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Henrik85

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Mar 3, 2009
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I'm sitting here thinking I made a mistake by being cheap and just upgrading the base model to 2 GB when virtually everyone else is going for 4 GB...

I do realize that this is mainly because most people choose to upgrade themselves, and then there's no point in not installing 4 GB.

The thing is that I don't think I would benefit at all from having 4 instead of 2 GB of memory, since I won't be doing any "heavy" work on it whatsoever.

I might use Photoshop now and then, but that's about it, and that works just fine on my current MacBook with 2 GB ram (white 2006 model). Also, my memory usage most often shows that I have 1,2 GB of free memory, which isn't even close to "maxing" it.

I've been looking for benchmarks comparing these two configurations, but I couldn't find any.

I know that it's quite easy to upgrade it yourself later, but I'd rather avoid it...

What are your thoughts?
 

neiltc13

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May 27, 2006
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In response to the thread title - only if you actually use it.

Is it worth buying an upgraded engine in a Honda Civic which can do 130mph compared to 100mph if you only ever go at 80mph on the road?

Memory is just like this.
 

Henrik85

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Mar 3, 2009
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OK, so basically, there's no need for me to have 4 GB since the machine will give me the exact same performance as with 2 GB, as long as I use it like I normally do.

Thanks.
 
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