Which MacBook Pro is faster ? (13" Retina 2.5GHz -HDD or 13" LED 2.9GHz - SDD )

Hi every body

I have decided buy MacBook Pro

I will use MacBook for browse in Internet and sometime Photoshop

Which MacBook is faster when open 10 tab with safari and play music and edit document by office at the same time ?

MD102 or MD212 ?


MacBook Pro : MD102LL
13-inch
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive

OR

MacBook Pro : MD212LL
13-inch with Retina display
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
128GB flash storage


MacBook speed with 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor but hard drive is better or 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with flash storage ?

Jingol said:

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Which MacBook is faster when open 10 tab with safari and play music and edit document by office at the same time ?

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After you open the apps, it is unlikely that you would notice any difference between either one in that particular scenario.

The SSD in the Retina Display MBP will let you load up your OS and apps faster but once they are open and running in the background, the difference in speed probably won't be noticeable

Thanks a lot for advise

I had read a review that 13" rMBP took longer to display when several tab and app opened together because with no dedicated GPU and high resolution, processor must push it

It's true?

I just bought a rMBP 13" and really like it. I have a Lenovo W520 with and i7 and the same amount of ram and the rMBP is so much snappier. I regularly have 6 to 8 tabs open in my browser with Parallels running 1 to 2 virtual machines and have not noticed any delay in the display. I initially thought of getting the older generation MBP but fell in love with the retina display.

My 2 cents

I heard can't upgrade the 13" MBP hdd to a SSD easily ! confirm ?

Jingol said:

I heard can't upgrade the 13" MBP hdd to a SSD easily ! confirm ?

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The non-retina MBP's HDD can be upgraded easily which is one of the reasons why I chose it over the retina version.