On 20 Oct 2004, at 20:30, G-Books wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:55:55 +0800 Subject: Does extra RAM make a significant difference in OSX? From: Mark Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all, I'm using a Pismo 400MHz with 192MB RAM, running OSX 10.2. If I was to upgrade the RAM to 512MB or higher, will there be a significant difference in performance? Or am I better off selling off the Pismo and perhaps getting an iBook G4 later on?
I mainly use the Pismo for general email, Internet, audio and word processing. Nothing too fancy.
Regards, Mark.
The one area where the Pismo will always be slow is in the overall Quartz performance. It can't take advantage of 'Quartz Extreme', because of the limitations of the graphics system in it. So some elements of general OS graphics performance - windows opening, etc - are always going to be a bit slow.
That said, more ram will certainly improve performance. For what you're doing I wouldn't have thought that going beyond 512 Mb would be worthwhile, maybe even less. Also, at some point you will want to replace the Pismo. I'm not sure, but I think that the ram for Pismos will not be compatible with current laptops.
I'll be honest, however, my overall view is that while the Pismos were great machines in their day, the new iBooks are a much better buy. The mid-level 14" iBook is a lot of machine for not too much money, and will give you a big boost in performance. In my family we've had a couple of Lombards, a Pismo (still in use), a 12" PB, and a 1.2 Ghz iBook, all in the last few years. The iBook seems especially sweet - good performance, good price. Not for nothing was the original 14" iBook referred to as 'Son of Pismo'. The current ones are probably 'Grandsons of...', and are every good machines indeed.
Tom Burke
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