09-16-2006, 01:27 PM

I finally ordered my first Mac, a iMac 24inch which is pretty much all default apart from the graphics card which I decided to upgrade. Im really looking forward to it and im sure ill have lots of questions, but don't worry I wont post before I search .

Anyway I do have one question, it comes with 1GB of RAM which is enough for me to start off with but when I choose to add more do I need to match the RAM or can I say leave a 512 in and add a 1GB stick. Or will I need two 1GB sticks?

Oh and I just found out FM2007 will be on Mac as a universal binary and its a hybrid disk so it will work on PC and Mac off the same disk no traveling 27 miles for a store that actually sells Mac software

09-16-2006, 01:31 PM

Its better to match, but you can have mismatched memory and be ok. Make sure the bigger stick is in the first slot. I think you will be ok for awhile with 1gig, but it mightve been wiser to get 2gigs right from the start, and then never worry about it.

09-16-2006, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Greenredfield

Its better to match, but you can have mismatched memory and be ok. Make sure the bigger stick is in the first slot. I think you will be ok for awhile with 1gig, but it mightve been wiser to get 2gigs right from the start, and then never worry about it.

I was considering getting 2gigs straight away but the extra they were charging seemed rather extreme, so aftermarket seems to make the most sense.

09-19-2006, 05:43 PM

Okay I have a question, while I understand that there are few virus's for Mac (possibly 0 for up todate copys) I would like to know if this program is worth it and if anyone has used it what they think of it..

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje....12.1.6.1.13.0

09-20-2006, 01:27 AM

none as of yet however its best to wear the condom that risk it.

09-20-2006, 04:35 AM

I'm gonna be argumentative here and say why sacrifice your systems performance for a threat that is so close to zero as to be unnoticeable? No point spending the extra for a few more MHz of processor speed if you're then going to lose those extra mips running a redundant utility.

It'd be interesting to set up a poll on here for how many people use virus scanners on their mac but I think that figure is also pretty close to zero.

09-20-2006, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Jem

It'd be interesting to set up a poll on here for how many people use virus scanners on their mac but I think that figure is also pretty close to zero.

In 16 years of Macs, I came across only one — a Windows virus in an email sent from a Windows box, so it couldn't affect my machine. The free ClamXaV found it. What can a Mac anti-virus app search for, except Windows viruses?

It wouldn't surprise me if anti-virus-program marketers load their apps with code that searches for the 39 or so pre-System-X viruses, so they can say their apps search for Mac nasties, such as Seven Dust that hasn't been around since wheels were square.

Of course, if you're running System 6 it might be wise to download the free Disinfectant. You never know what lurks in strange floppies.