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Originally Posted by neiltc13
Yes, you do. It'll "make the computer run faster" and allow you to have more things open at once without slowdown. Mac OS X's memory management is excellent. The more the merrier I say!
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I like to think that lots of RAM prevents the computer from slowing down rather than makes it run faster. With lots of RAM you can use lots of applications and they can take as much RAM as they need without having to fight for it or share swap space on the hard drive.
Currently 1 gig is a nice round number for day-to-day use (email, web, Office, etc etc). You'll only really need more if you're taxing your Mac with Pro user demands (video & DVD editing, big complex music creation). In all the Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro stuff I've done I've never needed more than the 2 gigs that I have in my Mac.
But I agree, if you have the cash to splash then "the more the merrier!" Who knows how your requirements may change in the future.