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MBP 15 i5 or 13 with ssd--speed tradeoff?
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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1066041" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>Dandelion as the old expression goes you are comparing Apples to Oranges so it's not an accurate comparison. The processor speed is for different uses than hard drive speed so they speed up different parts of the computer. They can't really be compared to each other. When you speed up both your computer as a whole gets faster.</p><p></p><p>For example if a software needs a powerful processor to do it's work then a faster hard drive isn't going to help. A faster hard drive will have speed benefits in areas such as opening up software for the first time, saving data, reading data, etc. In other words anything that requires accessing the hard drive. To actually run the software is the processor's job. People also make the same mistake when choosing between more RAM or faster processor. Ideally you would want to get good speeds from all three sections: the processor, RAM, and hard drive so that there is no bottle neck that slows down performance.</p><p></p><p>You can always upgrade the RAM and hard drive yourself but you have to buy a new computer in order to upgrade the processor so keep that in mind. You didn't tell us what you use your computer for because the 13" might be perfectly adequate for your needs. If you also like the compact size of the 13" then you need to decide if that is more important for you. You have to trade performance for portability because even the 15" is slower that a desktop Mac for the same price. Most average users won't need the faster processor speeds of the 15" MacBook Pros so you might be perfectly happy with the 13".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1066041, member: 140470"] Dandelion as the old expression goes you are comparing Apples to Oranges so it's not an accurate comparison. The processor speed is for different uses than hard drive speed so they speed up different parts of the computer. They can't really be compared to each other. When you speed up both your computer as a whole gets faster. For example if a software needs a powerful processor to do it's work then a faster hard drive isn't going to help. A faster hard drive will have speed benefits in areas such as opening up software for the first time, saving data, reading data, etc. In other words anything that requires accessing the hard drive. To actually run the software is the processor's job. People also make the same mistake when choosing between more RAM or faster processor. Ideally you would want to get good speeds from all three sections: the processor, RAM, and hard drive so that there is no bottle neck that slows down performance. You can always upgrade the RAM and hard drive yourself but you have to buy a new computer in order to upgrade the processor so keep that in mind. You didn't tell us what you use your computer for because the 13" might be perfectly adequate for your needs. If you also like the compact size of the 13" then you need to decide if that is more important for you. You have to trade performance for portability because even the 15" is slower that a desktop Mac for the same price. Most average users won't need the faster processor speeds of the 15" MacBook Pros so you might be perfectly happy with the 13". [/QUOTE]
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