MacBook Pro - 2.0GHz or 2.3GHz?

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Trying to decide if the difference is going to make much of a difference. £500 cheaper to go with the 2.0GHz but for someone without the head for this kind of thing, is the 2.0GHz a decent setup?

15-inch: 2.0GHz
with Retina display
Specifications
  • 2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
  • 8GB 1600MHz memory
  • 256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics

vs

15-inch: 2.3GHz
with Retina display
Specifications
  • 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
  • 16GB 1600MHz memory
  • 512GB PCIe-based flash storage 1
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
    with 2GB GDDR5 memory
 
it depends

the processor is one difference

an additional 8Gb of RAM will be extremely useful as will 256Gb of HDD space
 
as said above, the extra £500 gets you twice the memory and more importantly 16g ram.

Its kind of a catch 22, without sufficient RAM the processor will be restricted and vice versa (basically speaking)
 
neil_g said:
Memory won't restrict CPU speed.
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So if you max out your RAM, your processor will still work at max speed.?

But doesn't it work from the RAM, in most cases
 
If you max out the RAM, you will (on Windows) use the hard disk as RAM which is 1000 times slower (Even SSD) so the CPU has to work hard shuffling it all around.

More RAM is good :)
 
That was my basic point no point having a monster processor if iits going to have to run at hard drive speed

Maybe I'm wrong in my thinking on this one.
 
scott199 said:
That was my basic point no point having a monster processor if iits going to have to run at hard drive speed

Maybe I'm wrong in my thinking on this one.
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i think youre confused with running out of memory (RAM) where you end up using the swap/page file on the hard drive. has nothing to do with the CPU speed.

8gb should be fine though unless youre doing huge PS edits and/or have multiple apps open.

but it really depends what the OP is using the laptop for. plus i dont think these models are upgradable? so with that in mind always get the best spec you can afford to live with for several years.
 
I owned both and I went for the upgraded model, 512gb ssd fills up quick, not sure I could have got on with the 256gb model, but definitely go for 16gb ram, the ssd is actually user replaceable (but maybe not on the new retina, was on the old one though), the better model felt a little zippier- I had the money though, so the decision was pretty easy, if you don't have the money then maybe don't bankrupt yourself for it, everyone says oh you need to keep a machine for 3-4 years but no one's stopping you selling it on in a year, 2 years and getting a new one then, so it's either spend 500 more now or lose a little bit when you sell it later, probably be less than 500- it's probably more cost effective to buy the base model and change laptop's every 2 years!

don't forget you can get custom order online, so 2ghz cpu, 256gb SSD and 16gb RAM, I wanted that set up but didn't want to wait 2 weeks for it to arrive
 
I've got the 16GB with 2.3 GHZ and its zips along wonderfully!
 
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