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<blockquote data-quote="RocketCowboy" data-source="post: 404850" data-attributes="member: 25095">Memory is memory, disk is disk. Doesn't matter if it's Windows or Apple. The two big things for me are memory and disk. Scott's got it right with the SSD. Going SSD has been the best move I've made with any of my laptops, and it's why my 2007 MacBook Pro is still viable for some stuff (but not photo editing). Once you've got a good disk, having enough memory is key. I have at least 8GB of RAM on any of the computers I edit from. My wife has an older MacBook Air with 4GB that I'll use in a pinch, but it's not ideal. I have 16GB on my MacBook Pro and 32GB on my Mac Pro.Like any other piece of gear, it all comes down to cost/benefit. If you aren't selling pictures for a living, then maybe photo editing doesn't justify the 32GB 6-Core Mac Pro. If you can find it within your price range, I would look for either an i5 of i7 processor (ideally 4 core and not just 2), 6-8GB of RAM minimum, and at least 1GB of RAM on the video card. Most laptops will sacrifice graphics card memory, so that is another tie breaker. Top it off with a 500GB or higher SSD and you should be good.[ATTACH]134143[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RocketCowboy, post: 404850, member: 25095"] Memory is memory, disk is disk. Doesn't matter if it's Windows or Apple. The two big things for me are memory and disk. Scott's got it right with the SSD. Going SSD has been the best move I've made with any of my laptops, and it's why my 2007 MacBook Pro is still viable for some stuff (but not photo editing). Once you've got a good disk, having enough memory is key. I have at least 8GB of RAM on any of the computers I edit from. My wife has an older MacBook Air with 4GB that I'll use in a pinch, but it's not ideal. I have 16GB on my MacBook Pro and 32GB on my Mac Pro. Like any other piece of gear, it all comes down to cost/benefit. If you aren't selling pictures for a living, then maybe photo editing doesn't justify the 32GB 6-Core Mac Pro. If you can find it within your price range, I would look for either an i5 of i7 processor (ideally 4 core and not just 2), 6-8GB of RAM minimum, and at least 1GB of RAM on the video card. Most laptops will sacrifice graphics card memory, so that is another tie breaker. Top it off with a 500GB or higher SSD and you should be good. [ATTACH=CONFIG]134143._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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