Memory: 1 stick or 2
 

Simple question: Which is better, 1 stick of 1024 or 2 sticks of 512?

Price?
Performance?
Replacement?

Thanks folks.

By "Card", do you mean a stick(s) of RAM that go inside the computer?

Price - From what I can tell, 2x512 appears to be cheaper
Performance - None as far as I know, BUT dual channel needs two sticks and RAMbus needs to be paired. Also, heat spreading may be an issue as well.
Replacement - Never even thought of this, but if one of the sticks crapped itself, it'd be a lot easier to replace than the one gig stick.

Now, if you mean like a CF or SD card for a PDA or camera or whatever, i suppose a 1GB card would be nicer and probably a bit cheaper.

Mike, thanks for the question. To clarify, "Stick" is the appropriate answer.

Two.

If one goes, you are not dead in the water.

I'm with two as well...cheaper to buy and replace.

I just changed 'card' to 'stick' in the title.

other than that ...i agree with the above ... but it also i suppose depends on how many DIMM's are on your mother board.
(so, if you only have 2 slots, and *could* see wanting more than 1 gig of mem in the future ...)