13" rMBP late 2012 vs. early 2013

[bubreg66]

rMBP late 2012 vs rMBP late 2013

Can you tell me what is better to buy for same price (850 euro):

rMBP late 2012, i5 2.5ghz, 8GB RAM, 256 GB ssd
vs.
rMBP late 2013, i5 2.4ghz, 4GB RAM, 128 GB ssd
????
Both have same battery cycle number 50.
So what do you think? Thanks

 

[TechZeke]

Can you tell me what is better to buy for same price (850 euro):

rMBP late 2012, i5 2.5ghz, 8GB RAM, 256 GB ssd
vs.
rMBP late 2013, i5 2.4ghz, 4GB RAM, 128 GB ssd
????
Both have same battery cycle number 50.
So what do you think? Thanks

This is a tough one. The late 2013 will have a noticeably faster GPU and will also be thinner and lighter than the 2012.

Without knowing your uses its hard to tell. For me, I'd like to have the more RAM and SSD, but the late 2013 beats or destroys the 2012 in every other area.

 

[bubreg66]

This is a tough one. The late 2013 will have a noticeably faster GPU and will also be thinner and lighter than the 2012.

Without knowing your uses its hard to tell. For me, I'd like to have the more RAM and SSD, but the late 2013 beats or destroys the 2012 in every other area.

I also like to have more RAM and SSD.
Need it for internet, office, photoshop...
Does rMBP late 2012 have some heating issue?

 

[Chundles]

Can you tell me what is better to buy for same price (850 euro):

rMBP late 2012, i5 2.5ghz, 8GB RAM, 256 GB ssd
vs.
rMBP late 2013, i5 2.4ghz, 4GB RAM, 128 GB ssd
????
Both have same battery cycle number 50.
So what do you think? Thanks

The late 2013 has vastly better battery life too.

 

[TechZeke]

I also like to have more RAM and SSD.
Need it for internet, office, photoshop...
Does rMBP late 2012 have some heating issue?

Not that I'm aware of.

I think it terms of the most noticeable things between these two machines, is HD 4000 vs RAM.

Can you live the HD 4000 as your primary GPU on a retina display(2012), or can you get by with only 4GB of RAM(2013)? You can still do plenty of things with either.

 

[bubreg66]

Still don't know what to do, but thanks anyway.