How much RAM do you have?

majormattmajormatt
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I have 1GB in my May 2005 Dual 2.0 G5, but that is starting to feel awfully cramped. Once the coffers regain themselves, I would like an upgrade. Should I go for 2 or 3GB?
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  • Reply 1 of 72
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    I have 1 GB on my MacBook Pro. I shall one day double it.
  • Reply 2 of 72
    smaxsmax Posts: 361member
    I just doubled my memory to 2 gigs on my Macbook Pro.
  • Reply 3 of 72
    tekmatetekmate Posts: 134member
    I find 1 gig to be good for most OSs although if given the chance I certainly will go for more.
  • Reply 4 of 72
    noah93noah93 Posts: 168member
    I've got 1 GB in my MacPro, but I plan on adding another 4 GB soon as the price comes down.





    Noah
  • Reply 5 of 72
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    iMac Core Duo 2 Gigs.
  • Reply 6 of 72
    jvbjvb Posts: 210member
    2 gigs. I'm always debating as to whether or not I should have gone with 3...
  • Reply 7 of 72
    smaxsmax Posts: 361member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jvb View Post


    2 gigs. I'm always debating as to whether or not I should have gone with 3...



    Back in my day, we didn't HAVE that option. :P
  • Reply 8 of 72
    jvbjvb Posts: 210member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by smax View Post


    Back in my day, we didn't HAVE that option. :P



    Yeah, and now we have to pay $500 to get it.
  • Reply 9 of 72
    jeffdmjeffdm Posts: 12,951member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorMatt View Post


    I have 1GB in my May 2005 Dual 2.0 G5, but that is starting to feel awfully cramped. Once the coffers regain themselves, I would like an upgrade. Should I go for 2 or 3GB?



    It depends on what you do with it. I have the original dual 2.0 and 2.5GB did very nicely. On other Macs, 2.0GB wasn't quite enough for me so I added 2GB to the PowerMac, from 512. If you can afford it, I suggest a total of 3.0GB. I used it for video and some basic photo work. The more programs you can keep in memory, the less time is spent waiting for for them to swap in and out and the more data can be kept in memory too.
  • Reply 10 of 72
    baygbmbaygbm Posts: 147member
    I have two in my Macbook and will have two in my MacPro.
  • Reply 11 of 72
    slewisslewis Posts: 2,081member
    A Gig for now, but I easily Tap out a Full Gig, or come really close until I Save everything, and restart so I can clear away anything I don't need open and empty my RAM a bit. It's faster then debating with myself about whether or not I need any given application open. I just open up the one I'm going to use and then anymore after that.



    So basically I need 2 Gigs... eventually.



    Sebastian
  • Reply 12 of 72
    jpenningtonjpennington Posts: 476member
    Two in MB and MBP, 4.5 in PM Quad.
  • Reply 13 of 72
    galleygalley Posts: 971member
    2 Gigs in my MacBook.
  • Reply 14 of 72
    franksargentfranksargent Posts: 4,694member




    8GB Quad G5.



  • Reply 15 of 72
    duzledwarfduzledwarf Posts: 72member
    256MB in my 800mhz G4, and man does it ever have some snap!
  • Reply 16 of 72
    chris vchris v Posts: 460member
    I've got 1.5 gb in my work machine because that's all it'll hold. I can't keep open all the apps I'd like to, or it bogs down. At home, I've got 3.5 gb in my G5, and that seems to be plenty enough to run a browser, iTunes, Mail some widgets & utilities, and a couple of the Adobe CS apps without putting the hurt on.
  • Reply 17 of 72
    turnwriteturnwrite Posts: 372member
    256MB in my iBook G4. Need more...
  • Reply 18 of 72
    sammicksammick Posts: 416member
    2 gigs in my Macbook and it does everything I want.
  • Reply 19 of 72
    regreg Posts: 832member
    4GB in my dual 2.0 G5 and 2GB in my G4 17.
  • Reply 20 of 72
    benroethigbenroethig Posts: 2,782member
    640mb. As such as can be carried by an iBook.
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