Reasons to add RAM

Hey everyone,
I am planning on adding some more RAM to my PowerBook to boost it to 1.25GB. However, my parents are questioning why I need to upgrade (which is weird, since I am buying the RAM myself). It's not that my computer's current amount of RAM (512MB) is inadequate, it's just i've noticed that as the more apps I have open, the slower certain applications repsond. Plus, I plan on possibly doing some film editing in the next month or so, and I want my computer to be nice and snappy. Nowadays, 512MB is like the base/minimum amount of RAM one should have, so I am just trying to keep my PB up-to-date.
So, other that the obvious speed-boost/snapier response of the computer, can anyone give me some more reasons why adding RAM is a good thing.
Thanks,
William

Hello William,
Anybody that has owned an aging computer and wanting to upgrade that computer so it will still have some use will know this.
Ram is one of the ery few computer hardware products that actually become more expensive with age. So if you plan on upgrading your computer and if you are planning on getting into video than a necessary ugrade will happen sooner or later. That is a very good reason to do it now because if you do wait lets say for example another year you may hae to pay another 50 dollars than what the ram costs you now.
Good Luck, Kenny

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