Price question (old vs new i5)

[marklcfc]

on amazon the 15" macbook pro 2.53ghz 250gb is £1,216 but the new one is more expensive by more than £400! Is it that much better? I've been waiting for the updates for months but I'm not paying out that much more - simply can;t afford that.

 

[miles01110]

Probably not. You don't provide a lot of helpful information (what you use your machine for, which model you were looking at), so nobody can say for sure.

 

[Hellhammer]

The new one has dedicated GPU (a lot better) and up to 30% faster CPU

Not worth it unless you need the faster one

 

[marklcfc]

I record music so would I be best off just going for the previous version?

 

[Hellhammer]

I record music so would I be best off just going for the previous version?

Yes. You would benefit from the faster CPU but for 400£, it's not worth it