Yeah, I suspect 16 GB of memory, even at the near-$200 price, would be worthwhile for that kind of intense usage (15 open apps, many of them by Adobe?
). That’s quite expensive though. Maybe shop around? Crucial?
I think upgrading a computer that can be upgraded is a very sensible thing to do, but I feel that Retina IPS displays and USB 3.0 are fairly significant upgrades that may limit the useful lifetime of your current computer, since you’re a ‘power user’. You’ve said IPS/Retina isn’t important for you right now, but if you’re like me your mind can change in three months, much less three years.
But even $500 is probably decent value if you really do get another two or three years of happy computing out of it.
But but but
this would be my big worry about sinking a lot of money in it.
I realise I’m not saying anything useful here, so I’ll leave you alone now. Pscates2.0: put the man’s mind at ease, would you?
