@Th33M33 Some people have a go at me for buying Crucial Memory, they say it's too expensive. But, I have never had any issues with their memory at all through the years, so for that I am willing to pay a few extra pounds or so.
Would it be possible to add 8GB and 2GB to make 10GB of RAM? Or 8 and 4GB for 12GB? Which would be most cost effective? Or is 8GB enough to run photoshop, premier pro, ableton etc.? Thanks
@AmZPrOdUcTioNz I run Photoshop and the likes on the MBP and 8GB is more than enough for what I do. The upgrades are best done in matched pairs x2 4GB or x2 8GB, and for the cost of memory these days, I'd put in as much as you can afford. It really is well worthwhile doing.
@kenco117 NOt so much faster, but I'd say smoother, if that makes sense? The standard 4GB in the MBP is fine really, but as I'm using some heavy duty applications like FCPX and Photoshop, the extra memory means these applications have all the memory the need, and do not have to use the hard drive to cache data when the memory becomes low. Also, if you use parallels, the extra memory really does make a difference for having so many applications running at the same time.
@MrGordonian Well I'm getting the Macbook Pro to run Logic Express 9 and possibly Pro Tools sometime in the future. As well as running the internet, I'm gonna use Microsoft office for college and play musicn my spare time. I thought that this upgrade would be a good idea just to make transitions between apps etc smoother and faster.
Also, with a lot of data on the screen (music recordings etc) it may be a good idea to upgrade just to give the laptop a hand. What do you think?
@kenco117 The upgrade would be the right thing to do. The audio side alone, office and the likes can all be running at the same time and you should not experience any lag or spinning ball as the system tries to catch up and do things. And for what the upgrade costs (as long as it's not from Apple) it's a minimal expense that once done, you forget about but have all the benefit of it! You won't regret doing the upgrade.
@MrGordonian Okay, thanks for the advice. I'm gonna get the upgrade aftermarket (made by Crucial) and fit them myself once I buy my new Macbook Pro. You're the only guy that I have written to that has answered me straight, so thank you very much for your help. =) Nice vid. Keep 'em comin'!
@kenco117 Glad to have been of assistance, if you have any other questions about the Mac side etc, please feel free to drop me a line! Best of luck on the purchase and upgrade, you will love it!!!
@phenochio If you go to db.xbench.com, and in the search option, type in Gordon Keenan, and you will see results from the equipment I use. The MBP test says incomplete as the thread side testing did not seem to work under Lion. Hope the helps!
i should of used crucial, owc memory sucks period. bad quality, its not slow, its BUGGY. the os, apps and all.
Th33M33 1 month ago
@Th33M33 Some people have a go at me for buying Crucial Memory, they say it's too expensive. But, I have never had any issues with their memory at all through the years, so for that I am willing to pay a few extra pounds or so.
MrGordonian 1 month ago
@MrGordonian actually 8 gigs is cheaper from crucial i just checked, its cheaper than OWC by around 6 bucks.
Th33M33 1 month ago
Would it be possible to add 8GB and 2GB to make 10GB of RAM? Or 8 and 4GB for 12GB? Which would be most cost effective? Or is 8GB enough to run photoshop, premier pro, ableton etc.? Thanks
AmZPrOdUcTioNz 3 months ago
@AmZPrOdUcTioNz I run Photoshop and the likes on the MBP and 8GB is more than enough for what I do. The upgrades are best done in matched pairs x2 4GB or x2 8GB, and for the cost of memory these days, I'd put in as much as you can afford. It really is well worthwhile doing.
MrGordonian 3 months ago
Doers this upgrade make the Macbook run faster? Thanks
kenco117 6 months ago
@kenco117 NOt so much faster, but I'd say smoother, if that makes sense? The standard 4GB in the MBP is fine really, but as I'm using some heavy duty applications like FCPX and Photoshop, the extra memory means these applications have all the memory the need, and do not have to use the hard drive to cache data when the memory becomes low. Also, if you use parallels, the extra memory really does make a difference for having so many applications running at the same time.
MrGordonian 6 months ago
@MrGordonian Well I'm getting the Macbook Pro to run Logic Express 9 and possibly Pro Tools sometime in the future. As well as running the internet, I'm gonna use Microsoft office for college and play musicn my spare time. I thought that this upgrade would be a good idea just to make transitions between apps etc smoother and faster.
Also, with a lot of data on the screen (music recordings etc) it may be a good idea to upgrade just to give the laptop a hand. What do you think?
kenco117 6 months ago
@kenco117 The upgrade would be the right thing to do. The audio side alone, office and the likes can all be running at the same time and you should not experience any lag or spinning ball as the system tries to catch up and do things. And for what the upgrade costs (as long as it's not from Apple) it's a minimal expense that once done, you forget about but have all the benefit of it! You won't regret doing the upgrade.
MrGordonian 6 months ago
@MrGordonian Okay, thanks for the advice. I'm gonna get the upgrade aftermarket (made by Crucial) and fit them myself once I buy my new Macbook Pro. You're the only guy that I have written to that has answered me straight, so thank you very much for your help. =) Nice vid. Keep 'em comin'!
kenco117 6 months ago
@kenco117 Glad to have been of assistance, if you have any other questions about the Mac side etc, please feel free to drop me a line! Best of luck on the purchase and upgrade, you will love it!!!
MrGordonian 6 months ago
Speed test? or any test to test the 8gbmemory?
phenochio 6 months ago
@phenochio If you go to db.xbench.com, and in the search option, type in Gordon Keenan, and you will see results from the equipment I use. The MBP test says incomplete as the thread side testing did not seem to work under Lion. Hope the helps!
MrGordonian 6 months ago
oi copycat i did mine first :p lol i cant hear any hiss either but the volume is a little low had to turn the speakers up to half way :|
B0066 8 months ago
Another good video. I'm surprised they make you remove the entire bottom to get to the memory. I didn't hear any hiss in the video.
ronknights 8 months ago
Sorry about the audio quality - resampling and will fix soon.
MrGordonian 8 months ago