Hello everybody Gordon has just finished upgrading his 2.26 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009) MacBook Pro from 4 to 8GB of RAM, courtesy of the very reasonable memory prices at Crucial.com. So we put it to the test to see if there was any difference that was noticeable between how it performed with 4GB and how it now does with 8GB.
We started first opening several applications at once, all using full screen mode under Lion. Previously when we did this, we would notice some jitter. Well I say we, I should say I. But VoiceOver would also stammer and stutter quite a lot in those circumstances. (We;re using the iVox voices). Now, however, with 8GB of physical RAM, the entire process is slick and smooth. Even Rachel didn't stammer and stutter as she usually does when we tried this experiment. So my conclusion is that the upgrade is very well worth while as long as you get the correct memory for your device. Actually the 1067 MHZ PC3 DDR3 memory that our 13-Inch MacBook Pro uses is quite a bit cheaper at Crucial than the latest 1333 MHZ RAM is; I know that because I bought some of the faster memory earlier this week for one of our servers. So in summary, I now agree with those who advocate that the more memory you have, (although there must be a ceiling beyond which further upgrades are pointless), the better. I personally can tell the difference between how our machine was and how it is now. We are expecting delivery of a new 17-inch machine from Gordon's work place shortly. That one has 8GB of RAM and an Intel I7 quad core processor which, I think, runs at 2.7 GHZ. So it will be interesting to see the performance difference there. Lynne <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
