2012 vs New Macbook Pro

Hi Guys n girls,


I hope you're all cool. I wondered if I could trouble you of some advice. I currently run a mid 2012 15 Macbook Pro with specs as follows:


2.3 GHz Intel Core i7

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB


It still runs incredibly well after nearly four years and has never given me any trouble, but I use the likes of Adobe Premier, After Effects etc for my day to day work and I have noticed it's beginning to struggle when attempting to work and preview in real time larger projects and those that use 4K footage.


From this, I have been looking to upgrade. However, the new MacBooks can't be boosted as much as I would have thought. I am looking at the spec below and whilst the numbers are bigger...


2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz

16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM

Intel Iris Pro Graphics + AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5 memory


...am I really going to notice that much of a difference and would it justify the £2150 price tag.


Many thanks,



J

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Oct 6, 2016 8:37 PM

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Oct 6, 2016 9:57 PM in response to fnoyanisi

Hi and thank you for your reply.


I have a SSD currently and that still works great. Although due to the large amount of footage I handle, I access most of my files from an external drive which could be a factor now that you mention it.


I had considered a RAM upgrade, but I was led to believe that the RAM in the Macbook Pro 10 1 is fixed directly to the motherboard.


I would love to upgrade what I have, but I just don't think it would be viable.

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