10-25-2013 09:15 PM
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  1. pennesmed's Avatar
    pennesmed
    Hello
    I'm thinking about buying the new rmbp but I'm not sure if I should go for 8 or 16gb of ram.
    I'm planning on using the computer for quite a long time and not upgrading in at least 4-5 years. I'm leaning towards the 16gb option since you can't upgrade later, but I can't really decide. I'll be using the computer for app development, parallels, photoshopping and maybe some gaming (though i mostly use my ps3 for that).
    What do you guys think? Is it worth the extra $200 for 16gb?
    10-22-2013 08:57 PM
  2. Guacho's Avatar
    Guacho
    Originally Posted by pennesmed
    Hello
    I'm thinking about buying the new rmbp but I'm not sure if I should go for 8 or 16gb of ram.
    I'm planning on using the computer for quite a long time and not upgrading in at least 4-5 years. I'm leaning towards the 16gb option since you can't upgrade later, but I can't really decide. I'll be using the computer for app development, parallels, photoshopping and maybe some gaming (though i mostly use my ps3 for that).
    What do you guys think? Is it worth the extra $200 for 16gb?
    I guess 8gb should be ok for a while, but 4-5 years and all those apps I think 16GB is definitely needed....
    10-22-2013 09:02 PM
  3. warcraftWidow's Avatar
    warcraftWidow
    For those uses? 16GB absolutely.
    10-22-2013 09:13 PM
  4. Guacho's Avatar
    Guacho
    Originally Posted by Karenkcoulter
    For those uses? 16GB absolutely.
    I hate the fact we can't upgrade the ram on neither of these laptops... 16gb with Apple makes it too expensive for me
    10-22-2013 09:15 PM
  5. Fausty82's Avatar
    Fausty82
    Definitely get the 16 gb.
    10-22-2013 09:16 PM
  6. pennesmed's Avatar
    pennesmed
    Thanks guys.
    I'll go for 16gb since it can't be upgraded later.
    No I'll just have to decide wether to get 256gb or 512....
    decisions decisions

    Thanks again, guys!
    10-23-2013 03:15 AM
  7. ame's Avatar
    ame
    Trusted Member
    Max it all out. Since you cannot expand a book, you might as well max every possible option out.
    10-23-2013 02:03 PM
  8. warcraftWidow's Avatar
    warcraftWidow
    Originally Posted by pennesmed
    Thanks guys.
    I'll go for 16gb since it can't be upgraded later.
    No I'll just have to decide wether to get 256gb or 512....
    decisions decisions

    Thanks again, guys!
    You can always get an external drive for more space later if needed.
    10-23-2013 04:18 PM
  9. Eileen89's Avatar
    Eileen89
    Originally Posted by pennesmed
    Thanks guys.
    I'll go for 16gb since it can't be upgraded later.
    No I'll just have to decide wether to get 256gb or 512....
    decisions decisions

    Thanks again, guys!
    If you can afford to, go with the 512. This is what I just did. Especially if you plan on keeping you Mac around for many years like I do.


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