Programming on mid 2012 apple macbook pro 13

#PROGRAMMING ON MID 2012 APPLE MACBOOK PRO 13 MAC OS#

However, he opted for the 500GB hard drive over the SSD models becasue he found one on the Apple refurb site at a great price.

HD storage was not a big issue because he has an older but still relevant iMac at home with lots of HD space, and many assignments would be stored on the university servers. Because some class materials might be distributed on CD or DVD, he wanted an optical drive. He's nearly six feet and 180 pounds so weight was not an issue for him.

#PROGRAMMING ON MID 2012 APPLE MACBOOK PRO 13 MAC OS#

My son, an Engineering Major at Univ of Idaho, went through this same process, and consulted with me on the purchase (his friends call me the 'Ancient Geek').Р вЂќР’В¬hecking with class requirements he did not find anything the Mac OS nor the Intel 4000 chipset could not handle for the next couple of years. Battery is not replaceable.Р вЂќР вЂћnybody have anything to add, suggestions, thoughts, or advice? Nothing seems to be user changeable, except the SSD drive if you can find one that fits the Air since it is now a module rather than enclosed in a plastic enclosure. MacBook Air seems to be less durable than Pro. Intel HD 5000 graphics are included, but wouldn't necessarily make this a gaming machine by any means. Macbook Air has the newer Intel Core i chipset. Graphics are the older Intel HD 4000 chipset, but since I won't be using it for games I would think this wouldn't matter as much. It is bigger and heavier.It does not have the newer Intel CPUs and does not have SSD as a standard option. I don't really care about the CD/DVD drive, but it is nice to have one. These lead me to believe that the MacBook Pro 13 to be a longer lasting product. It is also upgradeable when speaking about RAM and HDD/SSD. It is a from what I can see better construction, more durable. My question is: what should I go with? MacBook Pro 13 or MacBook Air 11/13? It was my main machine and I liked the portability of it. I used my old system for watching YouTube videos, typing papers and researching things for school, sending emails, etc. I dropped the system shortly after and the screen no longer works, so I figure I will get a Mac this time. I used to have a Dell XPS 14z system that I really liked, but was very upset when it started having problems a year and a half later.

Programming on mid 2012 apple macbook pro 13