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Apple to Boost Standard Memory?
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Looking at memory via Activity Monitor
Although I do have a 1.8GHz G5, I still only have 256MB of RAM. And with that I can run Photoshop, InDesign, skEdit, Mail, NetNewsWire, Safari, iTunes, Firefox, Adium, and who knows what else at the same time. It might be a little slow, but it certainly is doable.
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I went to Apple Soho earlier this afternoon for the purpose of determining what a safe memory upgrade should be when I am ready to purchase in the next few months. I cannot say that I experienced a shocking revelation, but it qualified as a very pleasant surprise.
I was using a 12" PB with 1.256 MB of RAM. A total of 21 applications were opened and Activity Monitor stated that there was still another 204 MB of RAM available. Among the open apps were five in the iLife suite, plus AOL, Safari, Mail, Automator, Spotlight, Word, Excel, Pages, Sherlock, Calculator and Dictionary.
In practicality, the demands on my laptop would be a mere fraction of what I outlined ... however, just to stay ahead of the curve for the 4-5 years I expect to own it, minimum memory will likely be 768 (1 gig if I feel like splurging).
Although I do have a 1.8GHz G5, I still only have 256MB of RAM. And with that I can run Photoshop, InDesign, skEdit, Mail, NetNewsWire, Safari, iTunes, Firefox, Adium, and who knows what else at the same time. It might be a little slow, but it certainly is doable.
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I went to Apple Soho earlier this afternoon for the purpose of determining what a safe memory upgrade should be when I am ready to purchase in the next few months. I cannot say that I experienced a shocking revelation, but it qualified as a very pleasant surprise.
I was using a 12" PB with 1.256 MB of RAM. A total of 21 applications were opened and Activity Monitor stated that there was still another 204 MB of RAM available. Among the open apps were five in the iLife suite, plus AOL, Safari, Mail, Automator, Spotlight, Word, Excel, Pages, Sherlock, Calculator and Dictionary.
In practicality, the demands on my laptop would be a mere fraction of what I outlined ... however, just to stay ahead of the curve for the 4-5 years I expect to own it, minimum memory will likely be 768 (1 gig if I feel like splurging).
gonenuts15792 said:
Well, it's not rumor anymore, and it has been happening. The new PowerBooks, iMacs, PowerMacs and eMacs (save the low-end) have all been updated with 512 MB minimum standard. Where have you been lately?
As for the Mac mini, tough to say if they'll continue the trend, since they didn't with the low-end eMac either. Since it is a bare-bones machine, Apple may chose to only include the essentials, and having 512 MB on a Mac definitely isn't essential - nice to have, but not essential.
Yeah I saw that, I just thought Apple was going to do it across their entire line of computers eventually. Thanks for the information.
gonenuts15792 said:
Yes, and that is their plan. So, when the next iBook revisions come out, for example, expect to see 512 MB standard. I can't guarantee the same for the Mac mini though, as I said above, that's a bit of a different beast.