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Looking for CPU advice before 13" Retina purchase
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1518985" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>What's not being factoring into this equation is that your current computer is 4-5 years old...and that the performance of a computer is due to many things other than just cpu speed.</p><p></p><p>Yes your current computer has a 2.53ghz cpu...and the "slowest" retina MBP that was listed has a 2.5ghz cpu. When comparing these two numbers it would seem that the newer MBP is actually slower than your 2008 MBP...when in fact the newer computer with a slightly slower cpu is actually twice as fast as your current 2008 MBP!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Thus...of the new computer models listed above...all will be dramatically faster than your 2008 MBP! So then the decision comes down to price. As "bobtomay" mentioned...it comes down to purchasing as much as you can afford.</p><p></p><p>As far as the quad-core in a 13" MBP. Sure...it's possible Apple may put a quad-core cpu in a 13" MBP at some point. The question is when?? By the time Apple puts a quad-core cpu in a 13" MBP...there will be something else new that will be rumored to be coming to the 13" MBP...and then you'll want to wait for that too. So it's a never ending battle of wait...wait...wait.</p><p></p><p>If you want/need a quad-core cpu...then get a 15" MBP now! What is also not being factoring in is...the 13" MBP does not have dedicated video hardware. So if you want/need better graphics/video performance...then you need to go with a 15" MBP to get dedicated video hardware.</p><p></p><p>So to get a quad-core cpu and dedicated video hardware...then you would want to get a 15" MBP. You already have a 15" 2008 MBP...so you are used to the size...and you would be maintaining the 15" display that you're used to.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1518985, member: 56379"] What's not being factoring into this equation is that your current computer is 4-5 years old...and that the performance of a computer is due to many things other than just cpu speed. Yes your current computer has a 2.53ghz cpu...and the "slowest" retina MBP that was listed has a 2.5ghz cpu. When comparing these two numbers it would seem that the newer MBP is actually slower than your 2008 MBP...when in fact the newer computer with a slightly slower cpu is actually twice as fast as your current 2008 MBP!:) Thus...of the new computer models listed above...all will be dramatically faster than your 2008 MBP! So then the decision comes down to price. As "bobtomay" mentioned...it comes down to purchasing as much as you can afford. As far as the quad-core in a 13" MBP. Sure...it's possible Apple may put a quad-core cpu in a 13" MBP at some point. The question is when?? By the time Apple puts a quad-core cpu in a 13" MBP...there will be something else new that will be rumored to be coming to the 13" MBP...and then you'll want to wait for that too. So it's a never ending battle of wait...wait...wait. If you want/need a quad-core cpu...then get a 15" MBP now! What is also not being factoring in is...the 13" MBP does not have dedicated video hardware. So if you want/need better graphics/video performance...then you need to go with a 15" MBP to get dedicated video hardware. So to get a quad-core cpu and dedicated video hardware...then you would want to get a 15" MBP. You already have a 15" 2008 MBP...so you are used to the size...and you would be maintaining the 15" display that you're used to. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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