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		maximilian on Dec 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List fo... > There is absolutely no reason for me to have 16GB of RAM other than to brag about the fact that I have such a ridiculous amount of memory. 16GB in a desktop really isn't that ridiculous especially as a developer that might run VMs. In a non-mac with 4 ram slots, its <$100, which is very attainable. He is running an iMac with only 2 slots, making the RAM more like $250, but for a developer, this still isn't that much.

sirn on Dec 21, 2011 | [–]

All iMacs since late-2009 has four slots[1].

[1]: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423#1

sifi on Dec 21, 2011 | [–]

I agree, I always end up hitting my 4GB limit with a VM open and Chrome with 12 tabs. Upgrading will be the next thing that I ask from the boss.

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