[iBook] iBook 500 slow

Sean Weijand sdweijand at shaw.ca
Sat Jan 15 20:00:13 PST 2005


i just added a 512 stick to my 933 G4 and it is a big improvement over 
the 384 i had before. i don't know if the memory is compatible but i do 
have the 256 stick left over. let me know offlist if it would be 
helpful.

sean


On 15-Jan-05, at 6:35 PM, Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail wrote:

> Kind of makes one wonder why Apple tends to skimp on RAM. Why do they 
> bog down the performance of their own machines? Nowadays you need a 
> minimum of 512MB. Personally my emac has 384 and it get by VERY 
> nicely, although then I can't compare with anything else but I am not 
> complaining!
>
> Get more RAM, purchase a 512MB module, you won't regret it.
>
> When you want a faster computer, RAM is ALWAYS first, even before a 
> processor upgrade
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Ron Reames wrote:
>
>> Definitely needs more RAM. I wouldn't even TRY to run OS X without at 
>> least
>> 256M.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> On 1/15/05 4:26 PM, "Kathi Anderson" <kathialexis at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Just purchased an iBook 500 dual USB with 20gig HD, 128 ram and OS 
>>> 10.3.4.
>>> I am new to X, but I can't help but notice how the iBook bogs down 
>>> for
>>> simple commands
>>
>> "A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up."
>>
>>
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