Price of RAM
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Depends on how hardcore you wanna go lukus...
See the results on a 2009 MBP from here: http://macperformanceguide.com/O…
The 2009 MacBook Pro 17" (see review) accepts 8GB of memory, which results in a 34% drop in execution time from 237 to 156 seconds (as compared with 4GB). The tests results below are with the Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro and FirmTek/Seritek/2EN2 with two Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000.E Saturn 1TB hard drives in a striped RAID.
8GB: 156 seconds
6GB: 185 seconds = 18% longer
4GB: 237 seconds = 52% longerThe Hitachi Saturn E7K1000 1TB drives are excellent performers. The Western Digital RE-3 1TB drives came in at 161 seconds.
Anyone working with large Photoshop files should invest in at least 6GB memory, 8GB being preferable, as well as a fast scratch volume.