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13 Inch Macbook Pro vs 15 inch?
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<blockquote data-quote="ben_jammin" data-source="post: 1613173" data-attributes="member: 335640"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I am looking to switch from PC to Mac. I am about to enter college as a Freshmen, and am not sure which mac is right for me. I've got it narrowed down to pretty much the retina macbook pro 13 inch or 15 inch, but I can't decide which one I like better.</p><p>I would use it for:</p><p>General Web/social media use</p><p>Powerpoints/ presentations</p><p>Essays</p><p>Music Editing</p><p>Photo Editing (Nothing professional)</p><p>Movies, Videos, Lots of youtube,</p><p>Occasional Gaming</p><p></p><p>Specifics I will probably go with-</p><p>13 inch:</p><p>3.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5</p><p>Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz</p><p>16GB memory</p><p>512GB PCIe-based flash storage1</p><p>Intel Iris Graphics</p><p>OR</p><p>15 inch</p><p>2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7</p><p>16GB 1600MHz memory</p><p>512GB PCIe-based flash storage </p><p>Intel Iris Pro Graphics</p><p></p><p>I like that the 15 inch has the quad core processor, but it is quite a bit more expensive, and slightly less portable.</p><p>I don't care about weight, but the computer does need to be portable enough to use and carry around daily.</p><p>Money is a factor, but I am also willing to spend some extra money on this. This computer needs to last me through at least four years of college. I am entering as an undeclared major, so I am not sure if I will end up doing anything graphic intense- so I am a little bit concerned that I may need something better than the rMBP 13 inch in the future, but I am completely new to mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ben_jammin, post: 1613173, member: 335640"] Hi all, I am looking to switch from PC to Mac. I am about to enter college as a Freshmen, and am not sure which mac is right for me. I've got it narrowed down to pretty much the retina macbook pro 13 inch or 15 inch, but I can't decide which one I like better. I would use it for: General Web/social media use Powerpoints/ presentations Essays Music Editing Photo Editing (Nothing professional) Movies, Videos, Lots of youtube, Occasional Gaming Specifics I will probably go with- 13 inch: 3.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz 16GB memory 512GB PCIe-based flash storage1 Intel Iris Graphics OR 15 inch 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 16GB 1600MHz memory 512GB PCIe-based flash storage Intel Iris Pro Graphics I like that the 15 inch has the quad core processor, but it is quite a bit more expensive, and slightly less portable. I don't care about weight, but the computer does need to be portable enough to use and carry around daily. Money is a factor, but I am also willing to spend some extra money on this. This computer needs to last me through at least four years of college. I am entering as an undeclared major, so I am not sure if I will end up doing anything graphic intense- so I am a little bit concerned that I may need something better than the rMBP 13 inch in the future, but I am completely new to mac. [/QUOTE]
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