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How much better 4GB RAM over 2Gb
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<blockquote data-quote="Geeky1" data-source="post: 537786" data-attributes="member: 34442"><p>I agree with brian, although I would say that it's more of a dramatic speed increase than it is a slight increase.</p><p></p><p>It will depend on how you use the machine. Right now my MBP has Firefox open (with 6 tabs), Colloquy (in 4 channels on 2 servers), Adium (2 conversations), Skype, Hardware Monitor, Stickies, TextEdit, Calculator and Acrobat open. For me, that's actually a pretty light load... usually I have multiple FF windows open with 15 tabs or so each, and 10-15 IM conversations.</p><p></p><p>The major difference I noticed going from 2GB to 4GB was that the machine no longer lagged when typing in text boxes such as this one while an application (such as Colloquy) bounced in the dock trying to get my attention. I also found that the machine now feels about as responsive as an XP system with a virtually identical CPU on 2GB of RAM does; with 2GB it felt extremely sluggish by comparison. </p><p></p><p>You might also check out my RAM buyer's guide, specifically the first section titled "How much ram do I need?" located here:</p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83260" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83260</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geeky1, post: 537786, member: 34442"] I agree with brian, although I would say that it's more of a dramatic speed increase than it is a slight increase. It will depend on how you use the machine. Right now my MBP has Firefox open (with 6 tabs), Colloquy (in 4 channels on 2 servers), Adium (2 conversations), Skype, Hardware Monitor, Stickies, TextEdit, Calculator and Acrobat open. For me, that's actually a pretty light load... usually I have multiple FF windows open with 15 tabs or so each, and 10-15 IM conversations. The major difference I noticed going from 2GB to 4GB was that the machine no longer lagged when typing in text boxes such as this one while an application (such as Colloquy) bounced in the dock trying to get my attention. I also found that the machine now feels about as responsive as an XP system with a virtually identical CPU on 2GB of RAM does; with 2GB it felt extremely sluggish by comparison. You might also check out my RAM buyer's guide, specifically the first section titled "How much ram do I need?" located here: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83260[/url] [/QUOTE]
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