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    windows 7 on 1 gb ram

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by taj619, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. taj619

    taj619 Notebook Consultant

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    what is ur experience off windows 7 with 1 gb ram on a system?
     
    taj619, Nov 17, 2009
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    My experience is that 2 GB of RAM costs about $40.
     
    Lithus, Nov 17, 2009
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    Win7 on 1GB works fine, provided you don't run intensive games or things. For every day use, such as browsing the web or editing documents, it is fine.
     
    Budding, Nov 17, 2009
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I agree. I would say just get the 2GB and be safe.
    I agree with this as well. I have 2GB in my Netbook and I monitor my memory usage level running 7 from time to time and it always seems to use between 700 - 800mb on average. Which leaves me with like 1200mb free. But having that free space there is a good thing. You never know when it might come in handy.
     
    makaveli72, Nov 17, 2009
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    I agree with above.
    My old Clevo with 1Gb RAM run well with Beta version.
     
    Bullit, Nov 17, 2009
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    i am running win 7 on a 3 year old ibm x41 tablet - 1.6ghz processor, 60gig hard drive and only 512mb ram.

    i am shocked to see how well it's running. certainly it's slow but bearable and, since my hardware specs are low, not all the fancy features were intsalled/enabled by default. im happy though because, just booting up a default install- the ram utilization is less than 300 megs. im hella impressed!
     
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    1GB RAM is on border-line. Sometime, may lag or delay even on some old games which didn't need heavy resources such as Warcraft III.
    So, I recommended you to get at least 2GB of RAM. It will be lag free.
    4GB RAM is standard for me of course. If you have a dedicated GPU and plan for heavier games, 4GB RAM is needed.
     
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  8. taj619

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    i am not looking for any gaming or stuff like that just daily usage.just wanted to know how people feel about 7 with lesser ram.guess its much better than vista on same amount of ram
     
    taj619, Nov 18, 2009
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    Well, my friend is running Windows 7 on his Acer Aspire One 1GB RAM, and it runs absolutely fine. Of course, it is a lot slower than mine, but it's certainly bearable. He also has Aero enabled.
     
    Amnesiac, Nov 18, 2009
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    It runs just fine on a 512 Desktop.
     
    surfasb, Nov 19, 2009
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    It would run fine, but for 30-40$ a quick and easy RAM upgrade wouldn't hurt.
    That's what I did for my netbook.
     
    Thibault, Nov 19, 2009
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    He never said it was for a netbook. or what mode. Let us leave the speculations to the birds.
     
    surfasb, Nov 19, 2009
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  13. Thibault

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    Huh? I never implied he said that.
     
    Thibault, Nov 19, 2009
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    Huh? I never implied he said that.
     
    Thibault, Nov 19, 2009
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