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Where can i get some MacPro RAM now?
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If they have them in immediate stock ....
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/ -- expensive
And I think DMS was another.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/ -- expensive
And I think DMS was another.
They have RAM shipping in 1-2weeks for Mac Pros. I don't think any other place has the right RAM for the Mac Pro.
but yes Macsales has RAM who knows how compatible it is thou
also datamem has some not sure about how quick you could get them thou
but yes Macsales has RAM who knows how compatible it is thou
also datamem has some not sure about how quick you could get them thou
DMS had them in stock when I bought last friday. They do overnight for $12.50.
www.datamem.com
(I have no connectionw ith DMS, I just bought my memory from them, and they shipped it fast)
Kimo
www.datamem.com
(I have no connectionw ith DMS, I just bought my memory from them, and they shipped it fast)
Kimo
topgunn said:
Yea, I think the person who made that review is on MacRumors. Remember, apple doesn't say that you need "their" memory. They provide the exact specifications on what you need. They only warn about the heatsink, as there "may" be a chance that the fans could run louder, or the memory could run slower.
Kimo
I got two x 1 gig of the Kingston FB-DIMM memory linked in the post above from newegg.com ($365 with shipping) and added it in to the 2 x 512 of Apple memory provided in the base configuration. The Kingston sticks look like Supermodels at a Jenny Craig convention in there. The system boots and runs fine but my wife is having some issues with Photoshop CS2. There is some "drag" or latency in executing some procedures in PS. We are not sure if this is a problem with the memory or perhaps with the CS2 installation. When we set up the Mac Pro we just did the firewire transfer of apps and files from her old machine, a G5 dual 2.5 AGP machine with 8 gigs of DDR400 (less than 4 hours to transfer 160 gigs which I attribute to transferring from one RAID-0 array to another). Right now it is a mixed bag. Boot time is way faster with the Mac Pro and general computing seems lightning fast but PS is only faster for some things and slower on others. Allocating additional system memory to PS helped a bit but did not cure the issue completely. We plan to do a couple things. She is going to reinstall PS fresh and see if that helps. I am then going to try it with just the 1 gig MAC memory and then with just the 2 gigs of Kingston memory and see if maybe there is a compatability issue of some sort. Any other ideas or tips? With the Kingstom memory there is no issue of noise or heat that we have been able to discern. It runs quiet cool and smooth.
Don't pay attention to free RAM. OS X taked whatever RAM is available but it is still available should another program need it. More importantly, pay attention to page outs as this is an indication of how often a program needs memory and it is not available so your computer has to dump memory to the hard drive.crazycat said:
Rememeber that Photoshop is running on top of an emulation layer so it will not be faster than her old computer on many tasks in PS. A fresh install of Photoshop might help because OS X may optimize the installation for use through Rosetta. It is worth a shot. Also, you may want to throw in a second hard drive to use as scratch. It will be much faster than using a scratch drive on the same physical disk.hwattys1 said:
Heres a transcript of a conversation with a rep at crucial about MacPro ram.
Me: I was wondering when you may have any RAM for a Mac Pro available?
Rep : One moment, please, while I review your enquiry.
Rep : Hi, I have just had a wee check for you, and regret to advise that we have no ETA for these parts at the moment. If you query is urgent we would recommend contacting Apple directly. If however you are able to wait, I reckon it will be afew more weeks before we have a full update."
Me: I was wondering when you may have any RAM for a Mac Pro available?
Rep : One moment, please, while I review your enquiry.
Rep : Hi, I have just had a wee check for you, and regret to advise that we have no ETA for these parts at the moment. If you query is urgent we would recommend contacting Apple directly. If however you are able to wait, I reckon it will be afew more weeks before we have a full update."
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Oops, I pulled the trigger on the Mac Pro thinking it would be a good machine for my wife's Photoshop work. I missed the boat badly on the whole emulation thing (Rosetta). The old dual G5 2.5 AGP with a mere two processors is much much faster. If it were only going to be 60 days or so until CS3 came out it might be a different story, but when you make a living with PS it has to be fast! We are returning it to the Mac Store in Indianapolis so if anybody out there just has to have it there will be one there tonight! The good news for everybody else is I can say the Kingston FB-DIMM memory from www.newegg.com seems to work just fine at about 60% of Apple's price.
Oops, I pulled the trigger on the Mac Pro thinking it would be a good machine for my wife's Photoshop work. I missed the boat badly on the whole emulation thing (Rosetta). The old dual G5 2.5 AGP with a mere two processors is much much faster. If it were only going to be 60 days or so until CS3 came out it might be a different story, but when you make a living with PS it has to be fast! We are returning it to the Mac Store in Indianapolis so if anybody out there just has to have it there will be one there tonight! The good news for everybody else is I can say the Kingston FB-DIMM memory from www.newegg.com seems to work just fine at about 60% of Apple's price.