Originally posted by vanguard
Here's a better test, run "vm_stat 5" (without the quotes) and watch the right column. That reports page outs. Ignore the first line and the subsequent "first" lines. (You'll see what I mean.)
If the right column is above zero very often you would benefit from more ram. Unless you like to work with a lot of large apps open I would guess that 1/2 gig of ram is more than enough.
Vanguard
Originally posted by pianophile
Add as much memory as you can afford. For all practical purposes there is no such thing as having too much RAM.