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2 GB of RAM and the same ol' C2D?
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I just don't understand the 2GB of RAM in 2010. That was the fundamental reason that stopped me from buying the previous MBA. It may be fine for just running the OS X, but I need to run Win 7 in VM. Maybe this would still work because it would be cached to flash storage? Anyway, for me this is a bummer.
Just noticed that it can go up to 4GB. That's better, but really the least amount that I was hoping for.
Just noticed that it can go up to 4GB. That's better, but really the least amount that I was hoping for.
Not the same C2D on the smaller one. A slower C2D with slower front side bus ( 800 vs old 1066) , 1/2 the L3 cache ( 3MB instead of 6MB ) , and lower clock speed. It comes in at 10W instead of 17W. However, they have definitely given up performance to get back that 7W . It costs less too so that's where subset of price reduction from.
That is exactly why some will still buy the MacBook even though the price is the same $999. ( more screen , better processor , traded for reasonable amount of weight. )