Monosock Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Hi there, I'm considering upgrading my macbook pro since I need to rely on it quite a lot live. I have macbook pro dual core i7 2.9ghz with 8b ram and 1tb mechanical har drive. and came across a second hand macbook pro i7 2.2 ghz with 16gb ram and 256gb Flash drive storage. I'm not sure how much advantages would I have over this one, I mean.. the processor I have in theory is faster. so not sure if this would be a noticeable step up or not really. also not sure how much of a difference h aving a flash drive will make. however.. 256gb wont really go very far.. specially after installing logic and mainstage so I would have to upgrade the drive to a TB flash drive.. which is something i could do in the one I currently have... Shed some light please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 If you could specify the years on those computers, that would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monosock Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Sure. here's the one I have: Macbook Pro 13 inch Mid 2012 2.9ghz i7 Heres the one I found for sale: Macbook Pro 15 inch Mid 2014 2.2Ghz i7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution triplets Posted October 7, 2016 Solution Share Posted October 7, 2016 The 2.2 quad-core i7 destroys the 2.9 dual-core i7. Plain and simple. I would also look into quad-core i7 15-inch MBP from 2012, because on those you can still change the HD and they're cheaper but still very powerful. I switched mine with a 500 gig SSD and it's smoking fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monosock Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks very much! Can I pick your brain and ask for any recommendations for that 1tb SSD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks very much! Can I pick your brain and ask for any recommendations for that 1tb SSD ? I use OWC ssd drives from www.macsales.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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