Hi everyone!
(I'm not from the US, so all prices are in , but I think that makes no difference)
I want to buy a Macbook Pro Late 2013 with Retina Display.
My needs are:
1 Running 2-3 virtual machines at the same time (one is Windows 8, rest Linux')
2 Having Xcode on OS X opened, and Visual Studio on Windows
3 Doing some photo-editing (not too heavy work)
4 Once in a while light gaming (not that important)
5 Travelling a lot
6 Every now and then some (more or less heavy) Mathematica calculations
7 Having MANY tabs opened in browser
8 256gb SSD should be fine I think
At first I was sure: I'm gonna go with the middle-13" Model and upgrade the RAM to 16gb [13" 2.4ghz 256 SSD 16gb RAM] (1699 ). 16gb for two reasons:
1) Might need it for my needs (??).
2) Future proof (also better to sell [?])
But I could also go with the high-end 13" and therefore have 512gb SSD and 2.6ghz processor, with only 8gb of RAM [13" 2.6ghz 512 SSD AND 8gb RAM].
This would cost (1799 ) the same as [13" 2.6ghz 256 SSD AND 16gb RAM].
But when I'm paying so much anyway I could also go with this configuration which I can buy for 1849 at a local reseller:
[_15"_ 256gb SSD 8gb RAM 2.0 ghz quad-core]
I have heard, that the 15" quadcore is up to 90% faster then the 13" dualcore.
My questions in summary:
1) How important are 16gb RAM, considering my needs AND the future-proofness (might need it in 2 years, could maybe sell it relatively better compared to 8gb)
2) How much faster is the i5 2.4 ghz compared to the i5 2.6 ghz?
3) If I go with the 13" 2.4 ghz and 16gb Ram: Wouldn't it be better to take the 2.6 ghz (even if there is NOT a considerable surge in performance)? Because at the time I sell it, people might say "Ugh? 16gb of RAM but only this 'weak' processor?"
4) How portable is the 15" model? I know, it's way faster than the 13", but if the 13" can handle all my tasks AND is better for travelling, why not save 150 (50 respectively)?
THANK YOU (in advance)!
(I'm not from the US, so all prices are in , but I think that makes no difference)
I want to buy a Macbook Pro Late 2013 with Retina Display.
My needs are:
1 Running 2-3 virtual machines at the same time (one is Windows 8, rest Linux')
2 Having Xcode on OS X opened, and Visual Studio on Windows
3 Doing some photo-editing (not too heavy work)
4 Once in a while light gaming (not that important)
5 Travelling a lot
6 Every now and then some (more or less heavy) Mathematica calculations
7 Having MANY tabs opened in browser
8 256gb SSD should be fine I think
At first I was sure: I'm gonna go with the middle-13" Model and upgrade the RAM to 16gb [13" 2.4ghz 256 SSD 16gb RAM] (1699 ). 16gb for two reasons:
1) Might need it for my needs (??).
2) Future proof (also better to sell [?])
But I could also go with the high-end 13" and therefore have 512gb SSD and 2.6ghz processor, with only 8gb of RAM [13" 2.6ghz 512 SSD AND 8gb RAM].
This would cost (1799 ) the same as [13" 2.6ghz 256 SSD AND 16gb RAM].
But when I'm paying so much anyway I could also go with this configuration which I can buy for 1849 at a local reseller:
[_15"_ 256gb SSD 8gb RAM 2.0 ghz quad-core]
I have heard, that the 15" quadcore is up to 90% faster then the 13" dualcore.
My questions in summary:
1) How important are 16gb RAM, considering my needs AND the future-proofness (might need it in 2 years, could maybe sell it relatively better compared to 8gb)
2) How much faster is the i5 2.4 ghz compared to the i5 2.6 ghz?
3) If I go with the 13" 2.4 ghz and 16gb Ram: Wouldn't it be better to take the 2.6 ghz (even if there is NOT a considerable surge in performance)? Because at the time I sell it, people might say "Ugh? 16gb of RAM but only this 'weak' processor?"
4) How portable is the 15" model? I know, it's way faster than the 13", but if the 13" can handle all my tasks AND is better for travelling, why not save 150 (50 respectively)?
THANK YOU (in advance)!