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Memory Assessor

Windows XP Box Windows XP

Kingston has created this guide to help you determine your optimal memory requirements for Microsoft® Windows® XP.

Windows XP gives you the freedom, performance and reliability to experience more than you ever thought possible with your computer and the Internet.

To find out how much memory you will need, select the description that most closely matches your business or home computing usage.

Administrative and Service Personnel
Light to Medium - Word processing, email, spreadsheets, fax/communications, Internet 128MB - 256MB
Medium to Heavy - Complex documents, running multiple applications, business graphics, presentation software 256MB - 512MB

Executives and Analysts
Light to Medium - Proposals, graphic presentations, project management, databases, Internet 128MB - 512MB
Medium to Heavy - Statistical applications. large databases, complex presentations, video conferencing 256MB-1024MB

Engineers and Designers
Light to Medium - 2-4 color line drawings, multimedia presentations, photo editing, web development, sound editing 256MB-1024MB
Medium to Heavy - 3D CAD, animation, complex photo editing, real-time video, digital imaging, solid modeling 256MB - 1GB
or System Max

Box shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

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