I need help with MacBook Pro with Retina display specs.

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I need help with MacBook Pro with Retina display specs.

I am planning on purchasing a 15" MacBook Pro with Retina Display and was wonder if I need the 2.3 ghz i7 or the 2.6? And regardless it with be a 512 gb SSD if that helps. I will also be frequently be loading pictures, music, and the occasional movie. I will be using the following programs and doing the following things:

-iMovie

-Aperture

-Notes

-Pages

-Keynote

-All other programs that come standard and pre-installed

-iTunes for syncing my i-Pod with

-Safari

-and maybe e-mail

Any help someone can give me will be much appreaciated

Thanks,

Kynan

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 2:12 PM

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rrahimi

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Oct 8, 2012 2:18 PM in response to Kynan Apple Fan

Upgrade 2.3 -> 2.6 is worth it because it's relatively cheap and does provide non-negligible bump in performance.

Upgrade memory to 16GB since you only get one chance to do this and after build it can not be upgraded. I should note that 8GB is more than enough for the apps you listed but you never know if some requirement might come up in future.

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Answer 2

Oct 8, 2012 2:24 PM in response to rrahimi

Thanks so much for your help

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rrahimi

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Oct 8, 2012 2:38 PM in response to Kynan Apple Fan

No problem. Also note that since Retina MBP doesn't have an Ethernet adapter you might want to purchase a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter when placing your order. Most places have Wifi but you don't want to get stuck without Internet access.

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Answer 4

Oct 9, 2012 3:57 PM in response to rrahimi

Good point. I should of also mentioned that i am only in gr 8, so im not looking to spent a lot, but I should be able to afford the 8 gb mem and the 2.6 ghz and the 512 gb ssd

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