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Should I double the ram on my new Macbook Pro?
Just got the 2.66ghz i7 Macbook pro 17″ to replace my two year old iMac 2.8ghz C2D.
Thinking of doubling my ram from 4gb to 8gb. Checking prices online it’s looking to cost about 200 dollars to upgrade. Should I do it?
Currently I’m rendering in AE without multiprocessing; the system chokes trying to do anything else, and the speed difference isn’t all that much.
By doubling the ram, what kind of performance boost can I look forward to? Would I be able to both enable multiprocessing while still having hte machine usable, while seeing rendering speed boosts?
Obviously the macbook wasn’t chump change, so everything from this point forward I’m even more sensitive to price.
Arvin Bautista
Greasy Pig Studios
Los Angeles, CA
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So that makes this interesting. It’s a macbook pro, so it can’t fit more than 8gb of ram inside (2x4gb sticks). It’s theoretically possible, but I haven’t found anybody who’s done it. Besides, that’s probably way too far out of my price range right now.
So the question remains: if I can only upgrade to 8gb of RAM, is it worth it at all to upgrade, or am I basically just wasting money?
Arvin Bautista
Greasy Pig Studios
Los Angeles, CA
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[Arvin Bautista] “So the question remains: if I can only upgrade to 8gb of RAM, is it worth it at all to upgrade, or am I basically just wasting money?”
I’ve got 8GB of RAM in my MacBook Pro — I think it’s well worth the money. I do sometimes use multiprocessing when I think that RAM usage during render will be relatively light. On more complex pieces when I keep multiprocessing off, it’s still nice to have the extra RAM for longer previews or keeping other apps open.
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