Two things that needs to be considered:
1) I usually run a Virtual Machine all time, consuming 1.5 GB, leaving 2.5 for Mac OS X.
2) Within that VM, I usually run SQL Server, which is where I do bulk of my work, which can include querying upon millions of rows.
Generally, if it's just VM running with few programs, my system is responsive enough for me. It's when the SQL Server is running queries, which I assume are HDD intensive, does it start beachballing a bit too much for me. Not to mention that I'd be rather keep working away while it works in background, but it's kind of impractical as it is now with SS running in background...
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