I have decided to buy a 2016 Macbook Pro w/ Touch Bar, but am struggling with which one to buy.
I would be using this computer for 3 primary uses:
1) Music recording and mixing in Logic Pro X. Will be recording my EP on this computer.
2) Daily Photoshop usage
3) Planning to get a GoPro5 so would be nice to edit in 4k now and again, but not that often
I love the size of the 13 inch especially because I travel a lot as well, but then the 15 inch seems to have much better specs such as being quad core. Basically I want the option that allows me to smoothly do the above 3 things, but also doesn't break the bank.
Here are the two options I was considering:
13" Base Model with Touch bar - 8 gig ram, 256gig SSD, 2.9GHz dual core i5, Intel Iris Graphics 550. Would upgrade to 16 gigs of ram. Price would be $2000+tax
or
15" Base Model with Touch bar - 16 gig ram, 256gig SSD, 2.6GHz quad core i7, Radeon Pro 450 graphics card. Would not do any upgrades. Price would be $2400+tax
I would be using this computer for 3 primary uses:
1) Music recording and mixing in Logic Pro X. Will be recording my EP on this computer.
2) Daily Photoshop usage
3) Planning to get a GoPro5 so would be nice to edit in 4k now and again, but not that often
I love the size of the 13 inch especially because I travel a lot as well, but then the 15 inch seems to have much better specs such as being quad core. Basically I want the option that allows me to smoothly do the above 3 things, but also doesn't break the bank.
Here are the two options I was considering:
13" Base Model with Touch bar - 8 gig ram, 256gig SSD, 2.9GHz dual core i5, Intel Iris Graphics 550. Would upgrade to 16 gigs of ram. Price would be $2000+tax
or
15" Base Model with Touch bar - 16 gig ram, 256gig SSD, 2.6GHz quad core i7, Radeon Pro 450 graphics card. Would not do any upgrades. Price would be $2400+tax