MBP 13'' and CS5

[Fanthomas]

Hi! Quick question!

I'm about to buy a new MBP. I was wondering if the 13 inches version can run Adobe premiere and photoshop nicely. I'm not going to over do it but I want it to work good. I also play WoW from times to times. Is the 13 inches model a good choice for me? Thanks a lot!

 

[DrNick8404]

I run Lightroom, After effects, Final cut pro and the new CS6 Photoshop on my late 2011 MBP 13' base model. It ran ok but I went to newegg and got myself 16gb of ram for $110 and it all run beautifully. By the way.... Apple charges you $200 to upgrade from 4gb to 8bg

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i dont know about WoW though...sorry

 

[Fanthomas]

You are telling me you can upgrade to 16gb of ram on the 13 inches? I thought the maximum was 8gb!

 

[DrNick8404]

haha... of course you can! there is 2 slots for ram, 2x2gb. take them out pop in 2x8gb and BAM! they are the same exact size and everything

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/

Its too expensive to buy here^^^.... but its proof (so is my mac) there are a bunch of threads about it on here too

by on amazon or new egg. I use corsair 16gb ddr3

 

[Ohrstrom]

WoW worked decently for me on a Mid2009 13" Mbp with only one 4GB module in it, though I do have a nvidia card in mine but Im guessing the current Intel HD 3000 is working quite well too.

 

[that1guyy]

The max is actually 32gb.

 

[DrNick8404]

the max is actually 32gb.

$$$$$

 

[yusukeaoki]

The max is actually 32gb.

Not with 13in.
The 13in uses i7-2640M for 2.8GHz.
The max for this series is 16GB.

Only quad core MBP's can use 32GB.

 

[alphaod]

I run PS on my 11" MacBook Air. I think 13" MacBook Pro will do fine.

 

[Fanthomas]

Thanks a lot everybody! You are all awesome!

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Oh by the way look at that. Apple says that the maximum is 8gb! I don't understand

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270#link1

 

[heisenberg123]

Thanks a lot everybody! You are all awesome!

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Oh by the way look at that. Apple says that the maximum is 8gb! I don't understand

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270#link1

the max is 8GB to apple because thats the max upgrade they offer, they dont sell the 2x8GB sticks

 

[chrisvee]

The new 13" MBP should run CS5 just fine. I have the 2010 13" with 8GB RAM that runs all of the programs quite smoothly.

You should also consider the screen real estate. Though perfect for on-the-go use, I find the 13" screen to be a little cramped at times - but that can be easily remedied by a larger external screen.