Which 13in Macbook Pro to get?
So i'm a student who does do some occasional design work in illustrator and photoshop. I do listen to quite a bit of music and watch my fair share of streaming videos. I'm torn between getting the stock 13in 2.6Ghz macbook pro or upgrading the Processor, Ram, or both. I want my macbook to last for 4 years with this kind of usage.
Please any suggestions in helping me figure this out would be greatly appreciated!
Unless you really need to splurge TODAY for tax reasons, I would wait a couple of weeks for the i5/i7 MacBook Pros. They will be dual-core, as well, but they should be considerably faster.
As for 4GB vs. 8GB: The difference should be more or less noticeable depending upon what you do - if you use huge virtual instruments like The Grand or Vienna Strings in parallel with a bunch of other plug-ins, 8GB will give you a lot more peace of mind.
HOWEVER: on the current machines, you need 4GB sticks to get to 8GB, and those are disproportionately expensive at the moment. I'd live with 4GB and upgrade in a year or so, when the prices have dropped enough to make it a no-brainer.
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