Get the 13 inch i7 or base model i5 and add Ram and SSD

[mariot]

Hello,
I am going to purchase my first mac tomorrow and I am wondering what option is better for long term use.
I would either get the base model i7 13 inch or add more ram and get a 128 gig SSD.

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[dsio]

i7 + RAM + SSD =)

Man up.

 

[Young Spade]

Hello,
I am going to purchase my first mac tomorrow and I am wondering what option is better for long term use.
I would either get the base model i7 13 inch or add more ram and get a 128 gig SSD.

Thanks in advance for the help!

The jump in processor is a waste of money. Get the baseline and buy the ram yourself from an online site for 50 bucks. No sense wasting money when you don't have to.

And no, using your own ram doesn't void the warranty and you can install it within 5 minutes of getting it.

 

[dmccloud]

Hello,
I am going to purchase my first mac tomorrow and I am wondering what option is better for long term use.
I would either get the base model i7 13 inch or add more ram and get a 128 gig SSD.

Thanks in advance for the help!

I bought the 13" base model, then bought an 8GB RAM upgrade and a Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid drive for about $180. That gave me the added memory as well as a faster HDD than stock without the SSD premium.

 

[DWBurke811]

What will you be using your laptop for? Without knowing that it's hard to recommend what you should get.

 

[elpmas]

baseline+ssd

 

[Young Spade]

What will you be using your laptop for? Without knowing that it's hard to recommend what you should get.

Doesn't really matter; the 200 dollar upgrade for the little bit of performance makes no sense whatsoever.

Real world improvements are from nil to minor.

 

[Dhelsdon]

i7 + RAM + SSD =)

Man up.

I just did this.

 

[thinkinblue613]

Whichever one you choose, you're walking out of that Apple store on cloud 9. Enjoy it!

 

[Prodo123]

Hello,
I am going to purchase my first mac tomorrow and I am wondering what option is better for long term use.
I would either get the base model i7 13 inch or add more ram and get a 128 gig SSD.

Thanks in advance for the help!

The jump in processor only gives you Hyper-threading. The baseline + upgrades give you extreme speed.
Use common sense and get both. xD Or get the baseline + upgrades