Corbeau Senior Member  More info | Feb 14, 2013 06:10 | #1 I'm about to upgrade my MacBook, since I just bought a new-to-me 7D... Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera. -- Yousuf Karsh
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tickerguy Senior Member 595 posts Joined Dec 2012 More info | Feb 14, 2013 06:42 | #2 IMHO that's marginal on the RAM. The i5 becomes an issue only if you want to edit video. Then it matters a lot (as does the graphics co-processor.) Canon 7D & 5d3, EF-S 15-85, 24-105L, 70-200L f/4 IS, 100mm Macro/L, EF 50 f/1.4 and more
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop  9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | Feb 14, 2013 08:23 | #3 I'd also bump the RAM up to at least 8, if not 16, gb. You'd also see a noticeable speed increase by switching to Aperture from Lightroom if you edit a lot of raw files. "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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Bleufire Goldmember  1,203 posts Likes: 53 Joined Mar 2008 Location: California More info | Feb 14, 2013 11:47 | #4 You can upgrade that RAM to 16GB (yourself) for a fraction of what you just got your 7D with. 5D*Sigma 50/1.4*EF 17-40/4
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MCAsan Goldmember  3,918 posts Likes: 88 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta More info | My niece had 2GB in her white MB. We got 8GB at Frys for around $40. It made a world of difference in boot time and in apps response time. Now she will keep that machine for her husband kids when orders her new rMBP.
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Moppie Moderator  15,097 posts Gallery: 22 photos Best ofs: 1 Likes: 442 Joined Sep 2004 Location: Akarana, Aotearoa. (Kiwiland) More info | Feb 14, 2013 15:17 | #6 Corbeau wrote in post #15608841  Considering: low end MBP, l5 chip at 2.5 GHz, 4 of RAM and Hard disk drive. Loaded with LR 4 and PS CS6. Enough horses under the hood? I'd rather have fast glass than the fastest computer... As an improvement on your current computer it will be huge! It's a massive exponential leap. flickr
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mcluckie I play with fire, run with scissors and skate on thin ice all at once!  2,192 posts Gallery: 109 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 449 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Hong Kong, Ozarks, previously Chicago area More info | Feb 18, 2013 08:46 | #7 get 8 GB RAM and have no regrets with processor. multidisciplinary visual guy, professor of visual art, irresponsible and salty.
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Feb 18, 2013 09:38 | #8 bump the memory up to at least 8gb and you'll be fine.
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