rMBP 13, vs r15 vs Pro 15

[RoboWarriorSr]

So you think I should get a 512GB SSD MBP Retina 13 and save 400€? But the CPU really sucks...

The CPU doesn't suck per say, it does have hyper-threading so it can act like a quad-core i7. Most applications shouldn't struggle on such a fairly new CPU especially with a clock speed of up to 3 GHz...

 

[Freyqq]

?

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2001110610290643

 

[Ultra AleM]

The CPU doesn't suck per say, it does have hyper-threading so it can act like a quad-core i7. Most applications shouldn't struggle on such a fairly new CPU especially with a clock speed of up to 3 GHz...

What about the 2.5 i5 you find in it?

 

[CJM]

50GB is more than enough. Games are only 1-2GB per (and that's for a large game).

20gb of the Witcher 2 says otherwise.

 

[Ultra AleM]

So what should I buy?

 

[RoboWarriorSr]

What about the 2.5 i5 you find in it?

With Turbo boost.

 

[RoboWarriorSr]

So what should I buy?

Sorry if it was already asked but what's your budget?

 

[bkends35]

Yes, definitely. At least *for now*, anyhow.

On a normal (non-Retina) MBP, you can get 16GB RAM for $80. That's very much worth it.

On a rMBP, what you buy at time of configuration is what you get. If you order 8GB RAM, you can never upgrade to 16GB RAM down the road.

That being said, sooner or later 8GB RAM will not be enough and you'll want to have 16GB RAM.

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't OSX go to the HDD (or in this case the SSD) if it runs out of RAM? And if one has a SSD, it wouldn't be much of a difference like when Windows uses the hdd for more RAM it gets slow as heck.

If that was confusing I'm asking if OSX will use the SSD for more ram if it runs out?

I know windows will use memory from an HDD/SSD if it runs out of RAM.

 

[RoboWarriorSr]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't OSX go to the HDD (or in this case the SSD) if it runs out of RAM? And if one has a SSD, it wouldn't be much of a difference like when Windows uses the hdd for more RAM it gets slow as heck.

If that was confusing I'm asking if OSX will use the SSD for more ram if it runs out?

I know windows will use memory from an HDD/SSD if it runs out of RAM.

It will but it should be noted that DDR3 has a maximum transfer rate of 6400 m/s which is substantially faster than the 400 m/s a SSD will give.