scottishduck Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 It seems I'm going to Glasgow University in september to start a course in computing Thing is, the university are big supporters of cross platform apps and therefore it is important to "get to grips" with a Mac. So i decided i'm getting a Macbook Pro (2.6GHz, will buy 4GB of RAM elsewhere, 1080p glossyscreen) and i have a few questions: Best 4GB RAM pack to buy (best, not cheapest) Are 3rd party HDD supported? (would like a 500GB) Does the Leopard disk for the new MBP come with Bootcamp for x64 (like Mac Pro) Also: Should i wait for a newer line of Macbooks? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95606-mac-book-pro-for-programming/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plazmic Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The best ram I've found is the Geil 4GB kit that actually has heat spreaders on the ram. HDD replacements are not supported by your warranty, but as long as you don't break any internals or make it evident you were inside, you can replace the drive without voiding your warranty. No, the Leopard disk only has 32 bit apps. You'll have to find (at a very minimum) the 64 bit Apple software, like eject / startup disk, through other channels. The drivers are easy enough to find online anyways, and Vista supports most of the hardware out of the box. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95606-mac-book-pro-for-programming/#findComment-682098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishduck Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 The best ram I've found is the Geil 4GB kit that actually has heat spreaders on the ram. HDD replacements are not supported by your warranty, but as long as you don't break any internals or make it evident you were inside, you can replace the drive without voiding your warranty. No, the Leopard disk only has 32 bit apps. You'll have to find (at a very minimum) the 64 bit Apple software, like eject / startup disk, through other channels. The drivers are easy enough to find online anyways, and Vista supports most of the hardware out of the box. Yeah i have the 64 bit drivers already I'm just wondering if you can actually install 64-bit Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95606-mac-book-pro-for-programming/#findComment-682104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon351 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 What I've read suggests that it can be installed, and my reasoning is that as long as you have an x64 processor (which you will have), it should work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95606-mac-book-pro-for-programming/#findComment-683135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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