2011 13" 2.7 i7 or 2010 15" 2.53 i5??

[sault]

need help deciding. I do web browsing, video streaming, music, and some editing. I am going to start designing soon for college. which is better bang for buck or just better overall between these 2?

13-inch: 2.7 GHz (2011 model... higher end 13")

* 2.7GHz dual-core
Intel Core i7
* 4GB 1333MHz
* 500GB 5400-rpm
* Intel HD Graphics 3000
* Built-in battery (7 hours)
* $1,399.00 (this is price with student discount.)

OR

15" Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5

* Originally released April 2010
* 15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1440 x 900 pixel)
* 4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
* 500GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
* NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
* $1,439.00

please give opinions
thanks.

 

[ScholarsInk]

I would go for the second, personally, but I'm a gamer and the discrete graphics make all the difference for me.

 

[sault]

I would go for the second, personally, but I'm a gamer and the discrete graphics make all the difference for me.

See I just really want the better machine. I'm leaning towards the 15" but I'd like the NEW 13" just because it's "new". I don't plan on keeping it for longer than a year and a half.. because I'm sure by then a NEW MBP's will be out. I probably am going to put 8gb of RAM because that's only $100.

 

[sault]

help?

 

[jnash]

I have the i5 you are looking to buy right now and I am selling it and upgrading to a quad i7 because of the power of the i5 isnt as nice as I needed for video editing. I would say wait save up some cash and get a newer 15" or even a i7 13"

 

[sbddude]

Is there a benchmark that compares the two?

I'm thinking about the same thing. If the 13" were only higher-resolution screen.

 

[jnash]

Is there a benchmark that compares the two?

I'm thinking about the same thing. If the 13" were only higher-resolution screen.

Yes this is my i5 with 8 GIGs of ram and a 7200rpm drive vs my buddys stock 15" new i7 2.0 and we had other programs running some have been getting higher scores.

 

[thedarkhorse]

If you're not gaming the new top of the line 13" i7 should smoke the 15" i5, at least that's what all the benchmarks so far say. Portability might be a point to thing about too.

 

[aznguyen316]

See I just really want the better machine. I'm leaning towards the 15" but I'd like the NEW 13" just because it's "new". I don't plan on keeping it for longer than a year and a half.. because I'm sure by then a NEW MBP's will be out. I probably am going to put 8gb of RAM because that's only $100.

If you don't plan to keep it longer than a year, coming from a guy that resells his MBP nearly every year at great prices, I say get the latest and greatest, it sells better haha. I'm on my new one now =)

 

[sault]

is $900 good for a 15" Intel core 2. 250 gb hd and 4gb of RAM. the 2009 model. help..

 

[sault]

?

 

[adnoh]

is $900 good for a 15" Intel core 2. 250 gb hd and 4gb of RAM. the 2009 model. help..

yes

 

[Buck987]

is $900 good for a 15" Intel core 2. 250 gb hd and 4gb of RAM. the 2009 model. help..

no

 

[kitzuki]

is $900 good for a 15" Intel core 2. 250 gb hd and 4gb of RAM. the 2009 model. help..

noooooooo
core 2 duo?
noooooooo