MacBook Pro or MacBook Pro with retina
Hi,
I am in need of some advice from some fellow mac users!
I am going to purchase a macbook for work related tasks. Creating videos of products, newsletters and documents. I will also use it for personal use - iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, browsing the web etc.
Scenario 1
MacBook Pro non retina display 13 inch with the standard 4 GB ram and 500 GB hardrive. I will upgrade to either 8 or 16 GB of ram and then purchase a 256 SSD. I will do this independently as I can save quite a bit of money that way!
Am I also worth paying the little more for the i7 - 2.9ghz compared to the standard i5 2.5? Or won't that make a noticeable difference.
Scenario 2
Purchase the MacBook Pro retina display but only get 8 GB of ram and the 128 SSD.
I won't be able to upgrade any of this on the MPR. Is the retina really worth all of this??
Scenario 3
Purchase a MacBook Air 13 inch with 1.7 ghz and 8 GB and 256 SSD.
Personally I love the look and feel of the MacBook Air, but I'm worried it won't perform that well for alot of video editing. This is where the Mac mini may come in handy though?
I will probably look to get a cheap Mac mini this year and boost it with 8 GB of ram and 512 SSD.
This is my firsts at on here.... I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback!!!
Sam
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)