Hi everyone,
I hope this post is in the correct place.
After almost 5.5 years with my mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro, I'm finally looking to upgrade; however, I'm not sure what I should be upgrading to, and I am hoping you can help.
I have narrowed it down to 4 options:
The prices listed are what I have found to be the best for each model (from Apple, MacMall, BestBuy, B&H, etc.), and include all taxes/cashback/coupons/etc.
As for what I use it for, I'd say I'm a pretty standard user. I use it to check email, prepare documents, listen to music, browse the internet, watch YouTube/Netflix, etc. I occasionally use it to create movies in iMovie, as well as perform the odd Photoshop job here and there.
I have done plenty of research on how much RAM is needed, and I understand that the switch from HDD to Flash will be much more significant than a bump from 4GB RAM (my current) to 8 or 16 GB. However, I will use this computer as a "desktop" as well, and would like to keep it for the next 4 years or so, so I am wondering if I should go with the 16GB to future-proof it.
Also, I am not sure whether I want to stay with the 13" or go up to 15". Compared to my current MacBook, the 15" really doesn't seem much bulkier. But I am wondering whether the money spent on the extra screen space would be better spent on more RAM for the 13".
If anyone has any input, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for your help!
I hope this post is in the correct place.
After almost 5.5 years with my mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro, I'm finally looking to upgrade; however, I'm not sure what I should be upgrading to, and I am hoping you can help.
I have narrowed it down to 4 options:
- Late-2013 13", 2.4 GHz dual i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB Flash ---> $1,091.55
- Mid-2014 13", 2.6 GHz dual i5, 16GB RAM, 256 GB Flash ---> $1,472.45
- Late-2013 15", 2.0 GHz quad i7, 8GB RAM, 256 GB Flash ---> $1,424.05
- Mid-2014 15", 2.2 GHz quad i7, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB Flash ---> $1,650.93
The prices listed are what I have found to be the best for each model (from Apple, MacMall, BestBuy, B&H, etc.), and include all taxes/cashback/coupons/etc.
As for what I use it for, I'd say I'm a pretty standard user. I use it to check email, prepare documents, listen to music, browse the internet, watch YouTube/Netflix, etc. I occasionally use it to create movies in iMovie, as well as perform the odd Photoshop job here and there.
I have done plenty of research on how much RAM is needed, and I understand that the switch from HDD to Flash will be much more significant than a bump from 4GB RAM (my current) to 8 or 16 GB. However, I will use this computer as a "desktop" as well, and would like to keep it for the next 4 years or so, so I am wondering if I should go with the 16GB to future-proof it.
Also, I am not sure whether I want to stay with the 13" or go up to 15". Compared to my current MacBook, the 15" really doesn't seem much bulkier. But I am wondering whether the money spent on the extra screen space would be better spent on more RAM for the 13".
If anyone has any input, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for your help!
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