Buying advices

[MacSafe]

hi
My current Mac is MacBook Pro mid 2009 15 inch (2.8ghz)

I wonder- what Mac should I buy? I found used MacBook Pro early 2011 (13')
And MacBook Air mid 2012 (13') at the same price. What should I buy? (I already have mini DP to vga cable..)

Any advice? Thanks

(I'm using it for web browsing and learning of ios apps development)

 

[keysofanxiety]

You could just install an SSD and max out the RAM if you haven't already. That would get you a lot more performance and certainly be more financially economical than buying a replacement.

No real need to purchase a used Mac if you do this, especially one from 2011/2012 (which will be approaching Apple's vintage cycle).

 

[MacSafe]

You could just install an SSD and max out the RAM if you haven't already. That would get you a lot more performance and certainly be more financially economical than buying a replacement.

No real need to purchase a used Mac if you do this, especially one from 2011/2012 (which will be approaching Apple's vintage cycle).

Thank you
I think I will upgrade to SSD

 

[maflynn]

How much ram do you have? Upgrading that may not provide the benefit, for web browsing and/or development.

The SSD, will definitely provide a nice boost in performance

 

[MacSafe]

How much ram do you have? Upgrading that may not provide the benefit, for web browsing and/or development.

The SSD, will definitely provide a nice boost in performance

4 gb

 

[maflynn]

4 gb

You may see some improvement on program development/compiling with more ram, but overall, I don't think that's horribly low.