[iBook] 512mb iBook

[Jeff Siler]

Right now i'm trying to decide if it would be worth it for  a 512mb
upgrade in ram, or a Mighty Mouse for my ibook.

Jeff

On 8/24/05, Jeff Siler <jeff.siler at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd love to see a link to that article if anyone has it.  I don't see
> it in the archive section of that site.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On 8/24/05, Ben Chong <bluesky6 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > An article on a Mac website (I think it's lowendmac.com) talked about
> > speed comparisons between a 256MB and a 512MB iBook to see if the
> > extra 256MB made a difference.
> >
> > The conclusion was that there was no difference when the app(s) are
> > up and running but that starting an app was faster on the system with
> > more memory.
> >
> > Tiger (that's the only OS X I'm familiar with) does a good job of
> > making apps appear responsive across different CPU speeds. My kids
> > use a 500MHz 578MB iBook and I have a 1.33MHz/1.5GB one and other
> > than application launch times, the responsiveness (including web
> > browsing) is almost the same.
> >
> > I cannot say that same thing about OS 8.x running on a 180MHz 3400c
> > that we also have. So slooooow......
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
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