Why is my 15 inch 2012 Macbook Pro abruptly shutting down when I launch iPhoto, and what can I do about it?

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Fortunately it's operating splendidly on all other applications, but this is still a nuisance. I'd just launched iPhoto and all was well at first, and then my laptop abruptly shut down. A gray screen appeared with a notice that my laptop had shut down because of a problem. It did automatically reboot and I clicked the button to report the problem. On the info screen along with the report it confirmed that iPhoto was the reason the laptop shut down. After it rebooted it worked normally. I'm a college student finalizing all my papers for the quarter, so I tend to mildly freak out when my laptop spazzes even though I do regularly save everything and back it up to Time Capsule.

I do have thousands of pictures in iPhoto - about 70GB worth in total on this laptop, but I still have plenty of space. Could it be crashing due to the size? What can I do to resolve the issue besides removing some of the photos?

Bonus Question ~ What's your favorite app? : )
If you're a Mac hater, that's perfectly fine, but please just skip the question instead of venting about Macs as some here are wont to do.
I am going to try to take my laptop to the Apple store over the weekend if I can't resolve the problem myself. It's currently 2:12 in the morning, so the tech support offices are not open. The beauty of Y!A is it's running 24-7.

Answer
I think Apple will be the most help for this. Call them.
But you can try this every now and then to just keep your Mac running as best as possible:
Restart your Mac.
As it starts up again, hold down COMMAND+OPTION+P+R (do it quick) and HOLD until you hear your mac start up again and chime, usually it will go to full brightness as well. It helps keep your mac fast!


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Whick is better for now, a Portable internet device or Laptop?

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Whick is better for now, a Portable internet device or Laptop? I'm going to college in mid 2012, this summer would it be best to get a portable device, or go ahead and get a laptop but with more features? We don't travel much so i'm thinking about getting the laptop plus it has big games(not a need for me though) and apps such as google earth, should I just wait for the laptop though?

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Get a laptop. You'll be thankful you did.

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