Memory On New Macbook
Just how much is 1gb memory 80 gb harddrive. I'm a student. I don't play games on the computer, nor do i run any type of software other than MS word, excel, itunes, internet. Thats it.
1GB Memory refers to your RAM. The more RAM you have the more programs you can have open at the same time.
And obviously an 80GB hard drive means you can store 80GB of files on your mac (e.g. an mp3 would probably take up a couple of megabytes, or a 1 hour tv show downloaded from itunes would take up about .5gb) I'd get an external drive (for backup at least). I'd reccommend a Lacie Mini Ethernet disk because if you have a wireless router you can connect to it wirelessly from around your house without having to lug a drive around with you.
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