Good day,
I would like some purchasing advice.
I am a webdesigner, the way I work is as follows:
I have a 24-inch LED Cinema Display from 2008 with a resolution of 1920x1200 sitting on my desk at the office. Everyday I bring my 13-inch Macbook Pro from mid 2009 with me to work and connect it to the Cinema Display. The only real heavy programs I use are Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Illustrator CS6. I often have to have them running at the same time, however my 13-inch Macbook Pro from mid 2009 can't seem to handle this. Also, zooming into an image in Photoshop and then scrolling around with the Magic Mouse is incredibly laggy.
So, I decided I want a new Retina Macbook Pro. My budget is € 2050,00.
Since the new rMBP's have the MagSafe 2 connector I'm going to have to buy the adapter, that way I can still charge the rMBP via my Cinema Display at work. I know that this Cinema Display has a way lower resolution than any of the rMBP's but there is no money to replace the 1920x1200 Cinema Display for a 2560x1440 Thunderbolt Display right now. There will be money for that in about a year, so whatever rMBP I buy, it has to be futureproof.
These are basically my options:
13-inch Retina Macbook Pro - € 2029,00
2.8GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Iris Graphics
15-inch Retina Macbook Pro - € 2029,00
2.0GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Iris Pro Graphics
Furthermore, I don't care about weight or portability.
Please give me some good advice on which of these two rMBP's I should buy, and please use some constructive arguments.
Thank you.
I would like some purchasing advice.
I am a webdesigner, the way I work is as follows:
I have a 24-inch LED Cinema Display from 2008 with a resolution of 1920x1200 sitting on my desk at the office. Everyday I bring my 13-inch Macbook Pro from mid 2009 with me to work and connect it to the Cinema Display. The only real heavy programs I use are Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Illustrator CS6. I often have to have them running at the same time, however my 13-inch Macbook Pro from mid 2009 can't seem to handle this. Also, zooming into an image in Photoshop and then scrolling around with the Magic Mouse is incredibly laggy.
So, I decided I want a new Retina Macbook Pro. My budget is € 2050,00.
Since the new rMBP's have the MagSafe 2 connector I'm going to have to buy the adapter, that way I can still charge the rMBP via my Cinema Display at work. I know that this Cinema Display has a way lower resolution than any of the rMBP's but there is no money to replace the 1920x1200 Cinema Display for a 2560x1440 Thunderbolt Display right now. There will be money for that in about a year, so whatever rMBP I buy, it has to be futureproof.
These are basically my options:
13-inch Retina Macbook Pro - € 2029,00
2.8GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Iris Graphics
15-inch Retina Macbook Pro - € 2029,00
2.0GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Iris Pro Graphics
Furthermore, I don't care about weight or portability.
Please give me some good advice on which of these two rMBP's I should buy, and please use some constructive arguments.
Thank you.
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