I currently have a 2010 13" MacBook Pro. I am using it for Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and the occasional Flash, InDesign & FCP (All Adobe CC, FCP7) . As you may already know, this computer is not powerful enough to run all of this (I have already upgraded to 8GB RAM).
My absolute top budget is $2,000 with tax, and I'd like to spend about $1,500 if possible. I already have a 23" external monitor, so I may be okay with 13 inch, but would prefer 15 inch (if that is not possible, that is fine). I am also eligible for the education discount, as I am in high school.
The options I have been looking at are:
Top-Spec 13" MacBook Air (1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel i7, 512GB SSD, 8GB 1600MHz RAM) Total: $1,897.67 with tax.
Apple Refurbished 2011 15" cMBP (1680*1050 Antiglare, 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 4GB 1333MHz RAM, 750GB HDD @ 5400RPM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 w/ AMD Raedon HD 6670M w/ 1GB memory) Total: $1,734.92 with tax. This has been on apple.com for about a week.
Apple Refurbished 2012 15" cMBP (Glossy screen, 2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 4GB 1600MHz RAM, 500GB HDD @ 5400RPM, NVIDA GeForce 650M w/ 512MB memory) Total: $1,572.17 with tax.
Base-Spec 15" Late 2013 rMBP (2.0GHz Quad Core Intel i7, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Pro) Total: $2062.42 with tax. [I know this is a little over budget, but if it's truly worth it, it's a consideration]
Top Spec 13" Late 2012 rMBP (2.6GHz Dual Core Intel i5, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $1,843.42 with tax
Top-Spec 13" Late 2013 rMBP w/ processor upgrade (2.8GHz Dual Core Intel i7, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $2038.72 with tax.
Top Spec 13" Late 2013 rMBP w/ RAM upgrade (2.6GHz Dual Core Intel i5, 16GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $2038.72 with tax
If you were in my position, which one would you purchase?
PS: I could not get AppleCare immediately if I was to purchase a $2k computer, but I would get it before the year ends
My absolute top budget is $2,000 with tax, and I'd like to spend about $1,500 if possible. I already have a 23" external monitor, so I may be okay with 13 inch, but would prefer 15 inch (if that is not possible, that is fine). I am also eligible for the education discount, as I am in high school.
The options I have been looking at are:
Top-Spec 13" MacBook Air (1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel i7, 512GB SSD, 8GB 1600MHz RAM) Total: $1,897.67 with tax.
Apple Refurbished 2011 15" cMBP (1680*1050 Antiglare, 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 4GB 1333MHz RAM, 750GB HDD @ 5400RPM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 w/ AMD Raedon HD 6670M w/ 1GB memory) Total: $1,734.92 with tax. This has been on apple.com for about a week.
Apple Refurbished 2012 15" cMBP (Glossy screen, 2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 4GB 1600MHz RAM, 500GB HDD @ 5400RPM, NVIDA GeForce 650M w/ 512MB memory) Total: $1,572.17 with tax.
Base-Spec 15" Late 2013 rMBP (2.0GHz Quad Core Intel i7, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Pro) Total: $2062.42 with tax. [I know this is a little over budget, but if it's truly worth it, it's a consideration]
Top Spec 13" Late 2012 rMBP (2.6GHz Dual Core Intel i5, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $1,843.42 with tax
Top-Spec 13" Late 2013 rMBP w/ processor upgrade (2.8GHz Dual Core Intel i7, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $2038.72 with tax.
Top Spec 13" Late 2013 rMBP w/ RAM upgrade (2.6GHz Dual Core Intel i5, 16GB 1600MHz RAM, 512GB Flash, Intel Iris) Total: $2038.72 with tax
If you were in my position, which one would you purchase?
PS: I could not get AppleCare immediately if I was to purchase a $2k computer, but I would get it before the year ends
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