Current Macbook pro 13" i5 question

Hello, I am new to Mac, I've used Windows my whole life, so sorry if I say anything stupid.
I will be a student in a few months and I want to buy a Macbook for my study. So I need a portable one.
I wanted to ask if the 13" with i5 is good enough for my use?
I will mainly do digital art with Photoshop CS5 or play Sims3 on it. (I mean these are the programms which will be the most complicated for PC. Of course I will do other things with it, too)
It's very important for me, that Photoshop will be running smoothly and I don't want to wait until brush strokes appear. (with my current PC I have to wait about 5 seconds when I make more than 5 quick brush strokes)
(I have to add, that I will use Photoshop with many layers etc. so not only changing "brightness" etc. I don't know the english words for these words but I hope you know, what I mean.)
So will be the 13" i5 enough or should I effort the 13" i7? Or the 15"?
I read that photoshop mainly work with graphiccard, so the ssd or sata won't be much important?
When I ask the people in shopping mall they tried to sell me the much more expensive ones, so I need some good advice...
I hope somebody can help me.

Photoshop should run OK on that model, although it would be a good idea to upgrade the RAM to 8GBs AFTER you get it. I say after because Apple wants $200 to go from the standard 4GBs to 8GBs and they keep the original 4GBs. You can buy 8GBs of Crucial RAM, very good RAM and warranted for life, for under $50 and you get to keep the original 4GBs.
PS really doesn't use much graphics for still image editing, mainly for moving the image around the screen while you are editing. But if you plan on doing movie editing then a batter Mac with Discrete graphics would be better or a good PC notebook with discrete graphic for less money
But for any gaming the integrated graphic may not make it for you. I don't game much if at all and mainly if I do I do it on my Windows desktop. But I had a 13" MBP and returned it then bought a 15" with the dual graphics.
Never ever played SimsX so I have no idea what its requirements are.

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onslaught wrote:
1. Price
The Cheapest Macbook Pro is down for £999. with the same (or less) of the price for a Windows 7 laptop i can have a high-end laptop with a little more specs inside (disregarding wether you "need" the specs or not). Why buy a Mac?
http://www.apple.com/why-mac/
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There are Mac compatible versions of Firefox and Chrome (I use both). You don't need anti virus on a mac unless you also have Windows installed on a seperate partition.
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Apple has the App store where you can access free and paid apps. I have used Google Chrome Apps on the Chrome homepage (anrgy birds).
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Yes, Macs have a built in photo software that will do this. It is called iPhoto
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I read its an SSD-type. but can i easily partition the hard drive into equal or uneven parts? do i need a 1st-party or 3rd-pary software in order to do that? (the reason being so to organise my files properly and avoid "errors" in them)
Yes you can partition you hard drive as you like without any additional software
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I have a 1-year old HP Windows 7 laptop and after watching a movie for an hour the fan starts to become noisy and heats up after 2 hours. do i need to worry about fan noise or overheating with the MB Pro? does it have a fan or an exhaust?
MacBooks tend to run hot when doing intense things, such as watching movies or using demanding programs. The 13" models have 1 fan and the 15" and 17" models have 2 fans.
14. Wallpapers
can i change the wallpaper easily on a MB Pro like in a Windows 7 laptop?
Yes.
15. Startup & Shutdown
I have heard both processes are quick and fast but is it just a one-touch/one-button thing? (unlike with Windows 7 you have to go to the symbol then...you know what i mean)
You can shut down the mac in a similar manner like on a PC or use a keyboard shortcut.
13. Warranty & Buying
What is the standard local UK/EU warranty and what does it cover? do i have a choice of an "extended" warranty? or can i just bring in my MB Pro for repairs only on an Apple store or a PC World/Currys store? would it be free if its in an Apple store?
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Every new mac comes with a 1 year hardware warranty and 90 days of phone support. You can purchase an extended warranty which will provide a total of 3 years of hardware warranty and phone support. It is called AppleCare. Here is what it covers: http://images.apple.com/legal/warranty/docs/cpuwarranty.pdf
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In my opinion, the speakers on the 13" MacBook Pro are sub par. I can't say how they are on the other models. They only have basic adjustments for the internal speakers. You should be able to hook up any external speakers that fit in the jack.
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You can download games from the App store and play them as long as your mac meets the games requirements. For gaming, I would suggest a 15" or 17" model as they have 2 graphics cards, the 13" only has 1 graphics card. Apps for iPads can not be played on mac computers, they are specific for iDevices or Macs. Not sure about the Android question.
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I have Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome on my mac. Internet Explorer stopped support for macs in 2005.
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No need? and why?
Read this: http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus/
20. OS
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