Oh, I thought you only had 256Mb total, not 512?? You will still see a difference going from 512 to 768, but not as marked as going from 256 to 768 (assuming you are only replacing only one module.).
For �100, to go to 1gb - I suppose it's worth it if you intend to keep the machine for a while, but you have to start looking at cost/benefits. -- Barry Wainwright Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > From: "Anthony L. Butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 02:55:43 -0700 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Office 2004 very slow > > Barry, > > You are right: it's not too late to install additional RAM in my machine. I > do plan to keep the machine for awhile. > > I have two 256MB modules installed. I'll investigate the price differential > for one as compared with two 512MB modules. Thanks for addressing my > misconception. > > Best regards, > > Anthony > > ** ** ** > > On 5/4/05 2:45 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> According to Apple, 256 is the absolute minimum to run OS X. MS also state >> 256 as the minimum system requirement for Office 2004. >> >> However, I would hate to try and run either OS X or Office in that little >> ram. The smallest _practical_ configuration would be 512mb. Even that would >> be slow. Put in 768mb or 1gb and you will see a dramatic improvement in >> performance. >> >> Why is it too late to add ram to the iMac? It's still available. You need >> 168pin DIMM PC100 SDRAM - a 512mb chip will cost about �50 in the UK - not >> sure how much cheaper you would get it over there (price based on PC133 >> memory which is now cheaper, but will work just as well). >> >> The 600MHz iMac has 2 ram slots, each can take a 512Mb chip to give you 1Gb >> total. Depending on what you already have installed, buying one 512chip will >> either give you 640mb or 768mb (depends whether your existing 256 is in one >> chip or two). For �50, this will be a huge improvement and will make the >> iMac quite useable with Office 2004. My wife is using Office on an older >> 350Mhz iMac, with 768mb RAM, and it's quite useable still. >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
