I'm looking at buying my first macbook pro and not sure which one to get

i want to compose music, not professionally just for home use, and i dont know if its worth saving the extra £300 on the the i7 8gb and going for the i5 4gb.
as its my first ever macbook i need advice please.

ok sorry this should go in macbook pro page sorry

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    Hi everybody!
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    6) Ram doesn't matter cause I can upgrade it myself later when I got enogh money
    7) Hard capacity doesn't matter (I can upgrade it later too)
    8) It would be much better if it got HDMI port
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    Except for #8, you're talking about the new entry-level MacBook Pro for $1,799.00 (see at http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD103LL/A). It's a little less expensive at Amazon and you won't have to pay tax on it until you file next year instead of up-front.
    It will do everything you need and, yes, you can upgrade it yourself when you get more cash. In fact, if you're willing to spend another $160 (still under your $2K limit) you can go ahead and upgrade the RAM to 16 GB. Later, spend $400 and put in a 512GB SSD.
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  • Looking to buy my first MacBook Pro, advice needed

    Hey all, this is my first post. I am looking to become a MacBook Pro owner for the first time. I have an iphone5 and an ipad but have decided it's time to step up. I have decided to give my ipad to my wife because she likes the more portable device and just uses it for web browsing and Facebook.
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    Depending on your intended use, you may want to max out the RAM to 16GB. This will future proof your Mac to some extent.
    Althouigh your MacBookPro won't slow down over time, OSX RAM requirements may increase with future updates.
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