Here are some general guidelines we have developed which correspond with today’s typical applications and the amount of memory recommended for each. Remember, the more you do, the more you need!

Here’s what I do	Here’s what I need
Minor Administrative Slight word processing, occasional e-mail	64MB
Fair Administrative Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, small graphics programs, 2 applications open at once	64MB-96MB
Intense Administrative/Student Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, business graphics, general gaming software, 3 or more applications open at once.	64MB-128MB
Executive/Management Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, presentation software, illustration software, photo editing, web browser	96MB-128MB
Professional Word processing and e-mail, photo editing, font packages and multimedia software, CAD software, CAM software	128MB-512MB
Heavy Graphics Design 3D CAD software, modeling software	2GB and up