fast enough?

hey

does anyone think that having 2GB of memory for the MBP is fast enough?

Personally I think it is more than enough... Even for running parallels at the same time.

Of course it depends on what you use your computer for...

It depends what applications you intend to run, and whether you will have multiple programs running at the same time.

Frankly, if I bought a MBP (which I'm planning to do when the new version is released), I would go straight to 4GB as I did on my iMac.

I've got 2GB on mine, and it's fast as lightening.

Granted, I don't use Photoshop at the same time as other programs and whatnot.

As everyone else said, fast enough for what?
What are you going to use?

Ditto
also if its just for the basic's web browsing, viewing pictures ect. then its more than enough. Photoshop and applications like that its enough but you could see a significent difference if you was to up-grade to 4GB.

id most likely be running photoshop and listenint to music in itunes while talking to people (im a pretty big multitasker)

Well I think it would be best to go with 4GB but if your struck for cash just stick with the 2GB

James- said:

Well I think it would be best to go with 4GB but if your struck for cash just stick with the 2GB

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I don't know what the price is for a 2gb kit, but for a 4gb kit it's ~$95 which is kind of affordable considering Apple sells it for $700.

I upgraded my MBP's ram (went from 2gb to 4gb) and there is a noticeable performance increase (nothing crazy). Running multipla applications at the same time is much smoother and faster. For ~$100, ram is the best upgrade there is for the MBP.

a4 abt said:

I don't know what the price is for a 2gb kit, but for a 4gb kit it's ~$95 which is kind of affordable considering Apple sells it for $700.

I upgraded my MBP's ram (went from 2gb to 4gb) and there is a noticeable performance increase (nothing crazy). Running multipla applications at the same time is much smoother and faster. For ~$100, ram is the best upgrade there is for the MBP.

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My MacBook runs fine with 2GB, and I am what you would consider a "power user". I am always running a ridiculous number of applications concurrently, and I rarely experience slowdown. In fact, I currently have Photoshop CS3, Flash CS3, Flex Builder 2, Firefox, Adium, and iTunes running.

I wonder if we are not "over rotating" on the memory question here. I have 2.5 GB of RAM in my PowerMac G5, and also a memory usage meter running in my Menu bar (MenuMeters, if any one is interested). With Photoshop CS2, Thunderbird and Safari all running at the same time, I never get more than 2/3rds or so my total memory used. My guess is that 2 GB is just fine!

Can anyone who has used their MacBook Pro with 2 GB, then upgraded to 4 GB, provide us with any insights as to whether it really gets any faster? I am dubious...