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    Gigs or Ram, Parallels follow-up

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by diver110, Jun 1, 2007.

  1. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    Is 2 gigs enough to run parallels optimally? Someone one told me to consider 3 gigs.

    If you get a Macbook with one gig, that is going to be 2 512's right? So you have to replace them both to get the maximum, or 2 gigs?
     
    diver110, Jun 1, 2007
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    More memory is always better when considering virtual environments ... I think that 2 GB should run things well--depending on what applications you are running in Windows/Linux.

    A macbook with 1GB is most likely 2x512 so, yes, you would have to replace both to get the maximum-check apple's site for details.
     
    vespoli, Jun 1, 2007
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  3. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, it is 2x512. Two gigs will run Parallels well, of course three would be better, but 2 is enough.
     
    cashmonee, Jun 1, 2007
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  4. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    He said it all there, and as vespoli said more memory is always better when considering virtual environemnts so yeh do PM me if you need to.
     
    mattireland, Jun 1, 2007
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  5. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    The Macbook non-Pro can officially support 2GB anyway. There have been compatibility issues using 3GB on the Macbook.
     
    sp00n, Jun 1, 2007
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