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Here are some real-world benchmarks from Geekbench for you.
the 2012 i7 15" (2.3ghz) is around 3334 for single core and 10680 in multi-core
the 2014 13" (2.6ghz) is around 3608 for single core and 7023 for multi-core.
So again, it depends on your usage. If you're "need[ing] it for [your] studies, listening to music, maybe editing a little bit and generally surfing the web." then the i5 will be faster. Pages, Safari, Chrome, etc aren't going to be taxing your CPU enough to warrant a quad core i7. IF you plan on exporting a lot video then by all means go with the i7.
Don't pay attention to one line answers with nothing to add "15" hands down", "13" all the way.", look at the research that I and others have provided you. I'm fairly certain that someone else pointed out that Apple will soon be deprecating that 2012 MacBook Pro, as this year the 2011's were added to the list...
I have a 2016 15" MacBook Pro 2.6/16/256/i7, and I'll be the first one to tell you that it's overkill for what I use it for, and I'm a web/graphic designer. And, as a student carrying books, don't forget about the added weight and bulk of that 15". It's 5.6 pounds versus 3.4 pounds for the 13". That's a huge difference in your bag with all of the texts and whatever else you're already carrying.
the 2012 i7 15" (2.3ghz) is around 3334 for single core and 10680 in multi-core
the 2014 13" (2.6ghz) is around 3608 for single core and 7023 for multi-core.
So again, it depends on your usage. If you're "need[ing] it for [your] studies, listening to music, maybe editing a little bit and generally surfing the web." then the i5 will be faster. Pages, Safari, Chrome, etc aren't going to be taxing your CPU enough to warrant a quad core i7. IF you plan on exporting a lot video then by all means go with the i7.
Don't pay attention to one line answers with nothing to add "15" hands down", "13" all the way.", look at the research that I and others have provided you. I'm fairly certain that someone else pointed out that Apple will soon be deprecating that 2012 MacBook Pro, as this year the 2011's were added to the list...
I have a 2016 15" MacBook Pro 2.6/16/256/i7, and I'll be the first one to tell you that it's overkill for what I use it for, and I'm a web/graphic designer. And, as a student carrying books, don't forget about the added weight and bulk of that 15". It's 5.6 pounds versus 3.4 pounds for the 13". That's a huge difference in your bag with all of the texts and whatever else you're already carrying.
You guys are very trusting. The 2012s were included in the now expired program due to gpu failures. They were however nowhere near as bad as the 2011s. A logic board failure in the 13" is less likely.
https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/
When dealing with older equipment, aside from potential age related hardware issues, I'd consider support of the OS very heavily.
New versions of MacOS will abandon support of the 2012 model earlier than the 2014 model.
Both will naturally be unable to run newer OS X versions earlier than the 2016 models.
So, I'd consider that if you want to extend the machine's useful life.
The longer it can run newer software titles, the longer it will remain useful.
New versions of MacOS will abandon support of the 2012 model earlier than the 2014 model.
Both will naturally be unable to run newer OS X versions earlier than the 2016 models.
So, I'd consider that if you want to extend the machine's useful life.
The longer it can run newer software titles, the longer it will remain useful.
For your use the size and portability, better battery life of the 13 inch would be a better buy. Nothing you state requires a dgpu or a quad core processor or 16gb ram. As a student I expect you to need portability and battery life far more than performance in multithreaded apps. I use a 2013 rMBP as my daily machine its still brilliant for anything I want to do.
No the 13 inch pros all used the better 28w cpus with IRIS graphics until the 2016 release when the base model without touchbar moved to the 15W variants (its basically a retina MacBook air to be honest)
No the 13 inch pros all used the better 28w cpus with IRIS graphics until the 2016 release when the base model without touchbar moved to the 15W variants (its basically a retina MacBook air to be honest)