Amount of DDR4 ram best for Photoshop Elements 15

Bill8sf  wrote I plan on getting a laptop i7-7500U, 2.7 GHz, 6 GB of DDR4 ram, Windows 10, and 1TB hard drive. I paid for it but have not picked it up. Should I exchange it for a 12 GB of DDR4 ram computer with same specs as above for 100 dollars more?? I just bought Photoshop Elements 15.

You should be ok with the 6 GB and your i7 processor for most uses.

Most users will tell you that the more RAM you have, the better; they are right that it is the main speed factor together with processor speed but that does not tell you if you'll be happy with 6 GB.

My main computer is 8 GB and I don't think I could tell the difference with 12 GB, except for very rare situations such as having several programs running together, editing many raw files at the same time, processing thousands of files at the same time in the organizer...

I just changed  an old computer from 4 GB, which was acceptable to another one with 6 GB, and the difference is real.

The editor and organizer do not require as much RAM as the full Photoshop or Lightroom.

Hi Bill,

Please have a look at the minimum system requirements for PSE 15 :

Photoshop Elements system requirements

It would be helpful to you in deciding you better.

Thanks,

Arshla