Is 8gb ram enough?

So, I understand this has been asked before, but I'd like an answer for my specific curcumstances.
I currently have a retina model, but I can return it if it's really necessary.
Now, this is what I normally do:
- Gaming, BF3, TF2, MC, etc.
- School Work (checking email too)
- Photo Editing (1 to 4 pics (20p to 1080p) at one time on photoshop/aperure
- Video editing in Premiere/Audacity, usually 1080p video about 30 minues long.
(Things listed above are never done simultaneously.)
- I usually have safari/skype/steam/an IRC client running in the background during anything I do
- I'm keeping the laptop for about 4 years.
+ I do the same on my desktop with Windows and I never run out of ram, my desktop runs on 8gb RAM currently.
So, is it really necessary to upgrade from 8 to 16gb?

You dont need 16 gb of ram, this thing flies with the 8gb and SSD. I have a quad core Imac i7 with 16 gb and I threw everything at both machines, with Final Cut Pro X and Motion, and the macbook pro retina with 8 handled it without a page out and as a matter of fact was a bit quicker to render due to the SSD yet the activity monitor in the imac showed it ate up more ram. More than meets the eye, Ill keep my money for the next computer. Your bottleneck will not be ram with 8gb, no way. That is way more than enough and yes even for editing, like I said my loaded imac i7 proved this to me firsthand in a real life user experience, not posters coming on here talking about having 20 tabs open on a laptop, give me a break!

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This is a crystal ball question.
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Boy, I am terrible at keeping track of old questions. They aren't right in front of you like they used to be with the old forum software.
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Logic Studio will be the only big program running on it, I plan to get a blue icicle converter and a blue condenser microphone for vocal recording so I hope the Imac is up to the task!
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****When will I need 8GB? When in SAM H*** will I NEED 8GB even if it is a year from now...I just want to know if I should play option two to be safe.****

tisthebigo wrote:
My two choices are:
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2) 11" air 256GB SSD 8GB
Your price comparison between these two models is a bit unreasonable. The majority of that $500 is in the form of the upgrade in SSD capacity from 128 to 256 GB of storage. The RAM upgrade from 4 to 8 GB is only $100. As Linc said, it's impossible to know what the future will hold for computing and when 4 GB becomes inadequate but if history is indication it's a lot sooner than you think.
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What I forgot to mention is that Macs are very selective regarding RAM. Make certain that you install RAM withe proper specifications (204-pin PC3-12800 (1600 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM) and the best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.
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