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How much will 1gig of RAM help a computer?
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<blockquote data-quote="CanadaRAM" data-source="post: 331681" data-attributes="member: 15136"><p>Dual Channel is supported in all of the intel Macs. The benefit is reckoned to be 6% - 8%, a bit more noticeable on the MacBook that uses main memory for video, a bit less noticeable on the MacBook Pro that has dedicated VRAM. </p><p></p><p>However, having more RAM almost always trumps having dual-channel RAM in terms of real world performance. If it is a choice between 2 x 512 Mb for 1 Gb total, or 1 Gb + 512 Mb for 1.5 Gb total, get the 1.5 Gb. Not only will the extra 512 Mb pay off in more programs being able to run in RAM at once, but when you want to go to 2 gb later, you don't have to thow away both 512's.</p><p></p><p>You can run a machine on 1 Gb or even 512 Mb RAM, if you don't run professional graphics/video/audio apps, and if you close programs when you are done using them. However most typical users leave 3 - 6 programs open at once and hop between them all day, which is a bad scanario for limited RAM. Having too little RAM causes the OS to swap memory on and off the hard drive more often. This is doubly bad on a notebook, because 2.5" drives are inherently slower than desktop drives, and it eats battery life to keep the hard drive spinning.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Trevor </p><p>CanadaRAM.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CanadaRAM, post: 331681, member: 15136"] Dual Channel is supported in all of the intel Macs. The benefit is reckoned to be 6% - 8%, a bit more noticeable on the MacBook that uses main memory for video, a bit less noticeable on the MacBook Pro that has dedicated VRAM. However, having more RAM almost always trumps having dual-channel RAM in terms of real world performance. If it is a choice between 2 x 512 Mb for 1 Gb total, or 1 Gb + 512 Mb for 1.5 Gb total, get the 1.5 Gb. Not only will the extra 512 Mb pay off in more programs being able to run in RAM at once, but when you want to go to 2 gb later, you don't have to thow away both 512's. You can run a machine on 1 Gb or even 512 Mb RAM, if you don't run professional graphics/video/audio apps, and if you close programs when you are done using them. However most typical users leave 3 - 6 programs open at once and hop between them all day, which is a bad scanario for limited RAM. Having too little RAM causes the OS to swap memory on and off the hard drive more often. This is doubly bad on a notebook, because 2.5" drives are inherently slower than desktop drives, and it eats battery life to keep the hard drive spinning. Thanks Trevor CanadaRAM.com [/QUOTE]
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