Hi, I'm in the market to buy my first laptop. Apple says that the RAM on the ibook's max's out to 640. Is this true? Its been a while since I've ran anything besides linux, but can 640 really be enough ram for future versions of OSX? Anyway, the configuration i am looking at is the 12" ibook w/ 640mb ram, 40gig hd, Airport card, and the appleCare protection plan for $1,428 (w/ student discount). Anyways, i'm curious about the maximum ram issue, and whether or not i'm forgetting any "must have" mac/laptop toy? thanks.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
ibook & ram question
- Thread starter joejg
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
make sure you get bluetooth, because you can't add it internally later on. 640 is plenty of ram for OS X as long as you're not editing video. My emac has a 700 mhz g4 and 640 ram, and it's plenty fast enough for daily student tasks (mail, safari, itunes, office, etc.).
I am also planning to get the ibook, but i want the 60 gb drive, as my 40 gb in the emac is almost full already.
also, you can buy applecare any time during the first year if you want to save some money up front.
I am also planning to get the ibook, but i want the 60 gb drive, as my 40 gb in the emac is almost full already.
also, you can buy applecare any time during the first year if you want to save some money up front.
640mb of ram might very well be enough ram, frankly i'm not sure. I am not quiet sure how much ram stable applications take up. I run unstable everything (literaly everything) on my main (linux) box. So I am used to memory leaks and everything. but if you guys say its enough.
