on 1/5/03 3:50 AM, James S Jones at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > So, for a machine running anything early than OS 9, I'd say more than > 500 MB is a complete waste for 99.44% of users, no matter how cheap it > is. And, that's probably being extravagant. Under OS 9*, a user could > easily reach 1.5 GB, given the right application and utilization mix. > Speaking as one of the members of the .56% club, I vote for the "max out your system's RAM" option. I run PhotoShop as my primary app. Since I frequently work on layered images that exceed 100MB, it's very useful to be able to allocate scads (using the 3ximage size rule-of-thumb to avoid swapping to disk) of RAM to PhotoShop and know I still have plenty of RAM for the OS and a few other applications. Considering how cheap RAM is lately, it's not a waste to upgrade to the max your system can support. Charles -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
