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Memory Allocation on OS X vs Windows?

Hi, I'll be the first to say that I'm a Mac n00b, but I've been looking at Apple more and more as my Vista laptop refuses to work as advertised.

I've got a question about RAM. Is Leopard a 64-bit OS that doesn't have Windows' (32-bit) 3.5 Gb limitation on RAM?

Custom, Windows Vista, Self Builder

Posted on Jul 17, 2008 7:00 AM

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Jul 17, 2008 7:08 AM in response to SongEmu

mac laptops and imacs can have up to 4 Gb of RAM. The Mac Pro can have up to 32 Gb of RAM.

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Jul 17, 2008 7:19 AM in response to SongEmu

Apple MacBook Pro Support:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/

You can also run Windows side by side or natively if needed.
Macs that support 64-bit Vista:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI d=9003111

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Jul 17, 2008 7:45 AM in response to The hatter

Mac OS X Memory Management

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107918

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Performance/Conceptual/ManagingMemory/A rticles/AboutMemory.html

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