Is there a big advantage upgrading to 4GB from 2GB of memory?

I noticed that occasionally my new MacBook will hit the swap file when using such applications as Google Earth but never seen such behavior before on my old iBook. Would this be a result of the shared video memory with the Intel GMA X3100?
Back to my original point or question though, would I see a big performance gain going from 2GB to 4GB of memory?

Probably not. I just got 4GB because it was cheap and I liked the idea of maxing out the memory so I wouldn't have to worry about feelings of inadequacy.

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