First Mac

[Andrew Tarpinian]

I say get as much ram as you can afford (putting 8gig in my MBP17 was only $60, Crucial) especially on Mac as it really takes advantage of it automatically. And double especially if you are dealing with a lot of cores, you can have all the cores in the world working but if they are starving for ram then there is no point. In the 12 core MacPro I find myself wanting more than 16gig, but that's for AfterEffects stuff.

On Nov 11, 2011, at 3:20 PM, Mikael Hansson <forums at deadmengods.com> wrote:

> Got to agree with Gert here, just opening up the regular "all-day-applications" like Mail, Chrome (with half a dozen tabs), iCal, iTunes and Aperture sets me back over 4 GB.
> 
> Couple that with my virtual machine at 3GB and then I start longing for 16GB in my MBP…
> 
> /Micke
> 
> On 11 nov 2011, at 21:12, Gert van Santen wrote:
> 
>> With most things I do, I'm using several programs simultaneously. Also, software like Photoshop or any DAW software can use up a LOT of memory, especially when using samples. I have 4 GB, and it's just not enough.
>> 
>> gert
>> www.gertvansanten.nl
>> 
>> Op 11 nov. 2011 om 20:57 heeft Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> het volgende geschreven:
>> 
>>> Op 11-11-2011 18:34, Gert van Santen schreef:
>>> 
>>>> Then fill your RAM up completely (8 GB probably).
>>> 
>>> Really that much? I've got 6 GB in my Core i7 system, and I don't think I've ever come close to using it all. More memory = shorter battery life.
>>> 
>>> - Peter
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