Outlook: How big is your .PST file?

Does anyone have a .PST file larger than 2 GB? Have you noticed any performance issues on a T61 or an X300?
Outlook 2007 is supposed to handle 20 GB .PST files. However, once it hits 2 GB, it can start causing problems.
How does Outlook run on your Lenovo product?
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I'm running with my pst file at 1.898 GB at the moment and have 4 archive files totalling 1.54 GB and am not experiencing any problems.
If I need something out of one of the archive files I can just re-import the sub-folder, (I have about 40), from an archive into the main personal folder.
edit: post makes sense now
Message Edited by andyP on 08-18-2008 09:21 PM
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