Yet Another Post about 13-Vs-15 mbp

[gu4rd1an]

Hello world!

After waited so much weeks now i NEED to buy a macbook pro, i'm n00b in the mac world!
I'm oriented on the 13" for mobility.
I'm computer engineer, my main computing needs on a notebook are coding (mainly with XCODE for iphone) and i really like to carry EVERYWHERE EVERYTIME my notebook with me.
My only doubts are about CPU, i KNOW that c2duo it's ok for my needs but... a core i5... well it's really interesting

At last i think to buy the 13" and, if in the future will be released a 13" i5, sell my 13" c2d and buy the new revision.

Hints?

 

[Hellhammer]

As far as I know, xCode coding isn't very demanding so you should be fine with 13". My sister got 13" MacBook today and it's as fast as my iMac in general usage

 

[gu4rd1an]

mmm yep, i'm surely will not use my notebook to render movies or similar... just coding (at least for home music production but i've a dedicated sound card for this...)

 

[Kingcodez]

If you can afford it, get it, you'll be happy. If it's a stretch then don't, you will still be happy.

I'd go with the 13", you get the long battery, it's a tad lighter, ect. Just throw a big SSD in there with the money you save.

 

[gu4rd1an]

If you can afford it, get it, you'll be happy. If it's a stretch then don't, you will still be happy.

I'd go with the 13", you get the long battery, it's a tad lighter, ect. Just throw a big SSD in there with the money you save.

Yep, i need also BIG disk.

How could devaules a 13" c2d when (or if XD) in future will be release a 13" corei5?

 

[alust2013]

Get yourself a 13", and don't worry about upgrading for quite some time. Yes the i5 is faster, and newer and shiner and cooler. Very very few people will actually see a difference between a c2d and i5/i7, and there are just as few purposes for which you would need the upgrade. Plus, for the 13", I doubt they are going to put even an i5 in it, maybe i3. The 13" is great for portability, and if you want more screen, get a monitor for it, it works great.