Whatever you get bump the memory to a minimum of 1 GB of RAM.
768 MB is fine if going to 1GB is prohibitively expensive. That's what I have in my 15" Powerbook and I use it to edit video and do software development.
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Rob - Apr 26, 2005 11:36:13 am PDT #2628 of 10003
NoiseDesign - Apr 26, 2005 11:46:41 am PDT #2629 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I've had issues with less than 1 GB on Panther, mainly when running multiple apps. I start to see the color wheel with far too much regularity. If history holds true, this will only be worse in Tiger.
An average session for me has the following open:
Safari, Firefox, iChat, iTunes, Preview, Word, Excel, Mail, iCal, MSN Messenger, YahooIM, ICQ.
Often also open will be iPhoto, XJournal, and Filemaker.
There's a noticeable difference between 768 MB and 1 GB on my Dual 1 GHz G4, and on my 1.33 GHz PB.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2005 11:47:40 am PDT #2630 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So where does one go to get the RAM once one has one's powerbook?
eta: Also, is there a Mac equivalent of Trillian?
NoiseDesign - Apr 26, 2005 11:48:22 am PDT #2631 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
In the past I've gone to Crucial.com or to OWComputing.com for my memory.
eta:
Also, is there a Mac equivalent of Trillian?
Yes, it's called Fire, but I didn't like the interface last time I tried it.
Steph L. - Apr 26, 2005 11:52:14 am PDT #2632 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
ita, have you tried Adium?
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2005 11:52:44 am PDT #2633 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not yet! I have so much to learn.
Thanks, ND.
Steph L. - Apr 26, 2005 11:56:15 am PDT #2634 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Not yet! I have so much to learn.
Everything I know, I learned from MacWorld magazine (and its Web site), and the macosx and macintosh LJ communities. There's also a powerbooks LJ community, but I haven't ventured in there, so I don't know how good it is.
Jessica - Apr 26, 2005 12:08:39 pm PDT #2635 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is LJ broken for anyone else?
Rob - Apr 26, 2005 1:00:06 pm PDT #2636 of 10003
Looks like the price difference between +512MB and +1GB nowadays is only $140 ($119.99 vs $255.99 at crucial.com), so I'd go with ND on the +1GB recommendation.
In fact, it might be time for a memory upgrade for me!
DCJensen - Apr 26, 2005 1:33:06 pm PDT #2637 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Check out [link] (dealram.com) for comparisons and pricing, too.