Memory unless you are using some serious mathematical or graphical software and here's why

The battery life is affected by the processor, not the memory. You will get less out of a i7 than an i5 for example and you will only see any difference in processing if using it for serious video, graphical rendering or mathematical operations. Otherwise you will see basically no effect other than the lower battery life. Not sure how much it affects on a Pro but an Air with a Haswell processor can have 2 hours less battery life with an i7 vs i5.

And if you are concerned about longevity I don't believe it will make much difference.

I also have an old Air with Core 2 duo 2.3ghz from 2008, and it runs great still. Not as fast as my new Haswell i5 Air but it's fantastic for basic operations using a Browser or Office etc.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on June 4th 2015 at 11:03:38

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Gonna get a new Macbook Pro soon. What's the best to upgrade, processor or memory? (General Chat) - Adster, Jun 4, 10:51:30
- Thanks for the advice all (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jun 4, 12:56:58
- RAM and SSD (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 4, 11:17:49
- Memory unless you are using some serious mathematical or graphical software and here's why (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 4, 11:03:38
  - Thanks, helpful.I use InDesign and some other Adobe stuff, iWork sometimes, Swift Publishe (General Chat) - Adster, Jun 4, 11:09:19
    - Memory, memory, memory, memory, memory. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 4, 11:15:29
  - Chromebook Pixel. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jun 4, 11:07:04
- Processor without doubt. (General Chat) - John in Texas, Jun 4, 10:56:07
  - I don't think that you can add memory to the mac book, I went for the (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 4, 11:23:00
  - Don't agree depending on usage (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 4, 10:59:51
    - You can't add memory to the new MacBook Pros (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 4, 11:13:21
      - Damn, didn't realise that ! Oh well (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Jun 4, 11:35:08
- My vote, memory (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 4, 10:54:07

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