Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-22 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... Having to buy two DIMMS to upgrade past 1GB. Hmm, you obviously don't know me very well... ;o) I was thinking of swapping the RAM about, so I had 2x256 at work and

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-22 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personally, with a 15 AlBook, I'd go straight to 1.5 or 2GB. RAM isn't that expensive these days, a 1GB PC2700 SODIMM shouldn't cost any more than US$250. *Private* purchase and I am working to a budget... 25% VAT in Sweden In the next two days I'm buying: -

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-22 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
.. Original Message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:42:37 +0100 Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One can always add RAM later... yes but if you run out of RAM slots you end up having to spend more in the long run. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-22 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Timothy J. Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] One can always add RAM later... yes but if you run out of RAM slots you end up having to spend more in the long run. This is the really cool thing with the new 15, it has one 512MB Dimm and one empty sloy, unlike the new 12... Larry

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Beniamino Cenci Goga
I removed the 526 MB card from the 15 Aluminium: they are PC2700 DDR 333 MHz CL2.5 144 pin And I out one of them onto the iBook G4. Hope this will help. Ben -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread - drive - drift - dream -
On 21-Feb-05, at 2:55 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: I know someone that kept some RAM from an iMac G4 that was bought before the iMac shipped, who then cancelled the order on the iMac, and planned to use it in a 12 AlBook, until the AlBook came and we found that the RAM was the high profile stuff I

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Larry le Mac
Doh! What an idiot!! I am sitting here with my work AlBook 15 1GHz... I'll check tomorrow... Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Larry le Mac
Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... Power consumption, battery ? Heat ? How much better would 1GB be than 768MB ? And, how much worse would 512MB be than 768MB ? (weird questions my speciality...) Larry

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread - drive - drift - dream -
On 21-Feb-05, at 4:59 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... Power consumption, battery ? Heat ? How much better would 1GB be than 768MB ? And, how much worse would 512MB be than 768MB ? I run my 900mhz-upgraded BW G3

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 21, 2005, at 2:59 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... Having to buy two DIMMS to upgrade past 1GB. Power consumption, battery ? Heat ? Probably about a wash between the two. A single DIMM might be a little

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Ben Dyer
On 22 Feb 2005, at 09:50, Bruce Johnson wrote: And, how much worse would 512MB be than 768MB ? Also depends on what you're doing. RAM affects mostly how fast your system responds when you're either doing RAM-instensive operations, or running many things at once. I know this sounds stupidly

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-21 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Feb 21, 2005, at 5:50 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Are there any trade offs with having 2x512MB in a PBook 15 1.5GHz? as opposed to one 512MB... I read this as 2x256 vs 1x512 but maybe I was wrong. Having 512 is much better than 256 and I can't imagine any downside. Having to buy two DIMMS to

Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-20 Thread Larry le Mac
It seems to be the same, but is the SoDIMM from a G4 iMac 1GHz, i.e. the second edition with PC2700 333MHz RAM the same as the current version of AlBooks ? Apple refers to the RAM in the iMac as PC2700, but they seem to be talking about the non-user changeable 168-pin DIMM and not the

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-20 Thread - drive - drift - dream -
On 20-Feb-05, at 4:57 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Basicaly I have the SoDIMM from the iMac G4 1GHz that I sold, and I will probably be getting the 15 AlBook which has one spare slot, so why not use it there ?!... I know someone that kept some RAM from an iMac G4 that was bought before the iMac

Re: Memory - from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-20 Thread Larry le Mac
From: - drive - drift - dream - [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know someone that kept some RAM from an iMac G4 that was bought before the iMac shipped, who then cancelled the order on the iMac, and planned to use it in a 12 AlBook, until the AlBook came and we found that the RAM was the high profile