do i need 128 MB VRAM?

i ordered a 15" 1.5 G4 w/ 64MB VRAM on monday. it still hasn't shipped. i noticed today that the upgrade to 128 MB is only $50. i'd thought it would be a lot more. but if i had known that... it just makes me wonder: do i really need 128MB?

i don't play any games. i don't do video editing (although i might once i get it). and i don't do any CAD/3D animation stuff. pretty much just music/audio, and of course the internet stuff. AFAIK, even 64MB is overkill for my needs.

anyway, with the order still open, it isn't too late. but is it really worth it, given my needs?

 

thanks, man! that's what i thought.

 

hmmm....

well, thanks to the recent flurry of replies, i just called to see if i could change the order. unfortunately, it is now too late to make changes.

however, i was told that it was going to be shipped today! that's good news!

seriously though, i appreciate the advice, and i appreciate the idea that it would be wise to pay more now and be future-minded. but i just don't see how i could possibly do anything that requires that much video RAM. hell, i've been living just fine with 32MB of ATI Rage Mobility 7500 so far.

well, it's too late anyway. perhaps this will be something that i will be kicking myself over years from now. naaahhh! i'm gettin' a new powerbook! "i'm rich, beeatch!"

 

you know what, i'm gonna take that $50 that i would have spent on VRAM and go buy my girlfriend something nice....

or maybe i'll just go out and get plastered! B)