mdma wrote:
bloodline wrote:
I've ordered a 1Gig memory upgrade (which will take me from 512Meg to 1.26gig)
1.26? :-?
1024MB + 512MB = 1536MB / 1024 = 1.5GB
As Karlos quite correctly pointed out... this is a Mac... you do indeed have to "think different"
The Powerbook 12" has 256Meg soldered to the Motherboard + a 256 SODIMM... thus in order to upgrade the RAM you first have to remove the 256 SODIMM.
The correct equation is:
1024MB + 512MB - 256MB = 1280MB / 1024 = 1.25GB
Any for anyone who is interested, I have run a battery of tests and this is what I've discovered:
The 1.5Ghz G4 is about half the speed of my 3.06Ghz Pentium4.
The 1.5Ghz G4 is about one third the speed of my 2Ghz Athlon64.
The 1.5Ghz G4 is over twice as fast as my Via C3 800Mhz.
The 1.5Ghz G4 is about one and a half times the speed of my AlthonXP 1Ghz.
All tests were performed by trying to carry out the same/similar audio and music operations. Your millage may vary ;-)
I'm keen to try a "G5" and see what that is like.