i5 vs i7

[Jmgilliam18]

About ready to pull the trigger on my first ever Mac and going with the MacBook Pro.

Budget is so that I need 16 gb Ram and 256 is good but am not sure about processor. I can go with 2.4 i5 or 1.7 i7 and stay in budget. The 2.8i7 upgrade blows it.

If you had to pick with those which is best? I don’t know enough about i5 vs i7 to know which.

 

[ghanwani]

The 2.4 i5 and 1.7 i7 are 2 completely different machines. The former is a 4TB3 model, the latter has 2TB3 ports.

4TB3 vs 2TB3
- More TB3 ports
- Better graphics
- Better Wifi
- Better speakers
- 2 fans vs 1 fan
- Faster SSD (at 256GB difference is less than at 128 GB)

Check this thread and the "similar threads" section at the end of the page. The general consensus appears to be that the 2.4 is the better bet.

 

[myscrnnm]

ghanwani is right. The i7 model you've listed is the entry level MBP that previously had no Touch Bar. What kind of applications are you planning to run on your MBP?

 

[Jmgilliam18]

ghanwani is right. The i7 model you've listed is the entry level MBP that previously had no Touch Bar. What kind of applications are you planning to run on your MBP?

I run a digital ads agency so facebook business manager, some light graphics stuff, very light Canva type stuff, but keep tons of tabs/windows open, setting up stuff. Use landing page builders that load templates, etc, and also run two 27" Dell Monitors.

So pretty much everything is online web stuff.

 

[myscrnnm]

I run a digital ads agency so facebook business manager, some light graphics stuff, very light Canva type stuff, but keep tons of tabs/windows open, setting up stuff. Use landing page builders that load templates, etc, and also run two 27" Dell Monitors.

So pretty much everything is online web stuff.

With those requirements in mind, I would choose the 4TB3 model with the 2.4GHz i5 if both of your options are priced at $1,999.

 

[FlyingTexan]

Just buy one off eBay with AppleCare. $2k for a 13” without even a dedicated GPU. Just flat wrong at that price point.

 

[SergeySeregin]

too little difference between i5 and i7 in real life.

 

[Jmgilliam18]

Just buy one off eBay with AppleCare. $2k for a 13” without even a dedicated GPU. Just flat wrong at that price point.

I mean a Dell xps at that spec is almost 1700 - and I prefer not to have the old keyboard in an older model from what I've read...

 

[MrGunnyPT]

The 2.4 i5 and 1.7 i7 are 2 completely different machines. The former is a 4TB3 model, the latter has 2TB3 ports.

4TB3 vs 2TB3
- More TB3 ports
- Better graphics
- Better Wifi
- Better speakers
- 2 fans vs 1 fan
- Faster SSD (at 256GB difference is less than at 128 GB)

Check this thread and the "similar threads" section at the end of the page. The general consensus appears to be that the 2.4 is the better bet.

Pretty much nails it...

 

[Macintoshrumors]

Just buy one off eBay with AppleCare. $2k for a 13” without even a dedicated GPU. Just flat wrong at that price point.

i wouldnt trust EBAY . id prefer the scope out the apple refub section on the site for the model he wants . not only is it practically new, with new parts, they come with the same 1yr warranty . something a second hand off of ebay will never have .

 

[FlyingTexan]

I mean a Dell xps at that spec is almost 1700 - and I prefer not to have the old keyboard in an older model from what I've read...

You only pay full price if you choose too. There’s a big difference between $1700

i wouldnt trust EBAY . id prefer the scope out the apple refub section on the site for the model he wants . not only is it practically new, with new parts, they come with the same 1yr warranty . something a second hand off of ebay will never have .

What are you talking about? You can buy a unit with AppleCare that is transferable not to mention if something has an issue you can just demand a refund.

I’ve heard all the trust issues from people with foil hats and 20yrs later haven’t had a single issue.