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my old ibook was faster!
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so I had a G3700 ibook w. 640 ram... and by good fortune i ended up getting a G4ibook w. standard 256 ram... and this damn this is slooow ! i KNOW os x really needs a lot of RAM, but this is ridiculous. Even switching from Word to safari -- or if i have too many windows open in safari -- it really drags. i already ordered my 512 ram, but i wouldn't think a standard ready to order ibook that is 2 years later would run this slow.
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is it JUSt the RAM?
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Most likely, yes. OS X really needs, IMHO, 512MB to be usable for basic tasks, and since RAM is so cheap, I think 768-1024MB is better for power users.
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Originally posted by tooki:
Most likely, yes. OS X really needs, IMHO, 512MB to be usable for basic tasks, and since RAM is so cheap, I think 768-1024MB is better for power users.
tooki
1GB RAM in an iBook is about $400. I wouldn't call that cheap.
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Check www.ramseeker.com
You can get 512MB for about $100 or 1GB for $300. I think the 512 would be sufficient for good performance, and is a better value.
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Originally posted by GeorgeC97:
…i wouldn't think a standard ready to order ibook that is 2 years later would run this slow.
thoughts?
is it JUSt the RAM?
When you run out of RAM, the hard disk has to be used. The hard disks are still spinning at the same speed; or are at least still hundreds of times slower than RAM.
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12" Powerbook 1.5GHz/SuperDrive, 1.25GB Ram, 80GB HD, Airport Extreme, Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger
iBook (Late 2001)600MHz/Combo, 640MB RAM, 20GB HD, Airport, Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther — web server
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