Get one you won't regret it. Because of the "hard wired" memory, the older ones are now at a premium. The old models (pre 2013) are probably better value as you can upgrade them. I put in 16Gb in my 2012 model and it has transformed it and now I can easily run 3 or 4 VM's with no problems.
Certainly 16Gb is the least I would go for and my next upgrade will be a SSD for the primary boot which is fast anyhow (and lightning compared with windows). Funnily enough I upgraded (currently 10.9 Mountain Lion) to the latest OS Mavericks on Friday and found: 1. Performance stinks when compared with the old system 2. Quite a lot of software just doesn't work 3. The easy use of the gestures to load/run the launchpad is painfully slow and in fact unuseable So, quick restore back from Timemachine backup last night (Well I say quick, but it was about 3 hours) and the Macbook is back to running at optimum speed. I Googled the problems and other people are having them on older models so I think that a wait until the maintenance release comes is in order. Dave C -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene Sent: 11 November 2013 01:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Considering a MacBook Air or Pro - looking for advice Thanks Pete, Chris, and Dave - all very good feedback. I'm leaning towards the MacBook Pro 13" Retina with 8 Gb RAM/512 Gb unless someone has a compelling argument for another config. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
