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Powerbook RAM, from 512 to 1 GB
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
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How much of a performance boost would I get from that? Other specs are in my sig if you need them
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15" Powerbook G4 1.33 GHz, 512 RAM
Next Purchase:
If all goes well, a Quad Core Xeon Mac Pro by next year...if not...iMac...
Aluminum Macbook, whenever those come out
iPod:
16 GB iPod touch, 30 GB iPod 5G, 8 GB iPod nano 2G
Next Purchase:
32 GB iPhone, whenever that comes out...
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Depends on what you do with your Mac. But even with the basic Safari + iTunes + IM, I find the upgrade to 1GB helps a lot in that I see less spinning beach balls (since I have a habit of leaving apps running all the time, with lots of Safari windows and tabs).
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when I upgraded from 512 (2x256) to 1gb (actually 1x1GB, 1x256, so 1.25GB RAM) I noticed a HUGE increase in performance. I could finally run photoshop, itunes, firefox, and a torrent program!
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1.5 GHZ Powerbook G4 | 1.25GB RAM | Dell 2007WFP 20" Monitor | 500GB MyBook Premium | 60GB Black iPod Video
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As ginoledesma said it depends on what you do with your Mac. If you use intensive programs then you'll notice more of a difference. Although going from 512 to 1 gig you'll notice a difference in daily computer activities because I think 512 is really the minimum amount of RAM you should have to run current programs. It's when you start added a lot more RAM that you will notice little returns for your money unless you are one of those power use or a big multi-task user. As the minimum recommend RAM rises for programs you'll notice a difference if you don't keep up.
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I use Photoshop CS2 and Flash CS3 for the most part, and some garageband every now and again...
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Mac:
15" Powerbook G4 1.33 GHz, 512 RAM
Next Purchase:
If all goes well, a Quad Core Xeon Mac Pro by next year...if not...iMac...
Aluminum Macbook, whenever those come out
iPod:
16 GB iPod touch, 30 GB iPod 5G, 8 GB iPod nano 2G
Next Purchase:
32 GB iPhone, whenever that comes out...
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I can't remember whether your model has 2x256, or 1x 512. Either way, 1 more 1gb chip will make a huge difference. 2 of them will make a bit more.
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I just checked...its 2x 256...wah...
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Mac:
15" Powerbook G4 1.33 GHz, 512 RAM
Next Purchase:
If all goes well, a Quad Core Xeon Mac Pro by next year...if not...iMac...
Aluminum Macbook, whenever those come out
iPod:
16 GB iPod touch, 30 GB iPod 5G, 8 GB iPod nano 2G
Next Purchase:
32 GB iPhone, whenever that comes out...
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2002
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This is probably your PowerBook : Apple PowerBook G4 1.33 15" (Al) Specs (15-Inch 1.5/1.33 - M9421LL/A) @ EveryMac.com
Which means you can go to 2GB of RAM. Memory from Crucial or OWC is guaranteed to work (and only about $130).
Depending on what you do this might actually extend the lifetime of your laptop for quite some time. Personally, I hate OSX on anything with less than 1GB of memory (iPhone and AppleTV excluded).
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MacBook Pro 13"/2.66 (09/2010), Mac Mini c2d/1.83 (01/2008)
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