-----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Patrick "Finn" Robins Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 9:56 AM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] mint? virtualbox? RAM? On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Patrick "Finn" Robins Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:10 PM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] mint? virtualbox? I run a dell laptop with 2.6ghz CPU and 625 ram and I will say that the Ubuntu/KUbuntu new releases are really heavy on it. 9.04 was the last release that didn't bog. Running XP in Virtualbox OSE is heavy and will keep your CPU maxed much of the time. With Vista as the other OS I don't feel that this system is up to the task. I think you need at least 1 GB RAM and maybe 2 GB. My Dell laptops with 1 and 2 GB don't bog, but I may not drag them through the same swamps :-) They did seem to bog with only 512MB. It is definitely a RAM issue. If I had 1G or more I think it would run much better. I overwork this old Dell frequently, it fights with any large compile. In my case, the upgrade from 512MB to 1GB in one laptop was a BIG improvement. Upgrading from 512MB to 2GB in the second one doesn't seem better. YMMV due to a different "average granularity" in your tasks. Chuck -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20101018/b36891ee/attachment.htm