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		wazoox on Oct 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MacBook Air vs Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Doesn't swapping to an SSD should make supposedly 4GB of RAM acceptable? I don't use Eclipse (Dog forbid, I'm an IDE hater) but I can't fathom it needing more than 4GB of RAM. Heck, I run 2 virtual machines, Firefox and my editor on my 2 GB MacBook.

ConstantineXVI on Oct 8, 2011 [–]

I forget the SSD assist, but I'd have to see it in action before I put cash on it. Eclipse was tolerable with 4 on my last years MBP, but doubling made a world of difference.

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