Aperture on MacBook Pro

I have a MacBook Pro with a 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor.
It has 1.5 gigs of RAM.
Since the recommended RAM is 2.0 I was wondering if anyone knew if Aperture 2.0 will run o.k. on it? Or will be frustratingly slow?
Any advice would be much appreciated.

NCBarrett wrote:
I would have liked that, but my MacBook Pro will only take 2x1GB.
So I am stuck with max of 2 GB of RAM.
Untrue, MBPs take 3 or 4 GB total in 2 slots. Call OWC and discuss your RAM options at 800-275-4576. You list a 2.0 GHz Macbook Pro but AFAIK the only 2.0 GHz was a Macbook, not a Macbook Pro. The 2.0 GHz Macbook can take 3 GB of RAM even though it did not show on Apple's CTO schedule. Call OWC for presales tech info, they are very helpful.
Good luck!
-Allen Wicks

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Victor:
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