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2GB & 4GB RAM Differences ?

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MrGeePee

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Hi, is there much difference between 2GB & 4GB RAM ?

I'm not sure if i should spend an extra £50 to buy the 4GB instead (£100) of the 2GB (£50)

I won't really be running loads of powerful apps at once, or gaming.

Is it worth spending extra for the 4GB?

iMac - 2.4 Intel Core Due 2 (24" Inch)

Thanks
 
MrGeePee said:
Hi, is there much difference between 2GB & 4GB RAM ?

I'm not sure if i should spend an extra £50 to buy the 4GB instead (£100) of the 2GB (£50)

I won't really be running loads of powerful apps at once, or gaming.

Is it worth spending extra for the 4GB?

iMac - 2.4 Intel Core Due 2 (24" Inch)

Thanks
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I wouldn't get it unless you have the extra cash. You could always consider getting more RAM down the road if you need it.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
Get the 2GB stick first. You can always replace the stock 1GB stick with a 2GB stick later and it might be cheaper then.
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Keep at least 1 stick of stock RAM incase you have to take your computer to be repaired. From what I've heard on these boards, Apple likes to blame problems on the "non-stock" RAM. You don't necessarily have to have the RAM in, just put it in before you have to get it repaired.
 
Thanks guys.

So if i bought a 2GB stick of RAM, can i add it to the one that is already inside the iMac to make it 3GB Ram all together?

or wont that work?

Thanks
 
MrGeePee said:
Thanks guys.

So if i bought a 2GB stick of RAM, can i add it to the one that is already inside the iMac to make it 3GB Ram all together?

or wont that work?

Thanks
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That should work just fine. I just went from 2gb to 4gb. Everything feels snappier, but that's because I'm running XP and VMware.
 
I had 2GB and upgraded to 4GB...

Not that big of a difference.



Now if the choice is 1GB or 2GB... 2GB all the way! Huge difference there.
 
Yesterday I installed a Kingston 2 GB stick on my 20" iMac 2.4 ghz c2d and you can really tell the difference from when it was running on 1GB. Everything is snappier and faster....really worth it :)

BTW - The Kingston stick was the one recommended by the dealer down here and it is the KTA-MB667/2G
 
Halcyon said:
Yesterday I installed a Kingston 2 GB stick on my 20" iMac 2.4 ghz c2d and you can really tell the difference from when it was running on 1GB. Everything is snappier and faster....really worth it :)

BTW - The Kingston stick was the one recommended by the dealer down here and it is the KTA-MB667/2G
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Thanks allot
 
i have 4gb of ram on my 20" 2.4 imac
and let me tell you, its a blast! super fast, works amazing withe boot camp and gaming , also with Orion (the program i use for music production) which its a very demanding program, it works lovely!!!
if you have the extra cash, get it!!!
 
If you dont run demanding programs like Photoshop loaded with huge images, or Motion, getting more than 2 GB is pointless.

My MacBook runs on 1 GB just fine, almost hitting the limit usually (web, mail, iTunes, Word, Pages, Textedit, Adium, Handbrake, etc)
 
eXan said:
If you dont run demanding programs like Photoshop loaded with huge images, or Motion, getting more than 2 GB is pointless.

My MacBook runs on 1 GB just fine, almost hitting the limit usually (web, mail, iTunes, Word, Pages, Textedit, Adium, Handbrake, etc)
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I have been running with 2GB since I bought my 24" iMac but it is not enough to run Vista comfortably in VMware Fusion (definitely Vista's fault). With RAM being as dirt cheap as it is right now I decided to go ahead and order 4GB to replace my current 2x1GB sticks. I am hoping to see a huge improvement with Fusion and intend to allot 2GB to each OS.
 
SaSaSushi said:
I have been running with 2GB since I bought my 24" iMac but it is not enough to run Vista comfortably in VMware Fusion (definitely Vista's fault). With RAM being as dirt cheap as it is right now I decided to go ahead and order 4GB to replace my current 2x1GB sticks. I am hoping to see a huge improvement with Fusion and intend to allot 2GB to each OS.
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I wasn't talking about running Windows.

Especially in VMware - consider it as a demanding program.
 
eXan said:
I wasn't talking about running Windows.

Especially in VMware - consider it as a demanding program.
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Well, I wasn't contradicting you but rather offering another example of a popular Intel Mac app that might inspire users to upgrade their RAM. The demanding app is not Fusion nor Parallels but rather the memory hog that is Windows.

I doubt memory prices will get much cheaper than they are now but you never know.

Aside from Fusion/Vista I had no real problems with 2GB and agree with your advice.
 
SaSaSushi said:
Well, I wasn't contradicting you but rather offering another example of a popular Intel Mac app that might inspire users to upgrade their RAM. The demanding app is not Fusion nor Parallels but rather the memory hog that is Windows.

I doubt memory prices will get much cheaper than they are now but you never know.

Aside from Fusion/Vista I had no real problems with 2GB and agree with your advice.
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Ah, I get your post now :D
 
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