MattDell said:
I do realize that about the 2x 512s. Are you certain I'll need 2GB of RAM? I currently run my Powerbook G4 (867Mhz with 768MB RAM) and it's very reasonable in speed. I figured a 2.0Ghz MBP with 1GB of RAM would be cake.
Or is Rosetta really that much of a hog?
-Matt
SunBaked - But if I'm going 512mb + another 512mb installed at the Apple Store, I wouldn't have to worry about getting credit for a stick of ram, right?
Per Apple
"The 2GB option is ideal if you plan to use your system regularly for sound design, video editing, DVD authoring, animation and intensive gaming."
If you are using all Universal Binary applications, you can get by with 1 GB for now, but IF you are using PPC Pro applications, YES Rosetta really is that much of a RAM hog.
What REALLY sucks is that Apple is only charging $158.00 to upgrade an iMac
to 2 X 1GB using the same DIMMS while charging $450.00 in their notebooks.
Both machines use 667 DDR2 PC5300 SDRAM
You may even want to confront the store manager about this pricing issue.
paste from iMac RAM configuration
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB [Add $158]
3GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x2GB, 1x1GB [Add $675]
paste from Mac Book configuration
512MB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x256
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512 [Add $90]
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB [Add $450]
Even when you consider that the MacBook only ships with 512MB stock,
it's hard to justify the difference.