 Machine Speed And Ram, How much is enough?/Best? |
 Tue 24 Dec 2002, 11:51
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Hi folks,
In regard to machine speed, is buying THE fastest Tibook going to give me a noticeable performance improvement? I think that there is about a $400 difference between the fastest machine out there and the second fastest, and I was wanting to know if the extra money is well spent. Am I going to want to get a Gig of RAM or is less than this quite OK? I know RAM is quite cheap now, but I am wanting to more know if a lot of RAM is a big help or not. Thanks, charlie |
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Wed 25 Dec 2002, 10:07
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not 5 ghz, the G5 processor that will replace the current G4 processors in most macs. That should happen in about one to one and a half years for the powerbook I assume. I usually try to use my hardware to it's fullest for 2.5-3 years.
I haven't hit performance walls with my powerbook yet - and for that matter, a friend using a 400 mhz Powerbook only rarely has either. The new 1 ghz Powerbook looks to be a lot nicer than the 800 mhz model, because you can burn DVDs on it and it has more video memory. however, I'm -very- happy with my 800 mhz pb, that's just geeky enthusiasm for new tech speaking 
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charlieb Machine Speed And Ram Tue 24 Dec 2002, 11:51
Bart S. No, RAM is not the most important thing (unless wh... Tue 24 Dec 2002, 13:04 filarion I'm running an 800 mhz powerbook with 1 gig ra... Tue 24 Dec 2002, 13:49 charlieb Thanks guys.
So 512MG of RAM would be sufficient b... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 00:25 filarion QUOTE (charlieb @ Dec 25 2002, 01:25)And, sin... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 00:55 charlieb QUOTE (filarion @ Dec 24 2002, 23:55)in my ca... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 08:03 Bart S. QUOTE (charlieb @ Dec 24 2002, 23:25)And, sin... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 12:36
filarion well - stuff like prebuffering huge files, editing... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 13:29 |
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