PC Suite 7.0 memory hungry?

Yesterday I installed PC Suite 7.0 (Windows) so I can make a backup once in a while.
When looking at my running processes I found out the total suite uses about 40MB (PCSuite.exe 25MB, PcSync2.exe 15MB) with my phone disconnected and actually doing nothing. As far as I remember this is a lot more then PC Suite 6 used to use so it seems this goes into the wrong direction.
Is this normal behavior? I'd say the same task (sit and wait) can be done by about 0.5MB.
Is there any chance Nokia developers split up the software to keep the memory abuse a bit less while sleeping? I love the slick artwork* when actually using the software but when it doesn't I'd prefer to use my precious resources for more productive tasks.
(* No I don’t, but I know you do.)
To people who don't care or don't know I'd say:
Ever noticed your PC is running slower after a few months. That's mainly because all devices come with their own software and they all want some memory.
Even when memory is less expensive these days your PC will write more to disk which makes it slower and runs faster out of battery power when using a laptop.
There's no need to use this space. It's just because all developers have fast PC's and a bucket of free memory in the corner, or because companies use those little icons as free advertisement space.

I spoke to a friend last night and this is what he said:
[Quote]The 270MB used on C: exclusively is most likely because it is used as a sandbox (an area that is stable and unaffected/doesn't affect the system). C: would be used because it is the most stable location (the system drive is not available for format through [the current] Windows installation). My guess is the allocated space is integral to the PC Suite software (most likely PIM, etc.). The %TEMP% folder would be a ridiculous place to store such synchronisations as it's prone to cleanup and/or deletion. Similarly %SYSTEMROOT% would be an unsafe bet as it's never a good idea to interfere with OS level stuff. This leaves the most likely option as %SYSTEMDRIVE%, which is readily accessible as an environment variable (Start -> Run -> cmd [enter] -> echo %SYSTEMDRIVE%)
System vars need never be called through API calls; that's usually reserved for things like registry reads/writes
API calls will be natural throughout the entire Nokia Suite. It installs drivers (DLLs) which are accessed through C-based API calls for communication with the device.[EndQuote]
Hope this clears things up ??
Message Edited by gadgetdude on 15-Oct-2008 10:44 AM
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