salsindoddy
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- Joined
- Feb 1, 2021
- Messages
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- Lightroom Version Number
- Classic 9.4
- Operating System
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Very soon I will be buying a new iMac to replace one that is now 10 years old and has reached the point where it will not run the latest version of several programs I use.
I understand that Lightroom is very memory hungry and that lack of RAM can slow it down considerably. Ten years ago I specified 16GB which seemed "overkill" at the time but now seems to be the "minimum" to run successfully. I read reports recommending 32GB "or more".
I'm now in my late 70s and am hoping that this new machine will be the last one I need to buy, so I'm prepared to up spec. it to see it well into the future.
The new machine will be a 27", with 3.8GHz Intel i7, Radeon Pro5500XT and 1TB of SSD storage.
I have one collection containing about 50,000 photos.
My question is simple. Do I go for 32GB of memory or, as some reports seem to indicate, will Lightroom be even happier with 64GB?
(Cost is not an issue - I just want the best spec. for now and into the future.)
Thanks,
Mike Dodman
(Technology changes constantly and this topic may have been raised in the past, but I would like to hear what the experts think "now", not maybe 2 years or more ago.)
I understand that Lightroom is very memory hungry and that lack of RAM can slow it down considerably. Ten years ago I specified 16GB which seemed "overkill" at the time but now seems to be the "minimum" to run successfully. I read reports recommending 32GB "or more".
I'm now in my late 70s and am hoping that this new machine will be the last one I need to buy, so I'm prepared to up spec. it to see it well into the future.
The new machine will be a 27", with 3.8GHz Intel i7, Radeon Pro5500XT and 1TB of SSD storage.
I have one collection containing about 50,000 photos.
My question is simple. Do I go for 32GB of memory or, as some reports seem to indicate, will Lightroom be even happier with 64GB?
(Cost is not an issue - I just want the best spec. for now and into the future.)
Thanks,
Mike Dodman
(Technology changes constantly and this topic may have been raised in the past, but I would like to hear what the experts think "now", not maybe 2 years or more ago.)