I was looking at the mac pro, and it's $9000 for 32 gbs of ram. Does the mac pro work best with ram from apple or will any ram be the same? Could I order 32 gbs from newegg and put it in the mac pro without any problems? The thought of a computer with dual 3.2 ghz cards and 32 gbs of ram makes me salivate![]()
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There is nothing special about Apple "certified" RAM (aside from the fact that its a marketing scam), it is all the same as long as you buy RAM according to your computer's specs.
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And what exactly would you use those 32GB RAM for?
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also,wait a little,since their are going to refresh mac pro this month
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Apple is well known for selling laptops at reasonably competitive prices but overpricing their upgrades like hell.
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fastrandstrongr Notebook Evangelist
i think apple might use ecc/fully-buffered ram in its mac pro, which tends to be a bit more expensive.
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well I wouldnt need to upgrade my computer for the rest of my life, and it'll play every game forever!
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You can upgrade for much cheaper via macsales.com.
$1200 for 32GB.
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The Mac Pro is for people who actually do serious work. Not just "games." This uses more expensive workstation class motherboards, memory, etc.
It would be cheaper and better to buy a tricked out PC desktop to play video games. Look at my PC desktop in my sig, much cheaper than a Mac Pro. -
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If by forever, you mean like 5 years... It doesn't really matter how much money you invest in a computer as its value will decrease rapidly with time due to the rate computers keep getting faster. Typically, the more you spend, you get less bang for your buck. -
That is why I bought a laptop from the Dell business line. -
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my dell brought too many problems with it!
Anyway,lately I am not pleased with apple either...they act like a spoiled child
give us back the proper "apple"! -
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All that RAM is for Virtual Machines or rendering 3D, rendering video or doing audio with virtual instruments. Personally I spend most of my time in a web browser or in terminal. I could probably get away with 512mb on my macbook pro LOL
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i wanted to use vista through parallels but the machine has noticeable lag. therefore i bought a 4gb kit. If you will be running virtual machines, then i recommend 4gb ram. i run parallels so that i can keep the battery life os x offers. and be able to use vista at the same time for porgramming.
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With most computers that you buy on the bargain shelf, they are far outdated when you buy them, and require upgrades more often, until two years later you buy another one.
Now... I just have to wait for Nehelem processors to become cheap. (I do wonder though, since Intel's HQ is a mile away, and Nehelem Bay is not far away either, if that is what they named it after...) -
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Instead of 32 gigs of ram... How about 16 with a quad core processor? You said you'd be drooling over a dual core? But really, I see more use for a quad core and half that amount of ram.
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Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by BlackMac, Mar 2, 2009.