
The new MacBook Pro has quad-core Intel Core processors with compute speeds that are up to twice as fast.¹ A brilliant and colorful Retina display featuring True Tone technology for a more true-to-life viewing experience. And the versatile Touch Bar for more ways to be productive. It's Apple's powerful 13-inch notebook. Pushed even further.
Q: I'm a real estate agent and use my computer 24/7 will 8gb work or should I step up to a 16 gb?
A: I would say that it depends. I have owned quite a few MacBook Pros over the years and have always ended up upgrading the RAM to 16g for my usage purposes. The way it sounds, these new MBP's aren't user upgradeable anymore so I went with the 16g right out of the box to try and future proof it as I tend to keep computers for about 5 years. BUT - as a real estate agent; if part of your normal "workload" on the computer is taking and retouching property photos and manipulating data to upload to your own website, bouncing back and forth between multiple emails and e-sign programs, I would say go with the 16g also. It's a bit on the pricey side but so far it's a pretty amazing little machine. And I mean LITTLE - it's seriously about half the size of the mid-2012 13 inchers with the case on. Really the only thing I miss is the security of the breakaway mag lite connector (charger) because I move around the house with the computer quite a bit and can tend to be a bit of a klutz. But the longer battery life that this new machine affords will probably render this issue obsolete.
A: Geek, I can't speak on the specific programming apps you will be installing on your Mac, however I would definitely recommend going with 16 gb of RAM straight out the box because the RAM is soldered in and therefore un-upgradeable later (an extra $200 investment that can go a long way). 512 gb should definitely be sufficient, but again this all depends on your usage. You can always invest in an external hard drive that can be used as extra storage space if 512 gb ends up not being enough. Again, without knowing exactly what you will be using your Mac for it's hard to tell whether or not you should go with an i5 or i7 processor, but likely i5 would be sufficient. As you go from i5 to i7 you see an increase in the Mac's ability to multitask and run higher end programs. It really boils down to what you will be doing on a day to day basis. A 512 gb ssd, 16 gb RAM, and i5 processor will take care of the average advanced tech person's needs.
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