MacBook Air 13": upgrade ram or processor?

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MacBook Air 13": upgrade ram or processor?

I am looking at getting a 13" MacBook Air to use at university, I am able to upgrade either the RAM from 4GB to 8GB or the processor from a 1.3GHz i5 to a 1.7GHz i7. It will only be used for basic tasks such as word processing, Internet browsing etc. with the occasional bit of heavy use, any help as to which to upgrade would be great!

Lewis

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Aug 21, 2013 10:40 AM

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dominic23

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Aug 21, 2013 11:11 AM in response to LewisBain

LewisBain wrote:

It will only be used for basic tasks such as word processing, Internet browsing etc. with the occasional bit of heavy use, any help as to which to upgrade would be great!

Upgrade the RAM to 8GB.

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Aug 21, 2013 11:17 AM in response to LewisBain

Ditto, ....get the 8gig over the I7 , unless money is no object. Then get both. You cant upgrade the RAM later, its permanent on the board. 😉

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