Since I seem to have inadvertently contributed to the genesis of this thread and even though at this point I am not sure it doesn't belong in the lounge I would like to amend/edit my original comment. That comment was made in the context of a specific thread and specific machines and was not intended as a universal rule of thumb. A more accurate general statement would be something like...
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In general for Apple consumer level Macs such as the MacMini, MacBook, and iMac; you will get optimum performance by maxing out the RAM. Because the professional level Macs such as the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro can have very large amounts of RAM their needs should be carefully considered in light of the applications and tasks they will be performing, but always get more than you think you will need and you will never regret it.


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