8 GB Ram or SSD - what am I to do?

[ViciousShadow21]

Let me see…

Photoshop is 32-bit, so it can't use more than 3GB of RAM; Logic can run with 2GB of RAM… and just about every other Pro app can benefit from faster read/write to a scratch disk, so I still think the SSD is better.

come on alphaod your foretting that you can have more apps open at one time. your argument is fine if you only open one app at a time.

 

[alphaod]

come on alphaod your foretting that you can have more apps open at one time. your argument is fine if you only open one app at a time.

You're totally right, but if an user were to use Final Cut Studio, Photoshop, Logic Pro, and other apps all at the same time, the 17" MBP isn't really the best choice. 8GB will help, but for the masses, even with of those applications running a super fast SSD as a scratch disk will help and be more useful.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

You're totally right, but if an user were to use Final Cut Studio, Photoshop, Logic Pro, and other apps all at the same time, the 17" MBP isn't really the best choice. 8GB will help, but for the masses, even with of those applications running a super fast SSD as a scratch disk will help and be more useful.

yea we're both right haha. they would both be awesome. i guess this is just a glossy v. glassy v. matte type of argument again

 

[jav6454]

Let me see…

Photoshop is 32-bit, so it can't use more than 3GB of RAM; Logic can run with 2GB of RAM… and just about every other Pro app can benefit from faster read/write to a scratch disk, so I still think the SSD is better.

True, but what if he multi tasks?