13 inch 2.9GHZ MBP or 15 inch 2.3GHZ? for video editing

Hi, everyone. im looking to buy a new MBP but i don't know which one to buy, the 13 inch 2.9GHZ MBP or 15 inch 2.3GHZ? i will mainly use the computer for video editing and sometime photoshop. i'll be using Adobe Affter effect, and premier. i have a samsung and i think i already had enough of it. it takes me 40-60 min to render a 7 min video and if i have effects from after effects in it, it take even more to render my videos. im thinking about buying the 15 inch mainly beause of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory. but i don't know if the money is really worth it. i have the budget to buy these computer, so the budget is not a concern, but i still don't want to throw the money around.
i also been thinking about the 15 Inch 2.6GHZ but i don't see that big of a jump from the 2.3GHZ. BTH forgot to mention i want to buy the non-retina Display MBP
Which one wold you guys recommend.

that's an easy answer.
go with the 15' for what you'll be using it for. it has it's own discreet graphics.
the 2.3GHz is better because of the quad core design. especially true for video editing.
the 13' will also do what you want but slower because of the built in intel video which is driven by the processor and uses part of the system RAM.
if you're not worried about speed and are more concerned about portability, then you can stick with the 13'.
whatever, you decide to buy, you'll be happy with either macbooks. just make sure you max out the RAM for your purpose.

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Studio X wrote:
Are you planning on making any money at this or are you only in it for fun? Have you ever edited before? Have you ever edited with FCS before? What of the 44 billion HD formats are you planning on editing? Do you have a camera? What format does it record? If it's a flash media based device, what's your back up strategy? How are you planning to externally monitor the HD material ? What are you planning to use as media drives as the system drive should not be used for media capture or playback?
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I appreciate that this question probably gets asked reasonably regularly but I have a few specific points I'd like some help on.
I've been using a pretty high specced iMac for video editing for a couple of monthes;
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I am planning to purchase a MBP for editing HDV video while on the road using Final Cut Studio. My plan is to also use a G-Raid external HD for storage of content and backup.
My Question is regarding the internal HD..FCS2 takes up over 50G to install the entire suite, which really eats into the 160 gig internal HD. Will the 250 gig HD be more appropriate?? Any suggestions for seeting up a new MBP for video editing??
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum!
Cheers
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Processor -2.5GHz dual-core(Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz)       2.9 ghz dual core (turbo boost 3.6
with 3mb L3 cache                                               mhz ) with 4mb l3 cache
Memory- 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory                              8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory
Storage - 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive                                  750GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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I agree with the above post that a 15" with discrete graphics would be a better choice for your needs.
With whichever model you choose factor in the cost of the extended applecare warranty because to fix any mac computer once the warranty is over is very expensive. So much so that in some cases it would be more cost effective to just buy a new computer with newer technology then to fix one that is 1+ to 3 years old. With the applecare extended warranty you will get at least 3 years use out of it with no worries of a repair bill should anything go wrong.
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Hi,
While I have been looking with interest at the new MacBook Pro models released today, I've also been looking on the Intel website to get an idea of the Turbo Boost 2.0 speeds of each model, but I cannot find a Core i5 2.3GHz chip listed anywhere!
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15-inch 2.2GHz i7 = Intel i7-2720QM (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 3.2GHz)
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I seem to have solved my own question!
The 2.3GHz chip used is the i5-2410M, and fits into the range like this
13-inch 2.3GHz i5 = Intel i5-2410M (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 2.6GHz)
13-inch 2.7GHz i7 = Intel i7-2620M (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 3.4GHz)
15-inch 2.0GHz i7 = Intel i7-2630QM (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 2.9GHz)
15-inch 2.2GHz i7 = Intel i7-2720QM (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 3.2GHz)
17-inch 2.2GHz i7 = Intel i7-2720QM (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 3.2GHz)
15/17-inch Option 2.3GHz i7 = Intel i7-2820QM (Turbo Boost 2.0 = Max 3.4GHz)
I do wish that Apple would make this kind of information more available, especially on the newly updated MBP web pages, as it's important for the buyer to know exactly what's been upgraded rather than just saying "up to X.XGHz", as it doesn't really tell you very much!
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