Q: short on money but plan on using the laptop as long as possible. 1700 (2gb) or 1900 (4gb)?
A: Don't buy memory from Apple... EVER! They overcharge by 3-4X what the typical price is. The RAM used in Macs is exactly the same that is used in PC laptops (e.g. Dells running Windows). Replacing RAM on MacBooks is extremely easy: it takes a small screwdriver (like the kind for eyeglasses) and about 5 minutes. Order the smallest configuration you can get ... I got my wife's with only 1GB. Buy any DDR2 PC5300 (667MHz) 2 x 2GB from NewEgg and install it yourself! 4GB does help in Mac if you like keeping lots of different applications open.
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