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512 mb ram to 2 gig worth upgrade?

post #1 of 32
9/15/06 at 2:25am
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Now i dont do much with my mac other than school work, but sometimes with internet and word open, if i go to open another app. its very slow, and will remain so for a lil while. If i upgraded to 2 gigs would it be a noticeable difference? I have apple care so if i was to break it i would have to swap out my memory upgrades. Would 1 gig give me the same difference?
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post #2 of 32
9/15/06 at 2:32am
You might not need 2, but 1 should make things smoother. Don't forget, however, that Word will be slow until the Universal version comes out sometime next year.
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post #3 of 32
9/15/06 at 3:04am
2 gig is bliss.
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post #4 of 32
9/15/06 at 3:14am
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how hard would it be to pull them out if i ever needed to get it for warranty work?
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post #5 of 32
9/15/06 at 4:49am
pop a few screws and you are all set, and it does not void your warranty to replace it anyways.
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post #6 of 32
9/15/06 at 5:56pm
just buy a gig stick. dont waste your money right now on 2x1gb, you dont/wont need it.

i have 1.25gb 667 and it works fine. i only use about 600mb at a time anyways.
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post #7 of 32
9/16/06 at 1:08am
i don't know what the hell is apple thinking only putting 512 ram on the standard macbook. I'm a first time mac user and when only using firefox, theres like only 50mb left. Just opening firefox alone!!! 1gb should be enough
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post #8 of 32
9/16/06 at 2:25am
That sounds unusual.

On my MBP, with Safari and Mail running I use 230.64MB of active and 120.24 of Wired. Check to see what else is running in the background using Activity Monitor.
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post #9 of 32
9/16/06 at 9:13pm
when nothing is running, it only has 145mb of free space. Well only the finder and dashboard are running.
I can't find where to download activity monitor.
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post #10 of 32
9/17/06 at 1:02am
Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor
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post #11 of 32
9/17/06 at 1:29am
Do you intend to use Parallels? If so, then 2GB will be quite handy. 1GB for OSX, 1GB for Windows.
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post #12 of 32
9/17/06 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by Kakaze
Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor
lol....still a mac noob. loving it though. wish there were more apps that support macs. well, firefox is using around 80mb, kernel_task is using up around 50mb(don't know what that is), and windowserver around 30mb. Thats about it. other small amount are widgets.
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post #13 of 32
9/18/06 at 1:05am
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can someone post a website that will sell 2 gigs or 1 gig at 667 for my teh new macbook?
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post #14 of 32
9/18/06 at 1:20am
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Originally Posted by apg96
can someone post a website that will sell 2 gigs or 1 gig at 667 for my teh new macbook?
http://www.newegg.com

Specifically:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...NE&N=0&Ntk=all
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post #15 of 32
9/18/06 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by Bateau

I highly recommend newegg as well. However, the specific link above referenced the wrong memory! That's 533MHz DDR2 and will operate slower than the desired speed. For the Macbook and Macbook Pro, we all want 667MHz DDR2. 200pin SO-DIMM PC2-5300.

The correct specific link would be: PC2-5200 notebook RAM at newegg
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post #16 of 32
9/18/06 at 4:01am
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any brand that i should go with? Kingston, or edge tech?
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post #17 of 32
9/18/06 at 4:59am
whatever has good reviews from macbook users.
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post #18 of 32
9/18/06 at 10:36am
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Originally Posted by apg96
any brand that i should go with? Kingston, or edge tech?
lot's of folks over at macrumor's forums have tried G.Skill and said that it works quite well black macbook ram article
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post #19 of 32
9/18/06 at 12:13pm
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Originally Posted by AppliedVisual
I highly recommend newegg as well. However, the specific link above referenced the wrong memory! That's 533MHz DDR2 and will operate slower than the desired speed. For the Macbook and Macbook Pro, we all want 667MHz DDR2. 200pin SO-DIMM PC2-5300.

The correct specific link would be: PC2-5200 notebook RAM at newegg


i disagree totally. 533/667 have little to know difference between them.

get either theyll both perform the same. tech just hasnt enabled 667 to use itself better than 533.
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post #20 of 32
9/18/06 at 12:32pm
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Originally Posted by kgeier82
i disagree totally. 533/667 have little to know difference between them.

get either theyll both perform the same. tech just hasnt enabled 667 to use itself better than 533.

...Not sure where you got that information, but on large-move memory operations and high-bandwidth situations, there's a clear difference. After all, the base rate is 66MHz higher and both the CPU and system memory bus in the macbook, iMac as well as other Intel 9x5 chipset systems, exceeds that of the RAM -- so the RAM can become a bottleneck under intensive CPU <-> RAM operations. Not to mention the 667MHz / 333MHz base, syncs properly with the CPU bus and helps releive cache load in those memory intensive tasks.

Running Word, Xcel, Safari, Mail, or just playing back movies on YouTube won't stress your system and you'll never notice a difference or care. Video encoding/editing, 3D rendering, large database sorts, etc... The difference is apparent.

Either way, not buying the 667MHz is somewhat foolish based on price alone... It's the same price, if not cheaper as it's currently produced in higher volume due to demand.

I'm getting dejavu typing this... Probably because the net was riddled with these same forms of discussions last time around with PC-2700 vs. PC-3200 DDR.
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