I can't seem to remember but I recall someone mentioning something about pageins/outs? I have tried searching in various places and would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks!
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How to determine if I have enough RAM?
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Check your pageouts in Activity Monitor (under System Memory). I think having 0 pageouts after a few days of computer usage is a good sign you have enough RAM.
Someguy gave you the general answer (although the other common answer is that you can never have too much RAM). Are you getting beachballing, do programs seem sluggish and take forever to open, is Exposé creeping? Then you could use use more RAM. If you are satisfied with how your computer performs then you have enough.
I would always suggest getting as much RAM as your system can hold but the fella to the top gave you a good response.
As long as you can do your task on your computer without major lag then you are good for the most part.
Bless
As long as you can do your task on your computer without major lag then you are good for the most part.
Bless
Eek !!! 
I had 1178 pageouts (yes, the denominator....) !
(and I only had the computer running for a few minutes, I had firefox 2.0 with a couple tabs open and neooffice with one open file.) (When I started up itunes and started playing a file, it went up to 6588 pageouts !!!)
I have a iBook G4 (with 512 MB ram), released Aug. 2005: do I already need more RAM ?!
It seems as if it has only been slower in the past month or two...
Is there any other maintenance (besides running onyx) that I do to help speed it up to its old shape ?!
Thanks,
keyshawn
I had 1178 pageouts (yes, the denominator....) !
(and I only had the computer running for a few minutes, I had firefox 2.0 with a couple tabs open and neooffice with one open file.) (When I started up itunes and started playing a file, it went up to 6588 pageouts !!!)
I have a iBook G4 (with 512 MB ram), released Aug. 2005: do I already need more RAM ?!
It seems as if it has only been slower in the past month or two...
Is there any other maintenance (besides running onyx) that I do to help speed it up to its old shape ?!
Thanks,
keyshawn
I agree with this idea to a point. But it's also important to remember that all modern 32/64 bit operating systems are designed to page in and out regardless with how much free ram the machine has. So while lower or no pageouts means a goodly amount of ram, any number of pageouts doesn't necessarily mean you don't have enough ram. As others have said, if nothing seems sluggish while you're running a few programs, you probably have enough ram.
Don't worry, it's not that catastrophic having pageouts. I have 392598 pageouts and I have 2GB of RAM, but that's after 21 days uptime.Eek !!!
Still, most people will notice the difference between 512MB of RAM and 1GB, and if you get lots of pageouts with normal use, like you seem to do, then you'll certainly benefit from it. The most common symptoms of too little RAM is lag when switching between apps and activating expose.
Damn... 271946. And yes, it is a bit sluggish (although I run probably 5 programs simultaneously on average).
How do I go about getting more RAM? I have 512 MB RAM for my Aug 2005 17" Powerbook G4. Is it a quick operation? Do the Apple Stores do it themselves?
How do I go about getting more RAM? I have 512 MB RAM for my Aug 2005 17" Powerbook G4. Is it a quick operation? Do the Apple Stores do it themselves?
Heh, I run like 10-20 at once on 768MB. It gets a tad sluggish sometimes.
I'd order it online personally. otherworldcomputing.com and crucial.com are good sources.
Yes.
Probably, but it'll cost more.
Eek !!!
I had 1178 pageouts (yes, the denominator....) !
(and I only had the computer running for a few minutes, I had firefox 2.0 with a couple tabs open and neooffice with one open file.) (When I started up itunes and started playing a file, it went up to 6588 pageouts !!!)
I have a iBook G4 (with 512 MB ram), released Aug. 2005: do I already need more RAM ?!
It seems as if it has only been slower in the past month or two...
Is there any other maintenance (besides running onyx) that I do to help speed it up to its old shape ?!
Thanks,
keyshawn
Heh, i have 380531 page-out, in a 9 day uptime with my 1.5 GBs RAM. Though I got most of those page-outs during my Aperture/Photoshop session
Definately upgrade RAM in your iBook to at least 1 GB, you'll appreciate it.