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should i cancel my order for Leopard???
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You Should Be OK
That's getting long in the tooth. But Leopard will mostly work. Some features require Intel processors. But you will benefit from most of Leopard's features. We don't know what that DVD playback spec means yet. I wouldn't worry about it.
Oh yeah I agree with Kodex & Peace you should put in two 1GB sticks to max out the ram. 512MB of ram is fairly pathetic. Hope if you just bought it you didn't pay very much for it.
That's getting long in the tooth. But Leopard will mostly work. Some features require Intel processors. But you will benefit from most of Leopard's features. We don't know what that DVD playback spec means yet. I wouldn't worry about it.
Oh yeah I agree with Kodex & Peace you should put in two 1GB sticks to max out the ram. 512MB of ram is fairly pathetic. Hope if you just bought it you didn't pay very much for it.
benlee
macrumors 65816
I'd buy a gig of ram if I was you. not sure of the price for it but check out Crucial Ram or other store named above. You'd be suprised the difference you see with Leopard or not. The 1.6 Ghz requirement is just for improved de-interlacing in dvd player which I think is just 1 of 300+ new features.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
RAM is cheap. Dump the original RAM for 2 x 512. You'll be good then.
The 1.6Ghz req. is for IMPROVED deinterlaced DVD playback NOT for DVD playback.
The 1.6Ghz req. is for IMPROVED deinterlaced DVD playback NOT for DVD playback.
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macrumors 603
$130 For Your PC2700 2GB Kit From 1-800-4-MEMORY
Your PC2700 2GB Kit is only $130 from 1800-4-MEMORY
Adding Less Is Counter Productive.
Your PC2700 2GB Kit is only $130 from 1800-4-MEMORY
Adding Less Is Counter Productive.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
Counter productive? If OP has 512MB now, doubling his RAM cannot be COUNTER productive. Would 2GB of RAM be better than 1GB RAM? Possibly, if he has a reason to need that much RAM. A Ferarri would be faster than a BMW too.
Given OP has been presumably happily using 512MB in his 4 y.o. machine doubling the RAM should give him a great experience w/ Leopard and help him from spending more $ than he needs to. I don't get the impression OP is a power user w/ 15 apps open while he edits in PS or FCP.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
How do you use your Mac? You seem happy w/ the performance right now w/ 512MB. What apps do you use and how many do you keep open at one time? More is usually better, but its also silly to buy more than you need.