Is 1GB of RAM Enough?

I was planning on buying a MacBook with the SuperDrive and a 2.0GHz. Is 1GB of RAM enough to run photoshop, dreamweaver, and flash, beacuse if I only get 1G of RAM then I can upgrade the hard drive to 100GB. I plan on using Boot Camp also.
This will be my first mac.
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But don't forget that the MacBook has integrated graphics, which siphons off of the main ram instead of providing its own.
I have 1GB, and my MacBook usually only has a couple of MB free, even when only running basic applications. You should also monitor your page ins/outs in Activity Monitor. If the number of outs rises at a rate that you find uncomfortable, you should probably upgrade.
Crucial has great, and usually cheap, ram, but right now their 2GB MacBook kit is priced at a ridiculous $417 (http://tinyurl.com/ymbyq7). I just bought a 2GB kit from Other World Computing (http://tinyurl.com/mo5bz), and I'm waiting for it to come in the mail.
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