Macbook Pro Sluggish: RAM or Processor?

Hi,
I have an early 2011 13" Macbook Pro with the i5 2.3GHZ processor, 4GB memory and 500GB 5400-rpm SATA HD. I'm running Lion OSX 10.7.4 and have a 24" external monitor (samsung) that I use as my primary screen. My work involves a lot of data analysis within excel/R and simultaneously use a variety of other apps (Skype, Omifocus, Mail, iTunes, Adobe Illustrator, Dropbox Toggl and a few other menu-bar/background apps to help manage my workflow). Now I understand I can't be firing away at everything at once but where I'm encountering unbearably slow performance and lagging are in the following areas:
* Large data table processing (commonly in excess of 250k rows) within excel
* Simulatneously using Excel, Mail, Skype and Omnifocus then trying to open another program
* Random other instances of multiple program use
My question is, how can I tell if my RAM or processor is at fault? I've done some research around the Page In/Page out but I'm not 100% sure if it tells the whole story.
Bottom line is I ordered a RAM upgrage 16GB since it was less than $200 from crucial.com but I'm wondering if I need to invest in a new iMac or Macbook pro with a faster processor, SSHD and 16GB of RAM.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Your macbook is fine. The reason you're having issues is because you only have 4GB of RAM have several apps running in the background.
Once your new RAM is installed, you'll see quite a difference in how your macbook handles multiple apps running at the same time.
No need to buy a new one since the one you have is still considered fairly new.
Add your RAM and enjoy your macbook. I'm sure you'll enjoy it for years to come, especially when you get your new RAM installed.

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0xffffff80885c3dc0 : 0xffffff8015865297
0xffffff80885c3e30 : 0xffffff801549874f
0xffffff80885c3e80 : 0xffffff8015420b3d
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USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd400000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0230, 0x5d200000 / 3
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x5d100000 / 2
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Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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    4 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 343
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Time since boot: 5 days 10:0:0
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Untitled (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (479.98 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.accountsd.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.gamed.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.rcd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.passwordcheck.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.findmymac.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Check version
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        19%    WebProcess
         7%    Safari
         5%    WindowServer
         4%    Boom
         4%    mds
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    994 MB    WebProcess
    343 MB    Safari
    43 MB    WindowServer
    34 MB    mds
    26 MB    Dock
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    905 MB    Free RAM
    1.37 GB    Active RAM
    796 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.22 GB    Wired RAM
    5.11 GB    Page-ins
    6.51 GB    Page-outs

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I wanted to know the differences between 64 bit and 32 bit OSx I am currently running the latest Lion 10.7.3 on a 2011 spring macbook pro with 8 gigs of ram 500 gigs HD. From what I can read in the info it looks like it defaults to 32 bit automatically but I was told that I can hold down the 6 and 4 keys during startup to start with 64 bit. I would just like to know anyones experiences and what software it works better with. I usually run Adobe CS5.5 and it would be great to find out 64 bit will give it a boost. Please list pros and cons you know of..
Thanks..
Pete

It should be running 64-bit on its own with Lion. My 2007 MBP began running full 64-bit after I installed Lion.
Run the Activity monitor and see what the kernel is using. It should show 64-bit.

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if someone answerss these, it would be appreciated. Thank you! I hope you have a great night!
Blessings,
Joseph

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