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Best way to upgrade memory?
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<blockquote data-quote="thnksfrthmmrs" data-source="post: 537145" data-attributes="member: 38999"><p>RAM and hard drives are totally different. RAM is a temporary storage for when you start up a software like... Safari, Mail... All that is done in RAM and it is kept in RAM unless you exit the software. Minimizing won't do the trick. It's good to have more RAM, because you can use multiple software at once without lagging. I guess that's where multi-tasking comes from. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Also RAM empties out when your computer's turned off. It loses all its contents.</p><p></p><p>Hard drives are devices to store files that are on your computer. It's not temporary like the RAM. Also, unlike RAM, it does not empty out when turned off. It stores files like your mp3, photos, word documents... you get the idea. So RAM and hard drives are very different. You won't be able to store more stuff by adding more RAM. It just makes it faster and you can do more things at once.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thnksfrthmmrs, post: 537145, member: 38999"] RAM and hard drives are totally different. RAM is a temporary storage for when you start up a software like... Safari, Mail... All that is done in RAM and it is kept in RAM unless you exit the software. Minimizing won't do the trick. It's good to have more RAM, because you can use multiple software at once without lagging. I guess that's where multi-tasking comes from. :o Also RAM empties out when your computer's turned off. It loses all its contents. Hard drives are devices to store files that are on your computer. It's not temporary like the RAM. Also, unlike RAM, it does not empty out when turned off. It stores files like your mp3, photos, word documents... you get the idea. So RAM and hard drives are very different. You won't be able to store more stuff by adding more RAM. It just makes it faster and you can do more things at once. [/QUOTE]
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