Installing 2 more gb of memory, will I notice a difference?

[andyACEcandy]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846


Is this a good deal? Also, what differences will I notice? It doesn't do anything to the 2.26ghz processor does it?


So, I'll go from 2gb to 4gb of memory, but what exactly does memory do? It's not that my mbp runs slow, I figure why not right?


Tips, input, advice much appreciated!

 

[BlueRevolution]

Is this a good deal?

Not too bad.

Also, what differences will I notice?

Things will run a bit faster, and you'll be able to run more programs at once without a noticeable slowdown.

It doesn't do anything to the 2.26ghz processor does it?

Nope.

It's not that my mbp runs slow, I figure why not right?

Yeah, but... why? If it's not slow, does it need to be faster? For me, "why not" would only apply if the memory was free.

Before you order anything, check how many SO-DIMMs you have. If you have two 1 GB sticks you'll have to order 2x 2 GB to get up to 4 GB, but if you have one 2 GB stick you just need one more.

 

[andyACEcandy]

True... thanks for the response


So, I guess I'll pass on this until I get some free time. I don't really use it for hardcore things anyway besides internet, chattin, movies, music the basics

 

[BlueRevolution]

That's what I would suggest, yeah. For what you're doing even a 1 GHz iBook G4 would be quite sufficient. I use a 500 MHz iBook G3 for everything you mentioned aside from movies, and it works fine. No need to get the latest cutting-edge gear for its own sake.

 

[devburke]

It really depends what what you're doing. I don't do anything too intense, and I usually have a good chunk of my 2gb of memory free

 

[andyACEcandy]

how do i know how much of my memory i have free? sorry im a newb

 

[devburke]

how do i know how much of my memory i have free? sorry im a newb

Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and click "About This Mac"



Edit: Sorry, I missed that you said memory FREE, not just memory. Open Acitivity Monitor (in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder) and click the "System Memory" tab

 

[chan2004]

Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and click "About This Mac"

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Edit: Sorry, I missed that you said memory FREE, not just memory. Open Acitivity Monitor (in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder) and click the "System Memory" tab

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I myself was searching for this

Thanks dev