MacBook Pro Retina 13 vs 15 inch
Hi,
I am a high school student and I am going to get a MacBook Pro retina but cannot decide what size is right for me. I need it for typing essays and assignments, Internet surfing, YouTube, facebook, etc. and light video and photot editing. I am either getting a fully upgraded 13 inch (512 SSD, i7, 16GB RAM) or a base model 15 inch. I want it to last at least 3 years. Please help!!!
If I were you I would go with the upgraded 13" model rather than the base 15". My first MacBook Pro lasted me (and, presumably, the buyer on eBay is still using it) a full 6 years before it could no longer run the latest version of OS X.
If you have to give up RAM and storage space just to get a 15" screen, don't do it!
Good luck,
Clinton
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