processor speed

Hello everybody, I am new to this discussion forum and I have to confess not a very technically inclined person hence the reason for me posting the below dilemma: I have a 21.5 inch iMac that was purchased in 2012 but dates from mid 2011. It has 4GB, 1333 MHz DDR3 and the processor is a 2,7...

Hello, I am currently looking at buying a used MacBook Pro and I have narrowed it down between two options with a $200 difference. The first is a 2011 15" with an i7 2.0 ghz processor, 8 GB RAM, and 500 HDD. The second is a 2012 13" with an i7 2.9 ghz processor, 8 GB RAM, original 750 HDD with...

Hello all, Glad to be a part of this forum. I currently have a 2014 MBP13 and am very likely to upgrade to an iMac (not the pro) within the next month or so. I am not a gamer, so the big demand I will throw at the iMac will be Lightroom and Photoshop editing 24mb+ RAW image files. I am...

Hey there! I'm new here and really need your help clearing up some questions. I'm choosing between two MacBook pros 13'. first one is priced at: 2 627,69 $ (Sweden) Processor: Intel Core i7 6th gen, 3,3 GHz (3,6 max). Skylake. ram: 16 gb LPDDR3 Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 550 Storage: 512 gb...

Hey guys, I have a mac pro (mid 2012 model) with dual 2.4 GHz Six Core (i think 24 cores in total) 32-nm Xeon E5645 (Westmere) processors also with 32 gb of ram. I edit video full time and I just upgraded my graphics card (long overdue). I was wondering, what's the fastest processor I can...

I'm looking at buying a 13" MBP. Just deciding between touchbar vs non-TB, and comparing specs, but clockspeed is confusing me. All other things being equal, which is likely to be faster? Intel Core i7 - 2.5 GHz (Non-TB) Intel Core i5 - 3.1 GHz (TB) Both will be 16Gb RAM and 512Gb SSD...

Hi!! I'm thinking to get a 2016 MBP with the touchbar! I'll be using it for daily use, school use, as well as video editing in FCPX/adobe premiere (no 4K, 1080p for now with filters and effects heavy) and stuffs. I've already decided on getting the 13" touchbar model with 16Gb RAM and 512Gb...

Hi guys, I'm looking to buy a new MacBook. I'm in college and I'm studying Comp. Sci. I need something that'll be able to handle my future needs as a Computer Scientist, probably doing some heavy programming/app creation/artificial intelligence stuff. The reason I'm mentioning this is because...

Hi. I'm building a home studio and I'm now looking into the machine I'm going to need. I'm using logic pro x, I have around 100 tracks using plug ins and sample libraries writing and recording live for composing for film. I need a system that would be able to handle this with no hiccups? My...

Hi, i have a decision to make, and really need some help. i currently have own: -early 2011 unibody 13" - 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 (Does this have a turbo boost?) - 16gb ram (crucial) - 750 GB harddrive (NON SSD) i really want to upgrade my 750gb normal harddrive to a 1TB SSD. I also really...