[X4U] Re: YIPPEE! - Quad 2.5 GHz

[Kunga]

This is very expensive RAM. even a 2 GB non-dual channel stick for  
the new iMac cost $400 each street. So we are at a point where RAM  
expansion is back on the expensive level after enjoying much less  
expensive RAM lately. This make migration from a dual processor G5  
more expensive than it would appear at first blush. More like $4,100  
rather than $3300 to ad 4 GB of ram which I would consider a minimum  
for video work. Apple's charge for 4 GB INSTEAD of the 512 regular is  
an additional $700 but only by selling you four 1GB sticks @ $175  
each and not two 2 GB sticks @ $350. Apple only sells 2 GB sticks if  
you fill it up with eight 2 GB sticks for $9500 or about $600 per GB.  
So the cost of expansion for maximum performance on this beast is  
HUGE. @ $400 each maxing it out to 16 GB would be $6,400 even from  
the lowest price on the internet. Business which can afford this will  
benefit a lot from having so much ram inside. 16 GB is more than an  
hour of DV or HDV footage.

512 MB is small if you are doing any kind of complex multimedia work.  
Way too small. So is 1.5 GB. I have 3 GB in a dual 2.5 and it is  
definitely NOT ENOUGH. So the RAM budget for this quad is non- 
trivial. Never-the-less I am inclined to take the leap from a dual  
2.5 and a dual 2 to one quad.
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On Oct 19, 2005, at 10:29 PM, Eugene wrote:

> : >512MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200)
> :
> : ARGH!  Why do they insist on putting in such a small amount of  
> RAM!?!?!?
>
> To keep the initial prices low.
>
> BTW, 512 MB of RAM is not that small.