System requirements v Optimized requirements for LR4 on a Mac

Question

Likw many people I'm struggling with slow performance from LR4 (although in my case I'm using an older Mac Book 2ghz Intel Core Duo, old and slow!).
I read the basic system requirements for LR, and then came across an Adobe article with recommendations for optimising LR which stated this....
"Options that can help increase performance include:
64-bit, multiple-core processor (for best performance, up to six cores. The extra power is especially important if you use multiple or high-resolution monitors which require more power)."
If I undestand this correctly, that would exclude all laptop Mac's (which I need because I shoot on location), because they are only available as quad core machines?
I've also read that the Mac's can use Hperthreading on the i7 cores, efffectively getting double the amount of cores?
Am I still going to struggling with slow response times with a dual core laptop, anyone have experience with the i7 Dual core Mac Book Pro?
Thanks for any advice,
Alan.

Answer 1

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