MacBook Pro Purchasing Opinion

[spook2517]

Greetings,

I just had my MacBook Pro crap out. Its sad, but I am due for an upgrade. Long story short I am stuck between the $1,800 & $2,200 models. I'll be doing a lot of office work, ingesting video (mostly from canon's), limited basic fcp editing and limited basic Photoshop editing. I'm part of a two man production company, so random task are part of life.

The key differences for me between these models is the
-512mb vs 1gb video car
-2.3 ghz vs 2.6 ghz processor

Is the $400 price difference worthwhile in my case or will these be noticable upgrades a year down the road?

 

[efirmage]

The key differences for me between these models is the
-512mb vs 1gb video car
-2.3 ghz vs 2.6 ghz processor

Is the $400 price difference worthwhile in my case or will these be noticable upgrades a year down the road?

I don't think they will be too much of a difference, as long as you're not playing games or doing extensive video editing.

The practical approach would be to put that $400 towards a new machine a few years down the road, as it's a significant amount of the initial investment.

 

[jomirrivera]

Greetings,

I just had my MacBook Pro crap out. Its sad, but I am due for an upgrade. Long story short I am stuck between the $1,800 & $2,200 models. I'll be doing a lot of office work, ingesting video (mostly from canon's), limited basic fcp editing and limited basic Photoshop editing. I'm part of a two man production company, so random task are part of life.

The key differences for me between these models is the
-512mb vs 1gb video car
-2.3 ghz vs 2.6 ghz processor

Is the $400 price difference worthwhile in my case or will these be noticable upgrades a year down the road?

You should think about the 1gb vs 512MB option. For the processor, go for the 2.3 because the performance gains are minimal.

 

[spook2517]

Thanks for your feedback. The input helped and I think I know the route I will go.