12-17-2008, 04:33 PM
Well, after reading some of the reports I bought an extra 2GB stick to take my Intel iMac up to 3 GB. Even though the memory isn't interleaved, most reports I saw said the extra memory more than compensated for the interleave situation. Well, ever since making the change about 1 month ago, things seemed sluggish overall. Lots of beachballs, etc. No crashes, though.
Today I pulled the 2GB stick out and replaced it with the stock 1 GB. I restarted, and it's very evident that things are, well. . . snappier. Anyone else have an opinion or experience? I really wanted the extra memory, but the system seems faster without it. Would it really make that much difference in app launches, menu drop downs, beachballs in general?
Intel iMac, 2.16GHz, C2D, 20" lcd, and now 2GB ram.
Today I pulled the 2GB stick out and replaced it with the stock 1 GB. I restarted, and it's very evident that things are, well. . . snappier. Anyone else have an opinion or experience? I really wanted the extra memory, but the system seems faster without it. Would it really make that much difference in app launches, menu drop downs, beachballs in general?
Intel iMac, 2.16GHz, C2D, 20" lcd, and now 2GB ram.