2GB vs 4GB - when needed?

[Scottsdale]

I know, but my thinking, always buy the most RAM you can afford, and For $100, go for it, you'll thank me later

Have to agree, and the biggest thing many forget is that while 2GB of RAM seems sufficient now, LION is just around the corner. The easiest thing to improve the usable life of the MBA is to upgrade the RAM. I would say it will take it from two years and definitely be stuck at Lion with only 2GB RAM. With 4GB RAM, it will be marching years into the future with probably five useful years or more. With Lion so close to being released, it is almost ridiculous that Apple hasn't moved these to 4GB RAM standard... and I do expect that with the update whether it's in June of 2011 or June 2012.

 

[AWallen90]

Last consecutive post I promise.

I know a few people who recently bought the new MBA's at Best Buy and were told that they needn't worry about upgrading the ram when they buy it because it can be upgraded later. What makes this worse is I used to work at Best Buy and know the guy that told them false information. He is a fairly arrogant person. I will be returning with one of the guys that was told this and seeing what Best Buy will do to compensate him for what I will try to prove is a loss to him and to the future value of the MBA.

 

[DarwinOSX]

You really want 4 GB for just about any use. It makes no sense to me at all that Apple even ships a 2GB laptop.

 

[japasneezemonk]

If your that worried about ram, then just get an MBP.