Early 2008 MBP with 6GB RAM

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So I took the chance, ordered a 4GB DDR2 800 dimm. My MacBookPro 4,1 takes DDR2 667, but buying 800mhz RAM was so that I could shove it in the EeePC in case it fails on the Mac. It also only takes 4GB, officially.

Well, it works just fine on the MBP. I ran Memtest86+ off an Ubuntu CD, it completed normally. Booted into OSX and everything seems normal. I've been on it for a few hours now, and all is fine.

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The big difference, and the reason why I did this, is Aperture. I've been hammering it for the last hour, and I haven't pushed into swap yet, despite having a bunch of other things open too.

So it looks like I'm set for at least another year or two. :D
 
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You've inspired me to put 8gb in mine. :)
 
I have read a few articles saying the system might get a little unstable at 6 and 4 might be the optimal way to run the machine...
 
Synaesthesia said:
What's better, lots of RAM or an SSD? Or both?
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There's no doubt in my mind that an SSD will give a major performance boost but RAM will probably give you the best return on your money, at least until the SSD prices drop dramatically.
 
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