How much of a difference is there between 2 GB and 3 GB RAM in Macbook Core Duo 2 GHz

I upgraded the memory in a Macbook Core Duo 2.0 to 2 GB, as per Apple specs, but now find that the unit could handle 3 GB. Is there a significant difference between 2 GB and 3 GB running Tiger and for light uses such as word processing and web surfing? Would it be worth the expense upgrading to 3 GB? Also, could such an upgrade be done with a 2 GB stick plus a 1 GB stick or do the two sticks have to be identical?
Thanks.

I'm assuming that you have a model 2,1 since that's the only one with the 3gb limit. Since the difference between 3gb and 4gb is only $12 it's up to you. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/DDR2/
OWC tests have found that there is a slight speed increase with having two 2gb sticks in rather than one 1gb and one 2gb. Your model is in the gray lines at the bottom of the graph. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_MacBook/
You can put two 2gb RAM sticks in your model 2,1 but it can only use 3,3gb. This is a hardware limitation and cannot be changed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier
To see which model you have go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. When System Profiler comes up check the Model Identifier.

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