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mbp today: ram & SL

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G0meZ

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if I buy a standard mbp today,

- does it come with 1x4gb or 2x2gb ram modules?

- does it run fine with an original SL dvd?
 
1. 2x 2gb

2. No, because the original SL DVD doesn't have a lot of drivers introduced with the new MBPs. You will need to install SL and 10.6.7 combo updater another way (connecting to another Mac is a good bet.)
 
gullySn0wCat said:
1. 2x 2gb

2. No, because the original SL DVD doesn't have a lot of drivers introduced with the new MBPs. You will need to install SL and 10.6.7 combo updater another way (connecting to another Mac is a good bet.)
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not sure i understand...like set up another, older machine with the latest SL and then clone it onto the mbp?
 
2011 MBPs won't even boot with anything less than the special version of 10.6.6 that they came with. 10.6.7 is the first official release with the required drivers in it.
 
10.6.6 update (Jan 2011)

10.6.6 MBP 2011 build (MBPs released Feb 2011)

10.6.7 (end of March 2011)

So yeah, that makes sense :)
 
Replaced the stock RAM that came with my MBP '11 with 8GB the other day. It came with 2 sticks of 2GB. It may seem like another cost-cutting measure by Apple, but the performance is improved by 2 sticks of 2.
 
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