Help me with spec for Macbook Pro order

Mr_Toad

shortchanged wrote: »

I know you can't upgrade the RAM on Macs but would you be paying even more than you already should be.

Who told you that?

You can upgrade the RAM in the iMac, the MacBook Pro and the MacBook, and guess what? They use the same memory modules as many other laptops.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270

The MacBook Air is somewhat different, to get them to be as slim as they are the memory is soldered directly to the motherboard and can't be upgraded something other manufacturers do on their slim, light models.

teffers

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Who told you that?

You can upgrade the RAM in the iMac, the MacBook Pro and the MacBook, and guess what? They use the same memory modules as many other laptops.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270

The MacBook Air is somewhat different, to get them to be as slim as they are the memory is soldered directly to the motherboard and can't be upgraded something other manufacturers do on their slim, light models.

Just to clarify things; The new 2014 Macbook Pro 15" has Ram DIMMS soldered to the mainboard and comes with a new base spec of 16Gb.

http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-mac/macbook-pro

Mr_Toad

teffers wrote: »

Just to clarify things; The new 2014 Macbook Pro 15" has Ram DIMMS soldered to the mainboard and comes with a new base spec of 16Gb.

http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-mac/macbook-pro

Thanks, didn't know that, the link I posted only went up to 2012.

teffers

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Thanks, didn't know that, the link I posted only went up to 2012.

No worries Mr_Toad

I was thinking about picking one up from the states last month when on holiday but my Macbook Air is only just a year old and I just couldn't justify it :money:

I think the 13" Pro 8GB Retina c/w with a nice high spec DELL 24" Full HD monitor would be awesome for the OP's critera.

almillar

Just to clarify a bit further - the price you pay for the extreme thin-ness of the MacBook Air and the RETINA Macbook Pros (as in the ones without DVD drives) is that the RAM is part of the motherboard and not replaceable. There's also not a standard RAM or SATA SSD, so treat the SSD as permanent or at least extremely difficult to replace.
Therefore in this case it does pay to futureproof yourself a bit more...

Moneymaker

teffers wrote: »

Just to clarify things; The new 2014 Macbook Pro 15" has Ram DIMMS soldered to the mainboard and comes with a new base spec of 16Gb.

But 16Gb is only 4GB. That's not enough.

Edit: I see you miscopied it. It is actually 16GB.

shortchanged_2

almillar wrote: »

Just to clarify a bit further - the price you pay for the extreme thin-ness of the MacBook Air and the RETINA Macbook Pros (as in the ones without DVD drives) is that the RAM is part of the motherboard and not replaceable. There's also not a standard RAM or SATA SSD, so treat the SSD as permanent or at least extremely difficult to replace.
Therefore in this case it does pay to futureproof yourself a bit more...

In other words apple want you to buy the even more expensive product to future proof it. Clever old apple.

shortchanged_2

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Who told you that?

You can upgrade the RAM in the iMac, the MacBook Pro and the MacBook, and guess what? They use the same memory modules as many other laptops.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270

The MacBook Air is somewhat different, to get them to be as slim as they are the memory is soldered directly to the motherboard and can't be upgraded something other manufacturers do on their slim, light models.

Sorry I meant to say macbooks and as stated in my previous post it is on the 2013 models and later.

Nada666

Even some of the current iMacs no longer have accessible RAM.

wba31

8Gb of RAM will be more than enough for what you are doing, but you may end up wanting to do more.
My 2013 iMac has 8gb RAM and is fine running like that.

If you are going to put it on a desk do you need a MacBook? or do you need it to be mobile too?