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[quote name='PuxaVida' timestamp='1341322018' post='19296']

I thought it would be better if we go on with the discussion under the same thread. Obviously, I waited for the new generation MacBook Pros. They're now here with promising upgrades... Keynotes for me:



- 8GB RAM max limit is over. 16GB is available in new generation + high performance graphic cards (I guess good news for handling of 50mb nef files)



- all are equipped with flash storage instead of HDDs



- USB 3 in addition to thunderbolt



[size="2"]Considering that one will process D800[/size][size="2"] nef files (preferably with Capture NX2), would the 16GB RAM option be an important criteria? And by post processing I mean:



- the regular raw image adjustments by using like exposure correction, shadow/highlight recovery, curve applications, USM etc...

- on occasion, challenging tasks like focus stacking and image stiching are to be run in CS4...

- again on occasion, HDR processing by using Photomatix



Any comments?...



Serkan

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8Gb would be fine for Raw processin itself, but with almost any processing (d800+16 bit+a few layers) in CS4 i'm pretty sure you will hit memory limits.

Fast SSD will make performance hit not so severe.