Seriously though. Do you really need i7 ? In 99% of cases i5 is perfectly good enough...
I looked at a lot of benchmarking on this when deciding between i7 and i5 for my Haswell MacBook Air.
In the end I was never going to use anything which the i7 would help me with above the i5, and an i7 simply uses more power meaning only about 10 hrs battery life as opposed to 12 (in reality it is more like 15 since Mavericks and Yosemite).
You need to do some serious processing for the i7 to make much difference and the price differential is quite considerable.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on February 22nd 2015 at 12:47:31
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- Anyone have an i7 quad-core Mac Mini? (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 22, 11:55:17
- Seriously though. Do you really need i7 ? In 99% of cases i5 is perfectly good enough... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 22, 12:47:31
- want i7 for Logic Pro X (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 22, 13:02:16
- I use Logic Pro X on a mid 2010 Macbook Pro. Works fine. (n/m) (NCFC) - BigGrantHolt, Feb 22, 15:49:56
- Oh I see........ guessed it had to be something funky... Thought I'd mention it as a lot (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 22, 13:06:15
- Agreed! (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 22, 13:13:33
- want i7 for Logic Pro X (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 22, 13:02:16
- I have an i7 oct-core (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Feb 22, 12:06:30
- I7. Oct core. Windows. Lappy. Bet that battery lasts well! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 22, 12:19:41
- Seriously though. Do you really need i7 ? In 99% of cases i5 is perfectly good enough... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 22, 12:47:31
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