

Get the 8GB ram, get the 256 SSD, and 1.8GHz.

What a gem.

You really have no idea what you're talking about, do you.

 

[Y So Jelly]

LOL. Some people would tell you to get the RAM upgrade even if it doubled the price.

 

[Buran]

If it was the regular $100 upgrade, I'd say yea go for it even though it's not essential. But this is a $230 difference. It's not worth it by any means to add 4GB for $230 bucks.

I see a price difference of $100 to bump the RAM from 4GB to 8 on the standard store and $90 on the education store on both versions of the 2013 Air. What am I missing? Or was the RAM more expensive when these were released? I ordered mine just last week from the EDU store, so I didn't check the prices earlier than that.

 

[l0gikb0mb]

I see a price difference of $100 to bump the RAM from 4GB to 8 on the standard store and $90 on the education store on both versions of the 2013 Air. What am I missing? Or was the RAM more expensive when these were released? I ordered mine just last week from the EDU store, so I didn't check the prices earlier than that.

It was the price of a base model refurb vs a new 8gb one. That's why the difference was bigger.

In the end, I went with a refurb 11". Had lots of bad luck with 3 13" build quality wise. All new too.