MacBook 1st Gen RAM Upgrade

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jwpoore

macrumors member

Original poster

• Dec 26, 2008

• #1

If i upgrade my macbook 1st gen, thats the 1.83ghz model with currently 1GB of ram. What kind of differences am i likely to see if i go to 2GB? Will it be really noticeable?

Thanks

 

cmcbridejr

macrumors 6502a

• Dec 26, 2008

• #2

Short answer... Yes, you will notice a difference.

Especially if you use Parallels or VMWare.

 

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jwpoore

macrumors member

Original poster

• Dec 26, 2008

• #3

what i meant really is will it be noticeable? will apps load faster? snappier response?

 

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2xMcK

macrumors newbie

• Dec 26, 2008

• #4

Yes, you will. The latest accessed apps / documents will be kept in RAM so further accesses will be faster. The price is low so I think it is worth it. You should even check the prices to upgrade to 3Gb, if you can afford the difference I recommend it.

 

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aethelbert

macrumors 601

• Dec 26, 2008

• #5

Unless you have page outs as it is with 1gb, you won't notice a difference.