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Old 06-26-2009, 06:50 PM
Larry
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Re: netbooks--1 GB Ram and XP-Why?

Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in news:h23k34$r8v$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

> I have not heard that one (about the 1GB being a MS imposed limit)
> although it might be true. But I'm more inclined to believe it's just a
> cost issue. 512MB gives MUCH worse performance but, for XP, going up
> from 1GB doesn't provide that much of a benefit.
>


http://www.techspot.com/news/35144-s...b-ddr3-memory-
module.html

Samsung's new 32GB DDR3 beast....

2GB isn't too much, now, is it?....(c;]

Soon, we'll just leave everything running with all data files in RAM,
eliminating the slow SSD and HDD latency.

HDD will just be for backup, in case the onboard UPS battery fails.

Imagine how fast everything would be......(c;]



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Old 06-26-2009, 06:50 PM