Macbook pro retina indecisive please answer :)
So im buying a macbook pro retina and im upgrading the standard one from 2.3 to 2.6 i7 quad core with the 1gb graphics 256 ssd etc and i was thinking about getting the 16gb ram but didnt know if it was worth it here is what i will use the computer for
1: Downloading movies/tv shows high quality and playing them so for example 4 - 5 gb 720p movies.
2: Mulitasking on the net so youtube/email/facebook/browsing etc also i always have alot of tabs open
3: University work writing notes/ listening to lectures
4: Play games FIFA/ few popular shooting games etc.
5: Itunes - listening to music
6: Multitasking so movie might be open while the internet is open and microsoft word might be running and itunes might just happen to be etc.
7: Also being a laptop i will move the computer a bit so taking it to uni etc.
So my question is; is the 2.6 i7 quad core 256 ssd and 1 gb graphics 8gb ram enough to do everything smoothly and with no hassles or should i get the 16gb ram and also with the retina display will it show me a significant difference playing high quality movies. Also i do have a hard drive and will not overfill the computer just with music and work stuff.
THANK YOU
to be honest - i jumped the bandwagon when the Retina came out because of the screen. when watching movies, it's a very nice screen and when browsing the web, that too was great.
here's my issue - Photoshop, Word and Excel, the Retina screen is no good to me. Images are blurry, fonts are pretty bad. If you plan on using Photoshop, Word and Excel, go for the non-Retina with Anit Glare Screen instead.
Until Adobe and Microsoft updates their software, my Retina will be a paperweight - So far, since I got it almost 3 weeks ago, i've only used it a few times - i tend to use my late 2011 15 inch Macbook Pro more.
So I'll leave it up to you to decide - if you search around, you'll see that most Retina owners complain about Photoshop and MS Office....Other than that, it's a very nice Macbook -
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