2.4Ghz Intel Core Duo 2 MacBook. Upgrade to 4GB Ram???????

Hello all. First Post. Was just curious and wanted to make sure that I could upgrade my computer with 4GB of Ram.
My other question is will I see a noticeable difference in the performance of my computer? I do a lot of music editing, photo editing, and video editing. So will I able to tell??
And just to let you all know. I just bought my MacBook about a month ago. My first mac ever, and I have to say that I will never go back.
Message was edited by: BMKindoll

Yes - 2 x 2 GB is the max for the latest MacBooks. You might not notice a huge difference depending on your use, but it does give you peace of mind that you aren't missing out with some memory hungry applications.
I have 4 GB, and I've tried all sorts of things (some insane tests with multiple applications open and running) and haven't noticed more than maybe 2.5GB being used. Perhaps your applications are more memory intensive.

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