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badboyben3000
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Hi there,
Looking for my first mac and the new macbooks look fantastic.
However, when I go to configure one the memory options list 1gb as either the 'standard' single stick, or 2 x 512mb sticks.
The double stick method is about £70 cheaper.... I'm no RAM expert but I thought I remember seeing about 'dual channel' memory or something..... and that running two smaller sticks was actually faster than a larger single stick?
Any decent performance gains either way or a good way to bag the £70?
Also, would opting for the 7200 rpm drive provide any noticeable speed difference over the 5400 rpm? (I'm looking at the 100gb drive).
Cheers for your help guys,
Ben
Looking for my first mac and the new macbooks look fantastic.
However, when I go to configure one the memory options list 1gb as either the 'standard' single stick, or 2 x 512mb sticks.
The double stick method is about £70 cheaper.... I'm no RAM expert but I thought I remember seeing about 'dual channel' memory or something..... and that running two smaller sticks was actually faster than a larger single stick?
Any decent performance gains either way or a good way to bag the £70?
Also, would opting for the 7200 rpm drive provide any noticeable speed difference over the 5400 rpm? (I'm looking at the 100gb drive).
Cheers for your help guys,
Ben