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15' Macbook Pro

Dear Apple Community

I like to ask a question about user experinece.

My Current late 2011 MBP 13' is a very fast computer for most tasks but sometime lags when I open mutiple windows. It gets very hot and makes me nervous when I do heavy ( yes, I do mean heavy) editing and gaming. I think I could use a upgrade and I do have some spare money.

Does anybody think that I should get a 15"?

Would it make a big difference performance wise?

Or would making some internal upgrade be good?

??????

Please help!!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on May 4, 2012 12:07 PM

22 replies

May 4, 2012 1:37 PM in response to coander15

Will it depends.

If I were to buy a 512gb ssd it would cost from around 1/3 to half depending on which processor I get.

After much consideration I believe I need a dedicated graphics card. I also plan to gt a thunderbolt display so I will need the power to drive it.

What do you think is my best course of action

May 4, 2012 1:38 PM in response to skywalkerkenobi

Sorry I meant 1/3 or half of the 15"

coander15

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May 4, 2012 1:41 PM in response to skywalkerkenobi

skywalkerkenobi wrote:

Will it depends.

If I were to buy a 512gb ssd it would cost from around 1/3 to half depending on which processor I get.

After much consideration I believe I need a dedicated graphics card. I also plan to gt a thunderbolt display so I will need the power to drive it.

What do you think is my best course of action

Go with the 15-inch model. That will give you plenty of graphics, and processing power. Hooking a 13-inch up to a TBD (ThunderBolt Display) works great! So no worries there. But just remember this, if you think you might regret sticking with the 13-incher in a year buy the 15-inch model.

May 4, 2012 1:44 PM in response to coander15

Ok, maybe I will stick with the 13 for a few more months and wait for the 15" 2012 model.

How does that sound?

By the way, it is not possible to upgrade the processor in the 13" right?

coander15

Level 3

617 points

May 4, 2012 1:48 PM in response to skywalkerkenobi

skywalkerkenobi wrote:

Ok, maybe I will stick with the 13 for a few more months and wait for the 15" 2012 model.

How does that sound?

By the way, it is not possible to upgrade the processor in the 13" right?

Sounds good, we are not supposed to speculate in the Communities about future products, but since you brought it up, that is a great idea!🙂 And no you are correct you cannot upgrade the processor in the 13-inch after you purchase it. The CPU is soldered to the logic board.

May 4, 2012 2:01 PM in response to coander15

Thanks!!!!

coander15

Level 3

617 points

May 4, 2012 2:02 PM in response to skywalkerkenobi

Glad I could help you out! Thanks for visiting The Apple Support Communities, have a good one!

15' Macbook Pro