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13 inch MacBook Pro Retina Questions
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1. Will it slowdown the computer? Recommendation?
2. Has the i5 enough speed? How much faster would the i7 be?
3. IDK?
1.) 128GB....256GB isn't worth the extra $300. Neither is all that much space so might as well save the money until 512GB SSD's are the norm. Until then, make due with external storage if needed (Time Capsule, DropBox, Thunderbolt/USB 3.0 HDD are all great options).
2.) From what I've read, the i5 is just fine for most everything and the i7 (still Duel-Core) isn't really worth the cost to upgrade. If you want a crazy powerful chip, go with the 15". For what you do, the i5 will be fine.
3.) I don't even know what that means.
1. 256GB for sure ( you could manage on 128GB too, but it will be tight )
2. Up to you ( if money is not a huge, huge problem, then i7 )
3. I haven't got a clue either... but you should be able to run it in Bootcamp
2. Up to you ( if money is not a huge, huge problem, then i7 )
3. I haven't got a clue either... but you should be able to run it in Bootcamp
You should get 256 if you left your data the way it is. 4GB free space is ridiculously low. You probably could run a mac with that much space left, but you'll hit the ceiling way too frequently. The mac also needs some free space for virtual memory etc. to run well.
There's enough people who're able to live very well with 128 GB. But in your case you'd have to thin out your very large iTunes library first.
If you have your 65GB itunes library you will definitely want the 256GB drive.
The only reason I went with the 128GB is because my iTunes library is on another computer.
So I have 99GB free even with MS Office, a small Aperture library, and a bunch of developer tools and some other random apps. It helps that I've gotten rid of my sleepimage file though (8GB).
I figure I'll use up another 10GB if I want to put XCode and... well maybe Portal 2 which is the only game I get to play these days.
The only reason I went with the 128GB is because my iTunes library is on another computer.
So I have 99GB free even with MS Office, a small Aperture library, and a bunch of developer tools and some other random apps. It helps that I've gotten rid of my sleepimage file though (8GB).
I figure I'll use up another 10GB if I want to put XCode and... well maybe Portal 2 which is the only game I get to play these days.