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<blockquote data-quote="Jem" data-source="post: 275719" data-attributes="member: 19842"><p>Upgrading memory is incredibly easy, two screws to remove the access panel and then they just pop out with a couple of levers.</p><p></p><p>The only issue is that 1GB is supplied as 2 x 512MB and you only have 2 sockets for RAM so you would be needing to buy 2 x 1GB to get to 2GB and put the old RAM on eBay to recoup some costs. </p><p></p><p>I bought my 20" core duo with the base 512MB and it was a little sluggish from time to time - especially running rosetta apps like Office 2004. I went up to 1GB for a while (I bought a pair of 1GB modules but 1 was faulty) and it made a huge difference, putting in the 2nd 1GB hasn't been as noticeable. </p><p></p><p>Steer away from Rosetta apps (e.g. use NeoOffice instead of Microsoft Office) and 1GB should do the job nicely for the time being <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As to Leopard requiring more, I believe most significant releases Apple have made of an OS perform better for the same hardware than the previous release (i.e. the opposite of Windows releases!) so you should still be OK with 1GB even then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jem, post: 275719, member: 19842"] Upgrading memory is incredibly easy, two screws to remove the access panel and then they just pop out with a couple of levers. The only issue is that 1GB is supplied as 2 x 512MB and you only have 2 sockets for RAM so you would be needing to buy 2 x 1GB to get to 2GB and put the old RAM on eBay to recoup some costs. I bought my 20" core duo with the base 512MB and it was a little sluggish from time to time - especially running rosetta apps like Office 2004. I went up to 1GB for a while (I bought a pair of 1GB modules but 1 was faulty) and it made a huge difference, putting in the 2nd 1GB hasn't been as noticeable. Steer away from Rosetta apps (e.g. use NeoOffice instead of Microsoft Office) and 1GB should do the job nicely for the time being :) As to Leopard requiring more, I believe most significant releases Apple have made of an OS perform better for the same hardware than the previous release (i.e. the opposite of Windows releases!) so you should still be OK with 1GB even then. [/QUOTE]
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