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Custom rMBP - which upgrades to get?

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Hi everyone!
I'm getting a 13" rMBP next week... I'm wondering if it's better to upgrade the processor (2.4 to 2.6 GHz) or the ram (8GB to 16GB) for roughly the same price?
 
depends on your needs, but if you're using your laptop for basic needs (browsing, streaming, microsoft office, etc) then you'll notice very minimal performance increase even if you upgrade both.
 
well, i'm going to use it mainly for photoshop, aperture, autocad, web browsing and office...
 
Sounds like you are looking at the mid-level base model, 2.4/8/256, and upgrading either the processor for $100 or the RAM for $200?
 
ano0oj said:
yes, ram would be the thing to upgrade first, but given his uses, I doubt he'll ever use up 8gb either
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Depends on how large the files he's editing are, and how many of those apps are running together at the same time. I could see 16 GB helping things out if the PS files are huge or multiple files are open at once.
 
Same dilemmas here. Initially I was all for ram over CPU. Then an Apple assistant convinced me of the opposite.

Eventually coming to the conclusion that I will be more than happy with the base high-end model (8Gb/512Gb)
 
JackDaRos said:
Hi everyone!
I'm getting a 13" rMBP next week... I'm wondering if it's better to upgrade the processor (2.4 to 2.6 GHz) or the ram (8GB to 16GB) for roughly the same price?
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Based on your usage, get neither update.

Save the $200 or invest it in AppleCare.
 
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