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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Retina MBP or Fully upgraded Air?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1413331" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>A fully upgraded 13" MBA (8gig ram, 2.0ghz cpu) will cost $2199 (with a 512gig SSD). Personally I think that a 512gig SSD is overkill...but on the other hand...MBA's are hard to upgrade...so you sort of have to buy as much as you can afford up front.</p><p></p><p>A 13" MBA with a 256gig SSD, 8 gig ram, and 2.0ghz cpu would cost a lot less at $1699. A base model MBP with the retina display will cost $2199...and fully upgraded will cost $2799.</p><p></p><p>$2199 for a 13" MBA or $2799 for a 15" MBP with a retina display is a <strong>[size=+1]lot of money[/size]</strong>!!!</p><p></p><p>Personally I wouldn't go with either if these choices. If I had the budget that you have...I would go with the:</p><p></p><p>- 2.6ghz 15" MBP (without the retina display) for $2199</p><p>- or the 2.3ghz 15" MBP with the retina display for $2199</p><p></p><p>Performance-wise...the MBA just doesn't compare (cpu or gpu) to the MBP's.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1413331, member: 56379"] A fully upgraded 13" MBA (8gig ram, 2.0ghz cpu) will cost $2199 (with a 512gig SSD). Personally I think that a 512gig SSD is overkill...but on the other hand...MBA's are hard to upgrade...so you sort of have to buy as much as you can afford up front. A 13" MBA with a 256gig SSD, 8 gig ram, and 2.0ghz cpu would cost a lot less at $1699. A base model MBP with the retina display will cost $2199...and fully upgraded will cost $2799. $2199 for a 13" MBA or $2799 for a 15" MBP with a retina display is a [b][size=+1]lot of money[/size][/b]!!! Personally I wouldn't go with either if these choices. If I had the budget that you have...I would go with the: - 2.6ghz 15" MBP (without the retina display) for $2199 - or the 2.3ghz 15" MBP with the retina display for $2199 Performance-wise...the MBA just doesn't compare (cpu or gpu) to the MBP's. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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