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Would i benefit from upgrading from 4GB to 8GB in my Uni MBP?

I use it with Logic Studio and it gets worked quite hard.
 
whats your swap, page outs page ins?
lol... They just took the ram that was in it. Didn't care or ask what it was. I could have taken out the 4gb stick and they wouldnt have noticed anyway when they replaced mine. (I just had this done)
 
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skiltrip said:
On the other hand, with the affordability of RAM these days, i.e. 8GB for under a hundred bucks, if you're getting a full on replacement for nothing
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But then you could have kept the original for 33$ instead of shelving out another 99$. ;)

And the "full replacement for nothing" usually is the very same model that you gave up unless they feel that they cannot get around giving you a more current one.

The other point is, how often does Apple do an entire replacement? I'm not challenging you, I'm actually asking, do you know? I don't.
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Whenever replacing a logic board or display fails to get an otherwise clean system running (RAM and HD checked, fresh installation of Mac OS).

It's not a nice process and you really don't want that "free" experience, because it takes up to three weeks and usually you have to turn in your original Mac *first*. Just keep the original RAM, 33$ is not worth the hassle. And you may want to sell the Mac later and keep your 8 gb anyway.
 
Timur said:
But then you could have kept the original for 33$ instead of shelving out another 99$. ;)

And the "full replacement for nothing" usually is the very same model that you gave up unless they feel that they cannot get around giving you a more current one.


Whenever replacing a logic board or display fails to get an otherwise clean system running (RAM and HD checked, fresh installation of Mac OS).

It's not a nice process and you really don't want that "free" experience, because it takes up to three weeks and usually you have to turn in your original Mac *first*. Just keep the original RAM, 33$ is not worth the hassle. And you may want to sell the Mac later and keep your 8 gb anyway.
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Fortunately, I live near an Apple store and have had 2 MBP replaced with new units. I was only without for a total of 1 hour while they transferred ALL of my data to the new MBP.
 
Timur said:
Just keep the original RAM, 33$ is not worth the hassle. And you may want to sell the Mac later and keep your 8 gb anyway.
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I am strongly considering just keeping the RAM. I mean it's $32 minus shipping i'd get back. so you figure maybe you make out with $28/$29 when all is said and done. Definitely worth it to keep spare RAM around. This new ram only has a 90 day warranty, and though I've never seen RAM "go" bad (only bad from the get-go), if it did, I'd have the backup RAM there. If one of the 4GB sticks went, I could just swap in a 2GB stick and still have 6GB of RAM and keep working normally.

I still feel like it's a killer deal to be upping my RAM to 8GB for $101 after shipping.
 
what difference is this ram really going to make tho? all i pretty much do is itunes, web, sabnzbd, youtube and some very light photoshop. i know its only $100 but will it make a dramatic improvement over the 4gb i have now? i was told getting a ssd would make a bigger improvement but the problem i have with that is this is my main machine so i have a 640gb seagate and ive considerd doing a optibay. the guys at owc recommend me 8gb ram and their 120gb ssd pro drive and said they'd overnight it free of charge if i bought both.
 
ihonda said:
what difference is this ram really going to make tho? all i pretty much do is itunes, web, sabnzbd, youtube and some very light photoshop. i know its only $100 but will it make a dramatic improvement over the 4gb i have now? i was told getting a ssd would make a bigger improvement but the problem i have with that is this is my main machine so i have a 640gb seagate and ive considerd doing a optibay. the guys at owc recommend me 8gb ram and their 120gb ssd pro drive and said they'd overnight it free of charge if i bought both.
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Big improvement if you are using all 4 gb of ram. Small to none if you arent using all the 4 gb you have now.
I use over 4 gb with adium, a basic web page or two open, and aperture.
 
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ihonda said:
what difference is this ram really going to make tho? all i pretty much do is itunes, web, sabnzbd, youtube and some very light photoshop. i know its only $100 but will it make a dramatic improvement over the 4gb i have now? i was told getting a ssd would make a bigger improvement but the problem i have with that is this is my main machine so i have a 640gb seagate and ive considerd doing a optibay. the guys at owc recommend me 8gb ram and their 120gb ssd pro drive and said they'd overnight it free of charge if i bought both.
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For you it may not make a difference. For me, doing audio production, I can easily hit the 4GB ceiling. One instance of Superior Drummer can easily be 1.5GB all by itself.
 
skiltrip said:
For you it may not make a difference. For me, doing audio production, I can easily hit the 4GB ceiling. One instance of Superior Drummer can easily be 1.5GB all by itself.
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how would i tell if i am using all 4 gb? when i open istat here is my memory

wired: 374mb
active 942mb
inactive 207mb
free 2.2gb

thats using chrome with 4 tabs (all mac rumors tabs so basic text?)
sabnzbd dl @ 1.01MB/s
skitch
itunes playing music

does that mean im using almost half my ram with just a few programs open?
 
It does sort of. Inactive ram is ram that isn't currently being used, but still has stuff in it for a program or window you have closed. Try opening what you normally have up when you work.
 
NURAM (OWC) is SDRAM and Crucial is SODDIM. Both same price.

Any difference?

Thanks!
 
guklein said:
NURAM (OWC) is SDRAM and Crucial is SODDIM. Both same price.
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SDRAM is the technology inside the RAM. SODIMM is the shape of the memory sticks. So they're basically two different things, but both are important. Note that DDR3 memory is all SDRAM unless I'm mistaken, and all ram must be SODIMM to fit in Macbook Pro.

Both should work just fine. Pick which you're more comfortable with.
 
aimbdd said:
It does sort of. Inactive ram is ram that isn't currently being used, but still has stuff in it for a program or window you have closed. Try opening what you normally have up when you work.
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thank you much, guess ill stick with 4gb because i dont really use the laptop for more then i described and i plan to sell this one (or give it to the girlfriend) when the new one comes out in 2011. just like the iphones i get a new macbook every year. :)
 
Activity monitor currently says i am using 3.3GB of memory running Logic Studio/MSN/Safari.

I do push Logic and 3rd party plug-ins a bit more on other productions though.


I have 4GB memory, worth upgrading to 8GB?
 
logicpro7 said:
Activity monitor currently says i am using 3.3GB of memory running Logic Studio/MSN/Safari.

I do push Logic and 3rd party plug-ins a bit more on other productions though.


I have 4GB memory, worth upgrading to 8GB?
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only if you want to run WIN 7 64 bit
 
logicpro7 said:
Activity monitor currently says i am using 3.3GB of memory running Logic Studio/MSN/Safari.

I do push Logic and 3rd party plug-ins a bit more on other productions though.


I have 4GB memory, worth upgrading to 8GB?
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It may not be necessary. Logic Studio uses quite a bit less RAM than I thought it would. Then again, I do not load up many plugins usually.

However, if I run a BD movie rip to my TV, I can sometimes come close to paging out even with 8 GB RAM. It may be worth it if you use your laptop for that purpose sometimes.
 
logicpro7 said:
Activity monitor currently says i am using 3.3GB of memory running Logic Studio/MSN/Safari.

I do push Logic and 3rd party plug-ins a bit more on other productions though.


I have 4GB memory, worth upgrading to 8GB?
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In this case, if it were me, I'd upgrade. I mean, you're over 75% thru your RAM in a typical session. In an atypical session you could very well hit your ceiling. If the RAM upgrade weren't so cheap, I wouldn't be so gung ho about it. I'm pretty content with my 4GB and haven't run into a problem yet. And I may never. But for the 99 bucks, it felt worth it to me so I could be a little less rigid about how I use VIs.

One thing in particular, is Superior Drummer has a cached mode to save RAM, which only loads the drums samples your session uses (into RAM). Now, this seems to be a no-brainer, why wouldn't you want to just load what you're using and not the rest of it? The problem is, they are loaded AS they are used. So you need to play your session once thru in order to load the drums you're using. When it isn't in cached mode, it loads up the whole kit in whatever preset or configuration you're using. Some presets can be 1.5GB. Some higher than that. It'd be nice to just load up a preset and not have to run thru the song once in order to load the samples. Especially if I'm auditioning different kits and presets. Perhaps this is a shortcoming of the cached mode in Superior, but having 8GB of RAM basically makes this a non-issue. That's just one example where I think it'll help me.
 
Can anyone elaborate on the difference between Wired/Active/Inactive parts of the memory?

Thanks!
 
I received the ram today. Didn't put it in yet, but I can confirm the brand is NuRam. It's in normal NuRam packaging as well.
 
Bowlerguy10 said:
Me as well, packaged very nicely. It looks quite reputable.
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What is interesting is, it seemed the difference between the NuRam and the OWC ram was the OWC ram had a lifetime warranty on it and the NuRam only had a 90 day warranty. But if you look at the back of the NuRam package it says it has a lifetime warranty.
 
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