MacBookPro5,2 here with 8 GB memory and an sshd. I tested most seeded builds of OS X 10.9, but not often enough to judge whether 4 GB memory will be sweet on any particular Mac.
Thanks to compressed memory and other technical novelties, most people should expect to get better performance from Mavericks than from Mountain Lion. The degree to which improvements are noticeable will vary depending on use case. Mavericks aside: I'm with Sam on the general recommendation to aim for maximum memory. All things considered: you might like to wait until a few weeks after Mavericks is released before making a purchasing decision. I'll revisit this topic in due course … -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
