512mb / 1.25gb / 2gb

[XP Defector]

Wow, all I can say is the performance increases with 2GB are quite substantial. I really noticed the first 1GB I installed, along with the stock 256MB. I upgraded to 2GB today and OSX feels the same (Aperture is still a little jerky in full screen mode, is this because of the Macbook graphics card i wonder?). However, in parallels I've XP running with 1000MB of RAM and OSX using the rest, both OS's feel native. It's amazing. As for parallels, I noted that running via a bootcamp partition 'felt' much better than virtualization. Parallels is amazing software.

Next I might go for a 7200RPM MPR HD...

 

[bmcgrath]

Is Aperture slow? I got a Macbook Pro with 1gb of ram. Theres just under 11,000 photos in my Aperture libary and it's as smooth!

 

[XP Defector]

Yeah, so I guess it is the crappy graphics card in the MacBook that causes the slowdown, although, what speed is your HD?

 

[bmcgrath]

120gig 5400rpm.

 

[Skrilla™]

Congrats, I am about to purchase 2GB this week or next.

Then I'll be going for the 7200 RPM drive.

 

[XP Defector]

Same here, I'm not sure whether or not to wait until the 160GB 7200RPM drives, but I kinda need it now. I wish they would tell us about a release date.

But seriously, these MacBooks once maxed with 2GB and 7200RPM drives out are unbelievably quick for their size, weight and power consumption.

 

[bmcgrath]

Yeh i'd like to get a larger hd that is faster too. But unlike the Macbooks the Pro models are really difficult to change hard drives. But from what I have heard and used, those new 160gig drives are just as good as 7200.