Thanks John, My friend decided to spend more money and get a better furbished machine.
> On Dec 27, 2017, at 11:14 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Harry, > > I saw this but didn’t feel adequate to answer other than to say 8 gig of RAM > is WAY too little, especially if you can’t increase, per your note. > > I know nothing of Illustrator but any video editing program is going to be a > ram hog, I don’t see how it could function well with just 8 gig when the OS > is going to consume a good portion of it. > > I would again suggest he check with TechRestore (the firm you put me onto) as > they had several Apple Laptop’s for sale on their display floor. > > John > > >> On Dec 27, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I posted this question before the holidays and no one replied. Just >> wondering if it got overlooked? >> >> >>> On Dec 23, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have a friend whose 2011 MacBook Pro went kapluie! >>> >>> He’s looking at refurbished, 13”, 2017 MacBook Pros that are within his >>> price range. >>> >>> 1. 2.0 gHz processor with 16gb ram >>> 2. 2.9 gHz processor with 8gb ram (cannot add ram to this machine) >>> >>> Both computers have 512gb solid state hard drives. >>> >>> >>> He primarily uses Illustrator. Secondarily he uses Premier (a video editing >>> program) and photoshop. Occasionally he uses After Affects. >>> >>> He asked which machine I thought would be better for him. I think, since >>> the programs are ram intensive, he should go with the slower processor and >>> more ram but I’m not sure so I’m turning to you guys. >>> >>> I suggested he also look for a slightly older machine with a processor >>> faster than 2.0 gHz and maximum ram. >>> >>> Please chime in and happy holidaze to all. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=d3oGuqmXlWaDM6vfF9jaFLpO3_FtY01LLAY4I6INmiU&s=5VW2NcnNar-nFC4JycLuq6onfxl9ngLAkepVHZ0lPYU&e=> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=FaYZAMybNfk8mScDx7s2ylrhc-9UCkI5JgLBT6mjmR4&s=e-Ls1E1jArRA2gpDImqt30YzFZTfCMSo2PTxHhFFlBg&e=> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=9E3vKuQvwp5cXnPRpXacpeSgCeXFr_Sag9kZ850zsFg&s=1ptl2YvPOXCsv3FbvXHdaghlWpqjErtEuWWYr3mtw_8&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
