New MBP 15" - 2 questions

[udflyer]

1. This thing is sweeeeeeeeeeet ! and fast!

2. Bought from Apple Store , factory sealed and my battery cycle count was 2 already ? Is this normal ? Previous Macs I bought have always been zero. Anyone else run into this ?

3. Going to buy 8 Gig of memory from Crucial, any issues there ?
8GB Kit (4GBx2)
DDR3 PC3-10600 • CL=9 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1333 • 1.5V • 512Meg x 64 • • Part #: CT1895141

Thanks Everyone!

Flyer.

 

[soco]

1. This thing is sweeeeeeeeeeet ! and fast!

2. Bought from Apple Store , factory sealed and my battery cycle count was 2 already ? Is this normal ? Previous Macs I bought have always been zero. Anyone else run into this ?

3. Going to buy 8 Gig of memory from Crucial, any issues there ?
8GB Kit (4GBx2)
DDR3 PC3-10600 • CL=9 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1333 • 1.5V • 512Meg x 64 • • Part #: CT1895141

Thanks Everyone!

Flyer.

Definitely calibrate the battery first. Should always do this when you buy a new MBP.

The memory thing is up to you, but my best friend has this RAM and it's perfectly fine. Never has any issues.

Congrats on the purchase

 

[ratzzo]

It's normal, calibrate the battery.

Crucial make good RAM, but remember the newer model MBPs allow 1666MHz RAM (perhaps you might want that instead if you weren't aware)

 

[udflyer]

Thanks All.

I still do not understand why the battery would have been thru 2 cycles ? Do they actually test these ?

 

[MacGeek87]

Crucial is great. Their Memory Scanner is very helpful.

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/MacOS.aspx

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks All.

I still do not understand why the battery would have been thru 2 cycles ? Do they actually test these ?

Yes, sometimes they do. It's nothing to worry about. This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

 

[Daniel97]

but remember the newer model MBPs allow 1666MHz RAM (perhaps you might want that instead if you weren't aware)

Really?!?

 

[udflyer]

Thanks again everyone.

Memory is on its way

BTW - I am using Visual Studio 2010 (Winforms and ASP.NET in C#) in a VMWARE VM.

Seems like VMWARE Fusion is the best for this.

Anyone have results that show Parallels as better for dev on windows in VM ?

 

[RedRaven571]

... but remember the newer model MBPs allow 1666MHz RAM (perhaps you might want that instead if you weren't aware)

From Apple support website:

Applicable models
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

Memory specifications
These MacBook Pro models have these memory specifications:

Number of memory slots 2
Base memory 4 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
Memory card specifications - Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
- 67.6mm x 30mm (1.18 inch)
- 2 GB or 4 GB
- 204-pin
- PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 MHz type RAM
Additional notes For best performance, fill both memory slots, installing an equal memory module in each slot.