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From: android <here@there.was>
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Subject: Re: 10.9 - disabling memory compression
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:10:29 +0200
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In article <IK2dnXxzA92prs3OnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> I have 24 GB - more than ample for my iMac and my needs.  Originally I 
> was going to add 8 GB for a 16 GB total.  Lewis pointed out that I would 
> be better off to add 16 for a total of 24 as a long term plan.  Made 
> great sense for less than $100 more.
> 
> Should my memory needs grow, I have an additional 8 GB of room that I 
> can grow this iMac - that day may never come - OTOH, I'll likely be 
> using this iMac through about 2020 unless silliness occurs.  (I could 
> have wrung another year or so out of the other iMac - but the resale 
> value was still quite high...).

You can't have to much RAM... Max it out and make a RAM disk for your 
scratchy needs... ;-)
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