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Subject:RE: Picking a laptop, close to final decision From:"Sean Brierley" <sbrierley -at- Accu-Time -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:35 -0400
Windows won't use much over 3GB without your system slowing down. And,
the maximum amount of RAM Windows (32-bit) can use at all does not
exceed 4GB.
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Sean Brierley
Technical Writer
www.accu-time.com
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Subject: Re: Picking a laptop, close to final decision
More RAM. I'm starting to find 2GB to be a pain while running all of my
accessory apps - like MindManager and some of the Office bloatware, not
to mention security software, which sucks up resource like crazy.
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