macbook pro ram upgrade

[perlsyntax]

Does it matter if i have 4gb of ram for programming or should i upgrade to 16gb I found it for $134.00 on amazon?

 

[Zerka]

Does it matter if i have 4gb of ram for programming or should i upgrade to 16gb I found it for $134.00 on amazon?

I'd get the 16 GB if your budget allows. Not only will 4 GB get tiresome after awhile, you'll need more for the future. With more demanding OSs and apps, you'll be glad if you go for the 16 GB.

 

[saturnotaku]

This is, of course, assuming you have a MacBook Pro whose RAM can be upgraded. This is not possible on models with the Retina display.

 

[brdeveloper]

Does it matter if i have 4gb of ram for programming or should i upgrade to 16gb I found it for $134.00 on amazon?

Some Macs don't accept 16GB. It depends of your programming environment. Eclipse loves doing I/O everytime, so RAM may not help too much. If you like doing experiences, you could set up a RAM cache on your 16GB, so maybe you could get a real improvement using Eclipse. However, Eclipse breaks so easily when you corrupt data, so I don't know if this could be a good thing.

However, if your code needs allocating a lot of RAM, then memory actually helps.

 

[perlsyntax]

I was talking about mac os x and iPhone programming.I was told 4gb was good for that but someone told me that be to slow on a i5.

 

[leman]

I'd suggest 8GB at least nowadays.

 

[perlsyntax]

thanks

 

[darmr]

I upgraded from 4 to 8GB and it was one of the best buys I made for the MacBook Pro.

 

[maflynn]

4GB is a little tight now a days. It should work, but does it set you up for the future? No, I'd opt for 8GB.

 

[snaky69]

I was talking about mac os x and iPhone programming.I was told 4gb was good for that but someone told me that be to slow on a i5.

It's all relative, depending on what you do. 4GB is plenty for a lot of folks, for others it's unbearably slow.