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    Image of corradokid corradokid
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    Errr... the Mac Pros can see and use 32GB of RAM. OS X can do fine with 6GB+ of RAM.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @corradokid: Then I suppose this is mainly a hardware issue.
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    Image of Ryanraven Ryanraven
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    makes me wonder if you run just under 8 gigs what will happen. of course there really isn't a 7.5 gig stick out there is there?
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    Image of mykalt45 mykalt45
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    2 questions: Is the config on the new MBPs 2x2 or 4x1? So would buying 4 Gb stick be all you need to complete the 6 Gb setup?
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    10/31/08

    @mykalt45:


    4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB

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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    VOTE: OWC DBA macsales.com
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @discounteggroll: I didn't see a single 4GB chip on there for the Macbooks. So far they just sell equal pairs.
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    10/31/08

    @Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine:


    I think they're still baking in the oven. Should be a little while longer till they're ready.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    @Martin Crane,


    So when's that OS X update for true working 8GB support going to come, Apple?

    Two words: Snow Leopard. Don't expect any major overhauls in any of the point updates from Apple until 10.6. Leopard was made to carry people into 64-bit systems, but Leopard is essentially turning into a stopgap, as the first build of SL is already out to testers.

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    Image of daftrok daftrok
    10/31/08

    @Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine:

    I wonder if anyone else is doing that...

    [windows7news.com]
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/31/08

    @daftrok: Actually, in some ways Vista is superior to Leopard. The 64 bit version of Vista, really is 64 bit. Currently Leopard is a hybrid 32/64 bit OS.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @Lite: One notable upshot to having a hybrid disc is that having a single Leopard disc allows you to use that one copy on both 32 and 64-bit PowerPC and Intel computers in your household.
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    Image of clevin clevin
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    well, if OSX is so much more memory effective, why does it even need 6GB RAM?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @clevin: The same could be asked about the 32GB capable Mac Pro. Depends on what you do with it.
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    I did some research on unmatched RAM, the consensus was that, in every macbook pro that supports dual-channel, increased RAM always outweighed the "performance decrease", to the point where many people questioned if there really was such a decrease at all.


    Didn't you guys just write an article about how powerful firmware updates were? Is there any doubt in your minds that snow leopard (if not a future 10.5.x) will support 8gb just fine?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/31/08

    @lpranal: One would think that, but for example while early Core 2 Duo systems from Apple use a 64 bit cpu, the chipset is only a 32 bit one, so you cannot run Vista 64 (with driver support) for the most part. I have read of some people piecing the drivers together from scratch, but what a pain...
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/31/08

    @Lite: Or use more than 3 gig of ram.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    The new RAM that these notebooks use is a tad more expensive than the previous kit. A good cheap source for Mac memory is here: [eshop.macsales.com] and here, the price for the 4GB set is similar to that on the BTO options in the Apple site. I'd like to see OWC offer more than 4 gigabytes, per this news, but I don't see how most people can't manage on 4, though, 6 sounds sweet. I think even I'll do that just cuz I like to be excessive sometimes.
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    Image of Dearhaw Dearhaw
    10/31/08

    @Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine:


    I get my memory from [transintl.com] . Good prices, and good return/exchange policies.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @Dearhaw: Thanks for the site!
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    Image of Killtodie Killtodie
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    $600 for 4GB of RAM? are we talking about Apple's overpriced prices?


    I swear I saw DDR3 4gb chip for $280

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @Killtodie: It's $300 on the Apple site.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/31/08

    @Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: Woops. I read that wrong. I don't think you can actually buy a 4GB chip from Apple. You'd have to go with Newegg or something.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    10/31/08

    In reply to Confirmed: New MacBooks Support 6GB RAM
    Sorry for the stupid question, but why is it that 8gb of RAM gives OS X convulsions? I suspect the mental health industry might be very interested in the answer. I seem to recall attempts to remove 2gb of brain matter in the past to cure similar issues.
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