kugino
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it is when you're limited to 2GB of ram, especially when integrated graphics is figured in. parallels requires a ton of memory to run its best...is the core duo 2.0 slow to do most daily stuff? well, no. but it is slow when you're trying to run a virtualization environment simply b/c i'm limited to 2GB of ram. with the newer core 2 duo models i can go up to 4GB of ram, which makes things a lot nicer.
Originally Posted by AuroraProject /img/forum/go_quote.gif Slow first gen Core Duo?? I have a 2.16ghz Core Duo MacBook Pro and it's still plenty fast, even at 18 months old. After I installed Leopard it got faster! Not sure what you do with your comp, but the Core Duo is definitely not slow. |
it is when you're limited to 2GB of ram, especially when integrated graphics is figured in. parallels requires a ton of memory to run its best...is the core duo 2.0 slow to do most daily stuff? well, no. but it is slow when you're trying to run a virtualization environment simply b/c i'm limited to 2GB of ram. with the newer core 2 duo models i can go up to 4GB of ram, which makes things a lot nicer.