On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 19:46, Helena Farrell via Qgis-user < qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> Hello, I am seeking input on whether my 7 year old Mac with 8GB RAM and a > 2.7gigahertz processor is likely to perform poorly at running QGIS. Since > these are like the bare minimum in terms of power, and I assume QGIS is a > data-heavy program, I may need to invest in a new computer. Anyone have > advice on RAM and processing speed specifications that I should look for > and whether a PC be better than a Mac for running this program? > > Thank you! > We have a fleet of Macs up to 10 years old, and even the oldest are (mostly) happy running QGIS, albeit a little slowly depending on the task. Your 8GB will be more than enough unless you're doing very large datasets. A big help will be to use an SSD, for our old iMacs we've plugged in external SSDs via USB3 which makes a huge difference. Cheers! John.
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