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So it's time to replace my aging desktop and the sexy MacBook Pro with retina display has caught my eye, which may result on an overall Mac conversion for the household.

But first off, I need some tech savvy advice in how much attention I need to pay to processor speed and RAM. I'm not a gamer, but often will have several websites open, a document or two, and a financial or photo editing software running. Would an extra 0.3 GHz really matter? And if I have a Quadcore device shouldn't 8GB RAM be adequate?

Things run a bit sluggish in the current machine so I presume anything contemporary will delight me, but this will be my workhorse device for the next few years so I want to make sure it will keep me happy and out of the Apple store.