[donaldtran]

Hey , do i have to upgrade to 2GB of ram ??? I want to upgrade but its too difficult so i use win 7 with 1gb . And i have a question that if i run phtoshop cs3 , autocad or something like vs2008 will my computer run WELL with 1gb ???
PS : If this thread isnt necessary , mod can del.

[rrfranczak3]

2gb would be better for those apps...1gb might run but it might not be too usable..photoshop, auitocad and visual studio are very intensive programs and require as much memory as possible..you couldnt have picked 3 worse programs if your tried

[Dunhamzzz]

Windows 7 will run fine with 1GB for basic use/browsing, but like rrfranczak said, programs like those you've listed will eat memory for breakfast, dinner and tea!

[Anti]

visual studio and photoshop work pretty well with 1gb. im using them daily on my mini^^

[samtoomer]

It depends which version of Windows 7 you want, as some have more services running than others. I think ReadyBoost should also be considered. If you consider the situation, that your laptop has used its 1GB of RAM and applications are still requesting more. Usually something called paging or swapping takes place, so basically your HDD is used instead of the RAM (Virtual Memory is used). This of course is MUCH slower and this is when the performance of your laptop will be reduced. Buy a fast (but not too expensive) 4GB memory stick and dedicate it to ReadyBoost (right-click on it in My Computer and you'll find it), and see how this affects the performance.

ReadyBoost isn't a replacement for more memory, but in this instance, i think it might be beneficial to you. ReadyBoost uses this flash media for swap space, as virtual memory, instead of the HDD, and of course that flash media is much faster.

By the way, I upgraded the RAM as soon as i got my Mini 10v, following a YouTube video, and i am quite risk averse and have massive hands etc etc, and i did it without issue.

[donaldtran]

OK , I'll will use Ready Boost for better performance (Luckily, I have 8GB USB and it supports Readys Boost)

[holmes4]

I doubt you will see an improvement with ReadyBoost - that may help program load time, but not overall performance. I think a 2GB RAM upgrade is the most cost-effective you can do - you will see a difference. The next step is bigger - an SSD.

[donaldtran]

Originally Posted by Anti

visual studio and photoshop work pretty well with 1gb. im using them daily on my mini^^

Does it work slowly or fine ??

[pokenguyen]

It works fine with Aero enabled. However, with no running programs, there is only 20% memory available. I still can work with Office or Photoshop, it's just fine (I don't have any antivirus program)

[donaldtran]

I use Kaspersky 2010 anti-virus program and sometimes when i surf the web (firefox) and it has rootkit scan makes my comp. too slow and takes ~200MB of RAM .And i have to wait while it's scanning >_< . I tried to install vs2008 and it works fine but sometimes not responding and ~5-8s to work nomally ^^ . However , it works quite well with vs2008^^ but i haven't try photoshop cs3 yet .