Dual core 2 or i5?

dphershman · dphershman #1 (**permalink**)

02-01-2011, 10:35 PM

Im making the jump to a mac laptop... But i have an issue. I like the size of the 13 inch MBP, but it only comes with the dual core 2, whereas the 15 inch MBP comes with the i5. I do heavy photo work but some light video editing. How big of a difference is there with these two processors in this regard?

osxx · osxx #2 (**permalink**)

02-01-2011, 10:51 PM

Do to the nature of your work I would think the 15 would be more suited or at least on
most of the Nikon material I am learning they seem to have the 15.

Zoolook · Zoolook #3 (**permalink**)

02-01-2011, 10:53 PM

When push comes to shove, there is a significant difference between these two processors, yes. An i5 will be about 20% faster than a C2D at the same clock frequency. In addition, the 15 inch MBP sports a faster discrete GPU (330M as opposed to the 320M) which will also make a difference.

ClockworkWorld · ClockworkWorld #4 (**permalink**)

02-02-2011, 02:31 AM

Definitely enough of a difference that I would personally say go for the i5.

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Member Since: Dec 16, 2010 Posts: 240	02-02-2011, 02:31 AM Definitely enough of a difference that I would personally say go for the i5. Late 2010 iMac 27 inch  2.93GHz i7 16GB RAM 2TB HDD 2011 Macbook Pro 17 inch Glossy  2.3GHz Quad-core i7 8GB RAM 750GB HDD
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dphershman #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 40 Mac Specs: 15 inch MBP 2.5 ghz i7 16 GB Antiglare screen	02-01-2011, 10:35 PM Im making the jump to a mac laptop... But i have an issue. I like the size of the 13 inch MBP, but it only comes with the dual core 2, whereas the 15 inch MBP comes with the i5. I do heavy photo work but some light video editing. How big of a difference is there with these two processors in this regard?
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osxx #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 3,935 Mac Specs: 15 MacBook Pro 2009 32GB iPad 4 32GB iPhone 5 Apple TV 3 AEBS/AE	02-01-2011, 10:51 PM Do to the nature of your work I would think the 15 would be more suited or at least on most of the Nikon material I am learning they seem to have the 15.
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