JM-1
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RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
#986318 - 08/05/12 12:46 PM
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desmond
Joined: 10/01/06
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: JM-1]
#986325 - 08/05/12 01:16 PM
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Easy one - just buy from Crucial, which is basically what all informed Mac people do.
I've had poor luck with other non-Crucial vendors, although this time around I got
a defective module from Crucial who replaced it immediately without question and the
replacements are fine.
Whatever you get, be sure you run thorough memory tests
when it's installed to make sure it's working ok (looking at the amount of installed
memory is not a good test) because there is nothing more annoying than random issues
caused by defective RAM.
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ConcertinaChap
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Loc: Bradford on Avon
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: JM-1]
#986369 - 08/05/12 05:01 PM
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I'd be dubious of RAM on ebay. There's a lot of fake goods of this type sold there. I
agree that Crucial are fine. I've bought from them twice for Macs without trouble. Back in
PC days I've also bought from Kingston without problem. CC
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JM-1
Joined: 30/09/07
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: JM-1]
#986373 - 08/05/12 05:31 PM
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Thanks guys for your replies - most appreciated. Crucial it is then...
Tell me
please, how much RAM will I need to run Logic Studio? I would imagine that 16GB would be
plenty, what do you think?
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desmond
Joined: 10/01/06
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: JM-1]
#986374 - 08/05/12 05:35 PM
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Logic itself will run quite comfortably in 4GB, so it really depends on what other stuff
you want to run - big instruments with libraries etc. 8GB is good, but you'll
need to be running in 64-bit mode to take advantage of it. I'd doubt you'd need 16GB
unless you are running really big large-scale orchestral mockups etc but as it's
relatively affordable these days - why not..? 
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Kwackman
Joined: 07/11/02
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Loc: Belfast
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: desmond]
#986402 - 08/05/12 07:37 PM
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Quote desmond:
Easy one - just
buy from Crucial, which is basically what all informed Mac people do..
Wot he said!
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Lukas Pearse
Joined: 02/06/06
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Loc: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Re: RAM Upgrades - are there differences between different manufacturers' RAM modules?
[Re: JM-1]
#986455 - 09/05/12 01:19 AM
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I've had good experience with Other World Computing, and know others who swear by them.
They are good at phone support too to make sure you get the right upgrades, and also do
tests on seeing what amount of RAM the machines can REALLY handle, so I've got my mac mini
running 16 GB and my older MBP running 6GB and it's pretty sweet, considering that I'd
realy pushed the limits of 4 GB.
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