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is 8gb memory for Macbook Pro Retina Enough?

batman

my plan is to buy a decent laptop to do most of the leg work - heavy photoshop, heavy illustrator, and mid-complex 3d modeling in rhino  -

is 8 mb of memory good enough to do without any lags?

and then a decent desktop to render and make 2d for the HEAVY/INTENSIVE STUFF

 
Aug 18, 13 5:16 pm
zonker

I use a proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs - no problems, do Revit rendering, photohshop, Rhino - sure 8 Mgs will work - but for a buck and some change, you can upgrade it to 16.

Aug 18, 13 5:24 pm  · 
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batman

can you explain this "proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs"?

also i dont have a lot of money so i want to see if i can settle with refurb. 

Aug 18, 13 5:34 pm  · 
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zonker

it's a MBP wannabe from HP - it does the job for ? $1200.00 less

"HP Spectre XT TouchSmart 15-4010nr Ultrabook"

Aug 18, 13 6:18 pm  · 
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batman

ok i knew thats what you meant, but i had to make sure.

 

no seriously, i did.

Aug 18, 13 7:03 pm  · 
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jmanganelli

for most standard modeling 8 GB is plenty of RAM.  However, if you render with displacements, other advanced texturing and lighting settings, depending on the program, the render engine will eat up 8 GB like its nothing.  So it depends.  Also, when modeling, depending on the program, certain commands, like a very large array of geometry, can push past 8 GB. 

If you get 8GB of RAM, just don't be surprised if in a year you need to upgrade.

Aug 18, 13 9:11 pm  · 
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denrayman

Yes, I have this and there it is enough. Is that when I simultaneously work Lightroom, photoshop and multiple browsers through a proxy (advanced.name), may slow down a bit.

Nov 13, 16 7:45 am  · 
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archietechie

I don't know...he may have already made a decision by now?

But that's just a guess

Nov 13, 16 8:39 am  · 
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