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    MBP 4GB RAM upgrade

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by codeoverride, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    I just upgraded my MBP to 4GB from Crucial.

    This is what my "about this mac" looks like now:
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    I forgot to check what it looked like prior to my upgrade. It's probably silly but I just want to make sure that everything matches up. Can someone with a factory default 2.2GHz MBP confirm that it also reads 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM? Thanks! :)

    Just as a side note. The original RAM was Samsung. This one says Crucial on one side and has an M logo on the other side. Not sure what brand it is.
     
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Colton, Jun 4, 2009
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  3. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for that Colton :)

    Thought this was kind of interesting. I launched the same programs and documents with 2GB and then with 4GB for a comparison:

    2GB
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    4GB
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    Before installing the 4GB I was wondering if maybe the OS just used as much RAM as possible for each program and kind of maxed it out but that doesn't seem to be the case (although notice that a big chunk of that 2GB was blue or "inactive").

    Unfortunately it doesn't make my HD Youtube videos any faster. That seems to be a problem with CPU/flash compatibility (it goes crazy according to the activity monitor). I hope that Apple/Adobe address this soon.
     
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  4. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    No problem, codeoveride! Glad I could help! :)

    The RAM will only have a minimal slice of the pie when it comes to YouTube videos. That mainly relies on your CPU power. ;)
     
    Colton, Jun 4, 2009
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