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Help with an iMac choice
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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I am shortly going to get a iMac core duo, but i have a choice weather I go for 1GB of ram or 2GB I can get more as I will have the cash but I was wondering would I see a massive increase with 2GB or not?
Please bear in mind I mostly use the fellowing on my iBook, iWork and all the normal bundled applications i also will be getting Adobe CS when its relised in UB,
Many thanks
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Macbook Pro 2.4GHZ 13inch, LED Cinema Display, Iphone 4G 32gb and Ipad 64gb Wifi
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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i'd go for the 2 gig , it's 2 x cpu's , so 1 gig each should really let rip !
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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1gb is good, but if you can afford it, go for the 2gb. It'll allow you to run more programs consecutively without bogging down due to page file swapping.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Get 1x1GB from Apple. If you find that it's too slow, get another gig from your memory vendor of choice (I like Crucial).
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Join Date: May 2005
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I agree with mduell, get a gig from apple, and if that doesnt meet your needs get another gig stick from a third party dealer.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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For the price Crucial has one 1 GB sticks, it's better to just get the 2 GB upgrade from Apple directly (and yes, there are other brands out there, but frankly I don't trust them).
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Originally Posted by No Time 4 Love Dr. Jones
For the price Crucial has one 1 GB sticks, it's better to just get the 2 GB upgrade from Apple directly (and yes, there are other brands out there, but frankly I don't trust them).
 The upgrade from 1x1GB to 2x1GB from Apple is $200. 1GB from Crucial is $169. 
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by mduell
The upgrade from 1x1GB to 2x1GB from Apple is $200. 1GB from Crucial is $169.
Slow with your stick, sir...I thought you had to fill two slots with RAM on these new iMacs, that they didn't have RAM soldered on the board anymore; if that'd been true, then $338 for 2 x 1 GB sticks would be more than $270 for 2 x 1 GB from Apple.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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From what I am hearing buy a no-options iMac (512MB) then buy the 2GB from Crucial.
This way you will be able to return the thing and get a new machine if something goes wrong, assuming you can stomach the cost of having a redundent memory module lying around, collecting dust . I have heard that Apple do not accept back custom built Macs (am I wrong?) Or you could of course sell the stock memory on eBay!
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I would get 1gb for now and get another 1gb when adobe cs is UB (2007 I hear), the prices will be cheaper by then (hopefully) and you won't notice much benefit until you get CS anyway.
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