Storage Options

[Queen6]

512 + 1.2 unless the 1.3 is significantly faster and or significantly higher TDP, which I seriously doubt. I can live with 256 but it wold be tight and I want the data on the SSD to exactly mirror my MBPr`s for ease of management.

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I've never sold my old laptop. I use them until they are dead.

I see, though, that Skylake is supposed to have dramatically better GPU power and I may decide that the first generation rMB is a bit too weak in the GPU department. We will see.

Same here am waiting for the release to test the MB for myself. If it looks good I will be leaving the store with a new Mac. When Skylake is released someone in the family will have a nice surprise, as I will upgrade subject to the first MB meeting my needs.

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[scrappydoo93]

Form what it looks like, both 1.1 and 1.2 seems to be very close in terms of performance and most chunk of the extra $ goes for the storage which I don't really care much about (I wouldn't mind paying it if it were for a decent performance bump with the 1.2 - and the extra storage would be icing on the cake )

 

[theSeb]

I tend to think that the faster speed versions are worth it. A 20% improvement is something should be noticeable in day to day computing needs. However, I do worry about the computer getting warmer with a faster processor.

I am guessing that the 20% increase that you refer to is based on geekbench? GB scores don't really scale. A CPU with 5000 points isn't twice as fast as a CPU with 2500 points in real world use.

The majority of users will not notice that sort of increase in everyday use, with the caveat of what we define every day use to be. In fact, the majority of users would not notice the difference between a 12 core Mac Pro and a dual core Mac book pro, unless they are using heavily CPU bound apps, like video editing software.

 

[lcseds]

Better resale on larger SSD's is relative. Of course you will get more than a 256GB because you paid more in the first place.
I will get a 256 because I can get another 128 via flash drive if I really need to carry extra files once in a while. Yes, I know I need a $19 dongle for that.

 

[sk24iam]

If you plan on storing a lot of music and movies, I would definitely go with the 512GB.

 

[xerenthar]

using the rev. C MBA that has 128gb right now. don't see a need for 512...

 

[scrappydoo93]

So i just read all the reviews and none of them seem to talk anything about the 1.2GHz with the 512 GB option.

Not worth the upgrade?

 

[KrisLord]

So i just read all the reviews and none of them seem to talk anything about the 1.2GHz with the 512 GB option.



Not worth the upgrade?

I'm guessing they all got the base model. However the reviews lack a lot of detail on performance, it's all about the size, screen and USB-C. I probably think that means they performance was fine with 1.1Ghz.

 

[mi7chy]

Since storage isn't user upgradable I'd normally go with 512GB but since 512GB comes with a throttled CPU downgrade I'd go with 256GB option instead.

 

[newellj]

Since storage isn't user upgradable I'd normally go with 512GB but since 512GB comes with a throttled CPU downgrade I'd go with 256GB option instead.

How are you figuring a CPU downgrade? On paper, it's faster. Whether it actually performs better is a question, but I don't think you can safely extrapolate from other systems. The key takeaway from the Anandtech review is how much the specific system's design influences performance.