Non-Retina
13" Non Retina $999.00
2.5 Ghz i5 $0.00
2.9 Ghz i7 + $135.00
4GB Ram $0.00
16 GB Ram + $144.99
500 GB HDD $0.00
1TB SSD $500 + $500.00
Total $1,779.00
Save $730.01
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Retina
13" Retina $1,699.00
2.8 Ghz $0.00
3.0 Ghz i7 + $180.00
8GB Ram $0.00
16 GB Ram + $180.00
512 GB SSD $0.00
1 TB SSD + $450.00
Total $2,509.00
I am on the fence about buying a new 13" retina Macbook or buying the non-retina Macbook and putting a 1TB SSD and 16 GB of RAM in it. That would save $730 but would sacrifice the retina display, new processor, and lighter form factor.
You can get a 2.9 Ghz i7 processor in the non-retina, is that much slower than the 4th generation 3.0 Ghz option in the new 13" retina?
If apple is going to release something completely new in the next 6 months then I would get the older non-retina since I have use of a retina 13" at work. I like to keep my files synced so need the large HDD.
The other option would be to buy the 13" retina with a 128GB SSD and use an external HDD to hold my data and upgrade when OWC has the option.
I did not included the air because it seems that after you spend the money to upgrade the air you might as well get the retina.
Thoughts?
13" Non Retina $999.00
2.5 Ghz i5 $0.00
2.9 Ghz i7 + $135.00
4GB Ram $0.00
16 GB Ram + $144.99
500 GB HDD $0.00
1TB SSD $500 + $500.00
Total $1,779.00
Save $730.01
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Retina
13" Retina $1,699.00
2.8 Ghz $0.00
3.0 Ghz i7 + $180.00
8GB Ram $0.00
16 GB Ram + $180.00
512 GB SSD $0.00
1 TB SSD + $450.00
Total $2,509.00
I am on the fence about buying a new 13" retina Macbook or buying the non-retina Macbook and putting a 1TB SSD and 16 GB of RAM in it. That would save $730 but would sacrifice the retina display, new processor, and lighter form factor.
You can get a 2.9 Ghz i7 processor in the non-retina, is that much slower than the 4th generation 3.0 Ghz option in the new 13" retina?
If apple is going to release something completely new in the next 6 months then I would get the older non-retina since I have use of a retina 13" at work. I like to keep my files synced so need the large HDD.
The other option would be to buy the 13" retina with a 128GB SSD and use an external HDD to hold my data and upgrade when OWC has the option.
I did not included the air because it seems that after you spend the money to upgrade the air you might as well get the retina.
Thoughts?
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