The Decider - MBP 2.5GHz - 4GB memory!?

Hi there,

Im from the UK and i am looking into buying the new MBP 2.5Ghz. Its costs around £1.7K here. However, im an experienced XP user but i have been looking into the whole OSX scene. From what i have read, the Mac whips the XP unless you want gaming...which is what a PS3 is for!

Anyway, if i buy the macbook pro i will get it with 2GB memory. Does anybody know how many slots are avaliable? i.e. 2x2GB or 4x1GB? No where/one seems to know?!

Please help me out,

Cheers Curly

I'm pretty sure it is 2 slots.

So it contains 2x1gb.

So if you wanted to upgrade = 2x2gb

Best,
-AC

oh rite, cheers mate, like i said new to this side of the computing world!

Yep. Like AConfire said; it has 2 slots and maxes out at 4GB (2x2GB) of DDR2 667 (PC2 5300). If you shop around you be able to find a pretty good deal on a memory kit.

Thanks, i will do, should be a pretty fast system!

Even with 2 gigs, it's plenty fast!

I think we can see the 2 RAM slots here:
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3240&p=2

and here http://www.anandtech.com/GalleryImage.aspx?id=868
reagards,
Tex

Why going all out on your first Mac? What happens if you don't like OSX?

I wouldn't say OSX whips XP. They are designed differently. Each has its own issues. It should be about which one can do the most for you.

bryphotoguy said:

Why going all out on your first Mac? What happens if you don't like OSX?

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Well I'm also soon switching to a MBP and If I hate OSX, well ... BootCamp will be my friend

T.

Tex-Twil said:

Well I'm also soon switching to a MBP and If I hate OSX, well ... BootCamp will be my friend

T.

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Windows on a laptop designed for Windows will run better than a Mac running Windows. It's not as fool proof as it sounds/ seems. Just check the Windows/ Other OS' forum. There are quite a bit of compatibility issues.

I think bry might be overstating things a little, but he kinda has a point. The regular MacBook is fine for most people; the MacBook Pro is really designed for digital artists who need to work on the move.

Saying that, the MBP is a great machine, and if you've decided it's the right one for you, who are we to tell you otherwise?

Levi said:

I think bry might be overstating things a little, but he kinda has a point.

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$2000-$3000 is a lot of money for a computer, no matter what your plan is to do with it. If the OP has NEVER used OS X, spending that much just to run OS X because it "whips" XP is ridiculous.
My point is, the OP should question his motives before buying any Mac. Macs and OS X are not for everyone. If they were, everyone would own a Mac and OS X and it would do most everything better than Windows or a PC.
Good point though. It's not my money to spend and all offer is my opinion.