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Apr 11, 2013 at 15:15 comment added horatio One thing about the RAM: if you are using a 32-bit application it cannot reference more than 3-3.5 GB RAM because it cannot reference number larger than a 32-bit representation. So in Scott's example 32GB no single 32-bit program can ever use all of that memory. (Adobe products are available in 64-bit versions.)
Apr 10, 2013 at 9:11 comment added Scott Apple uses standard hard drives and RAM from third party manufacturers. There is absolutely nothing special about hard drives and RAM from Apple. Where hardware does make a difference is in the video cards and processors which are intentionally specified for the MacOS. So that hardware is designed to run better for Apple software.
Apr 10, 2013 at 9:00 comment added paddotk I would like to make a small comment on your suggestion not to buy hardware from Apple itself. Don't Apple computers have good performance because of the hardware compatibility between all the different pieces of hardware? That's what I've been told anyway. Because all of the hardware is made by Apple (opposed to a bunch of assembled pieces from different manufacturers in a Win computer), the performance of the hardware is at its best. Logically, you do pay dearly for that extra performance.
Apr 9, 2013 at 0:27 history answered Scott CC BY-SA 3.0