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Sakino · Sep 17, 2003, 02:41 PM

Is 2gb of ram really needed for the powerbooks? I got the base ram amount, and I will probably update when my powerbook gets here. I ordered a 15inch pb. I was wondering if it was really needed?

If there are 1gb dims at a fairly good price where do you suggest I find them.
Is there a special size DDR333 ram for laptops, or can you get any kind? Do you suggest name brands, or generic?

milhous · Sep 17, 2003, 09:23 PM

In terms of RAM, you buy what you can afford. The more applications you run concurrently, the more RAM you need. 512-1024MB of RAM should be plenty. My Pismo PowerBook has been running with 512MB of RAM for over 3 years and still runs good, partly due to a lot of RAM.

If you can afford ~$650 for each 1GB stick of RAM, then be my guest. It never hurts to have a lot of RAM, except your wallet.

Somes sites you may be interested in:

www.transintl.com
www.4allmemory.com

In specific you're looking for 1GB PC2700 (DDR333) SODIMM's

Hope this helps.

Kahpoosta Kid · Sep 17, 2003, 10:14 PM

One gig modules are a stiff price. And size (physical size) specific for the ALPB line.

One gig total RAM would be plenty-with panther running and 6 or 7 apps open.

Darksider · Sep 17, 2003, 10:36 PM

Yes! You can never have enough ram! I wish I could have 2 gigs in my 12".

Sakino · Sep 17, 2003, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by Darksider:
Yes! You can never have enough ram! I wish I could have 2 gigs in my 12".

Well I'm pissed because I could have gotten a 1gb dim from apple for 400$ with my adc purchase. BUT it would have taken a month to ship it?! WTf is up with that?

Should I call apple and try to work something out, where they can send me the ram when it comes in, or what?

machem · Sep 17, 2003, 11:18 PM

I think that 1G total is a "sweet spot" right now. 1G chips are outragously priced, but 512M chips are pretty darn cheap, especially if you have been buying RAM for a while (remember when *cough* 64M of quality RAM was over $200?). Trading the two 256 chips for one 512M ($90 EDU) is outrageous in itself, but the effective cost of $200 is just under what it would cost to buy two 512s and replace the single 256 with these.

I'm cringing at the thought of putting 2 or 4G of RAM into a G5 if/when I get one....

Hey, I thought "they" said RAM prices were going to bottom out this spring. Didn't seem to happen....

Sakino · Sep 17, 2003, 11:25 PM

My question is would apple allow me to get my ram at the adc price, without having them put it in. Because I cannot wait around for 4 weeks because they dont have the 1gb dims in stock. Would apple do this for 400$ with the adc purchase or what?

Shoudl I give them a call to see what they say?