Honestly it will all come down to performance. SOmetimes a slower machine with more ram will out perform a faster machine but it is also relative. If the slower machine is a 2.3Ghz processor and the faster machine is 3.5Ghz, you may not notice so much. Really it comes down to what you are doing. If you are doing a lot of processor intensive tasks, more speed might be preferred, but then you have to take into consideration a number of factors. You can always upgrade a machine with more ram and at a reasonable price. Purchase what you can afford and look to upgrade as soon as you are able.
On Sep 5, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Thanks, So would you say that older 4 gig is better than new 2 gig? I know it > would be hard to say unless actually trying it out but thought I'd ask anyway. > > Best, > > Ioana > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <scottn3...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: 2 or 4 gigs, what should I choose? > > > You could manage with 2Gb; however, I think you will find the experience les > than desirable. I highly recommend you get 4Gb of ram as a minimum. Some will > recommend 8Gb, but you will do fine with 4. > > On Sep 5, 2011, at 12:37 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > >> Hi, >> Being somewhat restricted in my budget I am wondering about system >> requirements. >> I am thinking to install windows xp on a mac mini. Preferably fusion than >> bootcamp so I don't have to reboot. Will 2 gig be enough if I get the new >> mini with a faster processor? Should I opt for a 2nd hand late 2009 with 4 >> gigs? If 2 gig will do I prefer getting a new one but otherwise I wil >> probably go 2nd hand. >> >> Thanks for any advice. >> >> Forgot to add that I might want to try garage band but not much havy work. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ioana >> >> (Sent from my phone) >> >> Please check out my new CD at www.ioanagandrabur.com or on itunes. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
