Should I pay $300 more for 2.7GHz quad-core, 8th Gen i7?

[MK25toLife]

Hello,

Like many of you, I am in the process of purchasing the new MBP 2018. I have been holding out with no computer since the beginning of the year. I was using a iMac from 2007 through 2015 almost every day.

I will be doing photo editing via Lightroom and potentially some light music and video editing as well. I am not a “Pro”, so I want to know if should I pay $300 more for 2.7GHz quad-core, 8th Gen i7?

I will be getting the 13” w/16gm RAM upgrade and 1TB SSD upgrade. That would be $2,600 already, the 2.7GHz will put me at $2,900 which is extremely pricey. I will take care of this MBP and want to be using it for as long as it will last me, hopefully at least 5 years.

Wanted to get your thoughts...

 

[Glmnet1]

Probably not worth it. If you need more processing power now you're probably better off with the 15". Else the i5 is powerful enough for most people.

 

[MK25toLife]

just wanted to follow up here...

 

[defn]

Yes if you can afford it. I ordered mine with the i7 as it makes building 1:1 previews in Lightroom faster.

 

[leman]

No

 

[spriter]

You plan on doing Lr and Ps work. Plus some video.

You plan on keeping it 5+ years.

A definite yes.