Scorched Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm getting 1gb minimum. Would it be pointless to get 1.5gb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 ummmmm, hell yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekore Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 have to agree... 1.5 is pretty much not needed, 1Gb will do more than enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm getting 1gb minimum. Would it be pointless to get 1.5gb? Yeah. I have 1GB in my PowerBook and have never seen it use more than ~700MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Player Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yeah.I have 1GB in my PowerBook and have never seen it use more than ~700MB. I have 768 and I've never seen it use more than 500 :cool: It always leaves a little bit inactive and pages everything else 768 on OSX is like 512 on winXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Depends on your usage. For me, i have 1.5Gb (albeit on a PowerMac) but i would like more... I usually like to leave my apps open (well if they are of use to me that is), for the moment i have 19 apps open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 The big resource hog I"ll be using is VirtualPC running Windows 2000 Pro. That's why I thought more ram would be useful. That way I can dedicate more ram to the VPC program, and it'll run smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 The big resource hog I"ll be using is VirtualPC running Windows 2000 Pro. That's why I thought more ram would be useful. That way I can dedicate more ram to the VPC program, and it'll run smoother. i don't think it would help you enough to justify the cost. the big problem with vpc is the cpu, not the ram. might change with vpc7, but i doubt it. 1gb for the pbook, 512 for vpc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 Do you void the warranty by installing ram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Do you void the warranty by installing ram? i don't think so, but apple won't replace or test or etc any third party ram, so take it out before you send it in, just in case ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 That's a beautiful thinking. I'd kiss ya. :p They don't have any seals inside that break to alert them that you've opened it, do they?, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 The big resource hog I"ll be using is VirtualPC running Windows 2000 Pro. That's why I thought more ram would be useful. That way I can dedicate more ram to the VPC program, and it'll run smoother. you only need 192 megs for VPC, unless of course you are doing some photoshopping or gaming in there, in which case you probably shouldnt buy the powerbook. Edit: you can upgrade ram and airport on all macs, bt if you go any deeper on anything other than a powermac, BAM!!!, your warranties void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 That's a beautiful thinking. I'd kiss ya. :p They don't have any seals inside that break to alert them that you've opened it, do they?, nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasha Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Okay. The regular 15inch PowerBooks come with 512MB of RAM. Even upgrading to 768MB will lead you to seeing a HUGE difference in performance. 1GB? PSHH! You'll be flying my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 Is adding ram to a G4 Powerbook fairly easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beh Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Add enough ram so that yuo will use it all. Ram is not efficient when not being used, so why get much more than will be full? Unless, ofcourse you think that you will use up nearly 1.5 Gigs of ram. In that case go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzle79 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 it's fairly straight forward, not real difficult at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted June 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 22, 2004 Four screws to undo the RAM panel, then just slide it in and snap it down. Simple as that. As crazy as it sounds, I have 768MB and I feel cramped. Of course, I web browse, photoshop, bbedit, and have a bunch of random menubar apps running, so more memory would help in my case :) Personally, I think 1GB will be good for VPC, but the more the better if you can afford it reasonably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 Of the following three, which brand of ram should I go with? Corsair, Crucial, Kingston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 the cheapest. all three companies are very good about their ram, they will work fine with your computer (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nut_sak_himself Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 im not a mac expert, but im pretty sure that you can never go wrong with more ram. also, imo, i would rather have more ram and no pagefile at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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