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I searched but didn't see a similar question to mine, but apologies if I missed it.
I'm planning on buying a new MacBook Pro 15" in August, when the MacBook's have (hopefully) been refreshed, the new OS is out, and the back-to-school deals are out in abundance. However i want to get a handle on the price now to plan for it.
My question is, which of the following would be better to get overall:
The 15" 2.53 GHz i5 MacBook plus a 8GB memory upgrade
Or
the 15" 2.66 GHz i7 with the upgrade to 2.8 GHz i7 but no memory upgrade?
The price with the education discount and exchange rate is about the same. I realize that this might be a bit moot when/if the models are refreshed and the specs changed, but in general I guess my question boils down to is it better to have a higher memory, or a higher GHz processor? Are they about the same, or does it depend on what you are using it for?
Just to give background, I usually have about 10-15 different programs open at once including a ton of safari and firefox tabs, with iTunes etc. playing, sometimes a movie in the background, bittorrent, and the like. My current MacBook is a bit slow for so many things going on all at once. But I don't use Photoshop or any heavy editing software, nor do I play HQ games all that often. So all these upgrades might not even be necessary. It has to last and be as fast as possible for 4 years, when I upgrade again though so I figure I might as go as high as I can afford!
And another, somewhat related question: My current computer is 4 years old in May. It has a 2.33 gHZ intel core 2 duo processor and 2 GB of memory. It isn't unibody, was before they had the black keyboards out, and the screen is matte not glossy. It has a slight ding on the front left corner. If I went for the recyling program, would I get anything for it?
I have been thinking of either a) giving my mom the old computer, or b) recycling it and using the money it brings in to buy her an ipad. I have to feel her out to see which she'd prefer (she's not tech-savvy at ALL so I don't know which she'd like using better), but if I'm only going to get a small amount of cash for it I figure she'd appreciate the computer just fine. However if I can comp or mostly comp the cost of an ipad, then I'd rather get her something new Any opinions?
I'm planning on buying a new MacBook Pro 15" in August, when the MacBook's have (hopefully) been refreshed, the new OS is out, and the back-to-school deals are out in abundance. However i want to get a handle on the price now to plan for it.
My question is, which of the following would be better to get overall:
The 15" 2.53 GHz i5 MacBook plus a 8GB memory upgrade
Or
the 15" 2.66 GHz i7 with the upgrade to 2.8 GHz i7 but no memory upgrade?
The price with the education discount and exchange rate is about the same. I realize that this might be a bit moot when/if the models are refreshed and the specs changed, but in general I guess my question boils down to is it better to have a higher memory, or a higher GHz processor? Are they about the same, or does it depend on what you are using it for?
Just to give background, I usually have about 10-15 different programs open at once including a ton of safari and firefox tabs, with iTunes etc. playing, sometimes a movie in the background, bittorrent, and the like. My current MacBook is a bit slow for so many things going on all at once. But I don't use Photoshop or any heavy editing software, nor do I play HQ games all that often. So all these upgrades might not even be necessary. It has to last and be as fast as possible for 4 years, when I upgrade again though so I figure I might as go as high as I can afford!
And another, somewhat related question: My current computer is 4 years old in May. It has a 2.33 gHZ intel core 2 duo processor and 2 GB of memory. It isn't unibody, was before they had the black keyboards out, and the screen is matte not glossy. It has a slight ding on the front left corner. If I went for the recyling program, would I get anything for it?
I have been thinking of either a) giving my mom the old computer, or b) recycling it and using the money it brings in to buy her an ipad. I have to feel her out to see which she'd prefer (she's not tech-savvy at ALL so I don't know which she'd like using better), but if I'm only going to get a small amount of cash for it I figure she'd appreciate the computer just fine. However if I can comp or mostly comp the cost of an ipad, then I'd rather get her something new Any opinions?