Macbook pro RAM

kungfupanda 2 · Post by **kungfupanda 2** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:40 pm

Just a quick question

I'm planning on buying a 13" macbook pro for college and music production/playing. Will the standard 4 GB be enough for optimum ableton performance or should i upgrade it to 8GB for an extra 200 quid?

Also would a 13" screen be big enough for using it in live performances andthat kind of thing?

Thanks in advance for your help

siliconarc · Post by **siliconarc** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:46 pm

£200 !? is that apple's price for 8gb?
i have the april 2011 i7 mbp. came with 4gb which was fine, but i figured that ram was so cheap at the moment, i bought 8gb corsair ram for £35. it's now £30:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002YUF8ZG

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:55 pm

4GB will be fine for now, you can always upgrade later if you find you need it. NEVER buy ram from Apple, it's way too expensive.

strode420 · Post by **strode420** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:43 pm

what Tarekith said. Buying ram from Apple is basically like lighting a couple large bills on fire.

Upgrade to 8gb when you feel the need (or 16gb if you want, the newer mbp's can unofficially take 16gb)

synnack · Post by **synnack** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:03 pm

I was complaining the other day my studio MBP was too slow for video editing. Then i realized it only had 2gb of RAM in it.

4GB is plenty.

jimmynitcher · Post by **jimmynitcher** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:08 pm

I got 8 after having 2 for £30 from Crucial and I notice a big difference, very nice.
But I am on a 2009 MBpro...

zigzag · Post by **zigzag** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:57 pm

note that if you will be on Lion, you need the 8Gb. I don't know why but the deallocation of memory when performing certain tasks within that OS isn't managed very well. There's times when I had only a handful of light apps running after having done browsing and quit that I was left with less than 1 Gb. Upgrade yourself to 8 as the others said.

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:17 pm

It is ridiculous not to upgrade considering current prices (paid 30 or 40 Euro for 8Gb) there is noticeable difference compared to 4Gb.

kungfupanda 2 · Post by **kungfupanda 2** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:45 pm

Cheers for the help guys! I think i'll get ordering now and get that Corsair 8GB RAM too. Is it easy to set up the new RAM for someone who isn't very technical..?

strode420 · Post by **strode420** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:27 pm

It's cake.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1270

Ill Frequencies · Post by **Ill Frequencies** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:47 am

I am looking at upgrading my ram from 4 to 8.
Is it ok to just get 1x4gb unit and put it in or is it recommended to get 2x4gb units so they are the same and not use the old one? So what I am saying is if all the specs are the same it shouldn't really matter should it?

EDIT: Ok just realised I am currently running 2x2gb units, not 1x4gb :p

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