> Leopard runs just fine on anything over 512 MB. I agree 100% my main mac right now is a 700mhz g4 iMac with just the "bare-bones" 512mb of ram. I installed Leopard although unsupported, and noticed no change in performance from tiger to leopard.
Sometimes I do feel that leopard is maybe a little quicker than tiger at loading my apps. I am a photographer and use Photoshop CS3 for extended amounts of time, and don't notice any lag that tiger didn't have. Like Wayne said, see how your current memory affects your day-to-day tasks. And enjoy either way! Thanks, Brian McDonald PH: 1.423.653.1660 3243 Castle ave Chattanooga, TN 37412 On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:49 PM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > At 1:23 PM -0600 9/9/2009, WAYNE H FOWLER wrote: >> iMac G4 1.25 17" FP with 1 gig of ram. I'm running Tiger 10.4.11 >> now. >> >> When I thought of upgrading to Leopard, I read that it likes to see >> at least 2 gigs of ram to run smoothly. Does anyone have any >> experience with running Leopard with this configuration? > > Leopard runs just fine on anything over 512 MB. Additional memory > needs depend on the mix of applications you like to run. > > How much memory do you need? A lot of people blindly recommend 1 or > 2 or 10 or 20 GB. That's the equivalent of the car salesman trying > to get you to buy a full size bus when all you need is a two seater > or SUV. If you don't USE the memory, then buying extra is > useless!!!!!! Load up your Mac and run for a while with your normal > app mix. Then actually take a look at what you're using with > Activity Monitor. If *BOTH* the "free" and "inactive" pools are tiny > - both consistantly less than 8 to 10 MB, *AND* the Page Out rate is > going nutz, then you MAY need more memory. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
