Post #193964 by JonPez on Thu, Oct 20, 2005 8:57 PM

All good advice, people...

My Pismo 500 mHz G3 PowerBook has 256 mb of RAM running OSX 10.3.9...
Runs any of 5 browsers, email, Microsoft apps (ugh), Adobe CS suite, iTunes and a bunch of other stuff. No problem. Just not all at the same time :wink:
A bit slow, but only in comparison to some of the other machines I work with...
Wouldn't want to run most video or music authoring apps because of the RAM and the slow RPM laptop Hard Drive. But then again, I don't need to for what I do...

Tiger does eat RAM like a beast, and although Widgets are really fun, they can make even the fastest computer c..r..a..w..l..
I've gone with Panther, mainly 'cause I'm waiting for a few more bug fixes with Tiger (plus I'd really have to dig into the bowels of the laptop to add more RAM)...

For inexpensive RAM, try http://dealram.com for up-to-the-minute prices from the RAM manufacturers and internet sites. I'll never buy RAM again from a catalog or a bricks-and-mortar store. RAM prices fluctuate daily much like pork bellies. Local computer stores and catalogs can't change their prices to match the market due to the fact they already purchased the RAM at a set price and can't sell at a loss (very often). DealRam has a really good system to allow you to pick exactly the RAM type you need for your Mac. Plus, they often have free shipping... The sister sites of DealCam is great for digital camera prices and DealMac is the best for special pricing on all sorts of computer products.
Good luck!