On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:58:32 +0200 "monarch_dodra" <monarchdo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Today, if your computer has an SSD, and at least the 4 gigs of > memory, then it is basically fast enough to do mostly anything > that's not 3D, or massive number grinding. It will allow flying > through files, coding, surfing with tons of tabs etc... >
I'm on a 4GB machine with no SSD (and much less than i7, only a mobile 2-core) and I find it to be plenty fast for anything non-3D. Not saying that an SSD (and i7) wouldn't be even better (and much hotter in the case of i7), I'm sure SSD et al would be a noticeable improvement, but FWIW I haven't had performance problems. But I tend to avoid resource-hogging programs, so YMMV. [1] My brother has an i7 Macbook - you could almost cook food on the underside of that thing!
