I'm a normal user, using cad programme, not using my laptop for games, my question is: do I need to get 16 gb ram in my retina macbook pro or 8  gb ram is pretty enough?

I'm a normal user, using cad programme, not using my laptop for games, my question is: do I need to get 16 gb ram in my retina macbook pro or 8  gb ram is pretty enough?
Thanks for support.

8 GB may be sufficient for CAD but 16 would be a much better idea.
All the Macs I have ever owned were eventually upgraded to the maximum amount of memory they could use. Considering that as of now, the RAM you specify is all the RAM you will ever have, get as much as you can. That is the only way to maximize its economic life.
If Apple offered a 32 GB version I'd get it.

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    Buffer B: 5163MB (5414836224 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000243bfd800
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      Linear PRN          : ok             
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      Compare XOR         : ok
      Compare SUB         : ok
      Compare MUL         : ok
      Compare DIV         : ok
      Compare OR          : ok
      Compare AND         : ok
      Sequential Increment: ok
      Solid Bits          : ok             
      Block Sequential    : ok                
      Checkerboard        : ok             
      Bit Spread          : ok               
      Bit Flip            : ok               
      Walking Ones        : ok               
      Walking Zeroes      : ok               
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    ~John
    <Edited By Host>

    kwmlr439 wrote:
    CSOUND Read the title please:
    Re: Macbook Pro 10.6.8 RAM Upgarde to 8 GB
    The amount of RAM is not dependant on the operating system. It is all about the model of you Mac.
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    Message was edited by: Shootist007
    Message was edited by: Shootist007

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