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dtj5   09-28-2009 at 11:38:11 AM

Processor 2.53 Intel Core 2 Duo with a 2 Gig and 4 Gig memory chips. Is it ok to run with this configuration (one 2 gig and one 4 gig chips) or should I match them up as 2 and 2 or 4 and 4?

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The config you have is fine, no matter the OS. It's not the best, but the difference only matters in high-performance situations, which you don't have.
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ibnsina   09-28-2009 at 06:34:51 PM

Which operating system are you using? And which application are mainly going to run on this system?

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dtj5   09-28-2009 at 11:31:43 PM

ibnsina wrote :

Which operating system are you using? And which application are mainly going to run on this system?



I am running Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard.....I use Microsoft Word products, Quicken, iMovie, iPhoto

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   09-28-2009 at 11:48:05 PM
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The config you have is fine, no matter the OS. It's not the best, but the difference only matters in high-performance situations, which you don't have.

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dtj5   09-29-2009 at 10:27:05 AM

frozenlead wrote :

The config you have is fine, no matter the OS. It's not the best, but the difference only matters in high-performance situations, which you don't have.



I thank you for the information....

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ibnsina   09-29-2009 at 02:34:14 PM

6GB [4+2] of memory is sufficient for the applications that you are using. 8GB [ 2x 4GB] will make your system more future proof, having said that I don’t recommend spending too much money on upgrades, it just not worth it :pfff: .

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dtj5   10-06-2009 at 01:04:12 PM

ibnsina wrote :

6GB [4+2] of memory is sufficient for the applications that you are using. 8GB [ 2x 4GB] will make your system more future proof, having said that I don’t recommend spending too much money on upgrades, it just not worth it :pfff: .



I thank you for the information...

Tim

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