Question on upgrading RAM on iMac..

[Joe888]

After i upgraded my new iMac 20 inch 2.4 GHz from 1 GB RAM to 4 GB RAM, the startup seemed to go slower with the 4 GB installed. is this normal?

 

[will eth]

Joe sorry this is off the subject of the thread but does the 4 gb of ram make a drastic difference to the speed of the machine or does it not really change.
i am in a dillemma as whether to upgrade my 2gig imac that i am getting 4 christmas to 4 gig

 

[Sapphire08]

I've just upgraded (well 3 days ago) my 1gb Imac to 3 gb - it's starts up the same but is much snappier at everything - awesome

 

[dadudeness]

After i upgraded my new iMac 20 inch 2.4 GHz from 1 GB RAM to 4 GB RAM, the startup seemed to go slower with the 4 GB installed. is this normal?

Starting up hasn't much to do with the amount of RAM in your machine. So does is seem to go slower or does it go slower?

 

[themoonisdown09]

After i upgraded my new iMac 20 inch 2.4 GHz from 1 GB RAM to 4 GB RAM, the startup seemed to go slower with the 4 GB installed. is this normal?

No. That is not normal.

Joe sorry this is off the subject of the thread but does the 4 gb of ram make a drastic difference to the speed of the machine or does it not really change.
i am in a dillemma as whether to upgrade my 2gig imac that i am getting 4 christmas to 4 gig

It all depends on how you use your Mac. If you normally have many different applications running at once, then yes, you'll notice a difference. If you just use your computer to check email and surf the internet, then you will not notice a big difference.

 

[Joe888]

yea programs open so quickly with the 4 GB of RAM, you can also have alot of applications open without the computer lagging or taking time to load the program. its great!