So after many months of saving, planning, and even foregoing food and basic amenities, I have saved enough to make the leap to Apple, despite my friends protesting that its overpriced. I am a musician and I have hea5rd amazing things when it comes to using it as a media device for recording/mixing.
I am going to get a 15" macbook pro but would love some feedback from you guys on my best option. I am getting pretty confused with why one computer is 300 dollars less even though the specs look better.
Here are the 3 I am picking from:
OPTION 1: Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released February 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
PRICE: $1579 (why is this less than my next option when it looks better on stats??)
OPTION 2: (I am leaning towards this as it is late october 2013 and I heard good reviews. But for only 400 more I can get a new one)
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Price: $1619 (seems solid, says I am saving 5%)
OPTION 3: New Macbook pro ($2099, but it does seem much better than either option. Just not sure if it is $500 worth better than option 2)
2.2GHz
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache
16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Soooo those are my options. I was leaning towards option 2, but then I saw 1 and on paper it looks much better. But the apple store guy said the processor makes a big difference. Then I figured I might as well buy new if its worth but, but its also another 400.... basicallyt I am just overwhelmed with info, and for my first mac, I want to make sure I get the right one. Figured you guys would know much better than I the best deal.
I would be using it mainly for audio recoridng/mixing and as a live interface doing gigs, light video editing with FCP, word processing and maybe some light gaming. (counterstrike and stuff, not Skyrim. Though if it could handle it it would be cool, gaming is somehting I am not concerned with).
So there you have it. I got the money now and dont mind spending up to 2000-2100 for the right machine. Also, if you have a BETTER option, either on the refurb section or whatnot, that is either cheaper or more expensise, I am all ears; Any and all feedback and advice is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks a lot
I am going to get a 15" macbook pro but would love some feedback from you guys on my best option. I am getting pretty confused with why one computer is 300 dollars less even though the specs look better.
Here are the 3 I am picking from:
OPTION 1: Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released February 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
PRICE: $1579 (why is this less than my next option when it looks better on stats??)
OPTION 2: (I am leaning towards this as it is late october 2013 and I heard good reviews. But for only 400 more I can get a new one)
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Price: $1619 (seems solid, says I am saving 5%)
OPTION 3: New Macbook pro ($2099, but it does seem much better than either option. Just not sure if it is $500 worth better than option 2)
2.2GHz
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache
16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Soooo those are my options. I was leaning towards option 2, but then I saw 1 and on paper it looks much better. But the apple store guy said the processor makes a big difference. Then I figured I might as well buy new if its worth but, but its also another 400.... basicallyt I am just overwhelmed with info, and for my first mac, I want to make sure I get the right one. Figured you guys would know much better than I the best deal.
I would be using it mainly for audio recoridng/mixing and as a live interface doing gigs, light video editing with FCP, word processing and maybe some light gaming. (counterstrike and stuff, not Skyrim. Though if it could handle it it would be cool, gaming is somehting I am not concerned with).
So there you have it. I got the money now and dont mind spending up to 2000-2100 for the right machine. Also, if you have a BETTER option, either on the refurb section or whatnot, that is either cheaper or more expensise, I am all ears; Any and all feedback and advice is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks a lot