Which Macbook Pro Retina should I buy ?

[shiva31]

Hi everyone

I plan to buy my first Mac and I think I'm gonna buy the MBPr 13" I5 256GB SSD.

I will use it for :
- watching video (streaming)
- coding (PHP, C++, C# in a virtual machine)
- virtual machine (Windows 7 / Linux / Windows server but not all at the same time)
- After effect / FCP Pro (occasionally).

I don't know if it's useful to get the 16GB RAM upgrade for my usage.

So, Do you think I should take the upgrade? Is 256GB enough ?

Thanks in advance

 

[RAPTORSKI]

The $1499 model with 256 GB SSD and 8 GB RAM should do you just fine.

16 GB RAM would be going overboard for the moment but definitely could be useful in 3 or 4 years perhaps. I'd just go with the $1499 model.

 

[aloshka]

Hi everyone

I plan to buy my first Mac and I think I'm gonna buy the MBPr 13" I5 256GB SSD.

I will use it for :
- watching video (streaming)
- coding (PHP, C++, C# in a virtual machine)
- virtual machine (Windows 7 / Linux / Windows server but not all at the same time)
- After effect / FCP Pro (occasionally).

I don't know if it's useful to get the 16GB RAM upgrade for my usage.

So, Do you think I should take the upgrade? Is 256GB enough ?

Thanks in advance

Whenever you deal with virtual machines, up the ram even if you think you won't use it. For a good Visual studio 2013 machine Id' recommend at least 4gb assigned to a 64-bit VM. More if you have SQL or SQL Express installed that you test with. ALWAYS, leave a minimum of 3-4 gbs of OSX that is not assigned to the VM so it's not jumpy.

I say 16gb..

 

[shiva31]

One yes / One no ... Any other advice ?

 

[Black.Infinity]

if you think you will keep your device for next 3 years then go with 16GB. I know you may not need it now but when you do need it, you can not simply upgrade it.

This is how I'm thinking and I'm also going with 16GB.

 

[merkinmuffley]

This is a no brainer given what it costs, get 16. Resale will be easier.