Choosing the right MacBook Pro.

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MarxWays

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I intend to buy a new MacBook Pro (15), but I'm not really sure what options I should choose..
Is choosing all the bold-options overkill? What do I need for Avid editing? (read the avid system requirements, but what do you guys think)?

Is some of them unnecessary to have? What of the options below should I go for?

Thanks!



2,5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

2,4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

2,2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7



8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2 x 4 GB

4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2 x 2 GB



750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm

750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm

500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
 
I have a 2.2ghz quad i7, works great with Avid. There is no need to buy the higher clocked models. I don't find Avid multi-core efficient enough to make a compelling difference in a 2.2 vs 2.5.

Matter of opinion: stay with the standard resolution display. If you upgrade to the higher resolution display the fonts get annoyingly small for a 15" screen. It sucks that they don't offer the matte screen at standard resolution, but I don't mind it too much.

I have a 750GB 5400RPM drive. If you really want to save that extra .5 seconds loading up a program, go for the 7200rpm, but your battery life will suffer for it.

I bought 8GB RAM separately, because Apple far over charges for the extra RAM. It's not hard to install it yourself.
 
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