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Appletise

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is it worth the extra cost to go for the 12-Core CPU 19-Core GPU vs 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU?
l am seriously considering just going for 10 core and upgrade to 1TB, as 512GB hd is suppose to be slower compared to the bigger 1TB. l only use the mac for trading softwares, ~ 2open a time, and browsing. thanks for advice
 

Yebubbleman

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is it worth the extra cost to go for the 12-Core CPU 19-Core GPU vs 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU?
l am seriously considering just going for 10 core and upgrade to 1TB, as 512GB hd is suppose to be slower compared to the bigger 1TB. l only use the mac for trading softwares, ~ 2open a time, and browsing. thanks for advice
Sounds like the version of the M2 Pro that has the 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU will be sufficient. Hell, you might honestly be fine with a MacBook Air or 13-inch MacBook Pro with a standard M2 for those purposes (in which case, the 256GB drive is the slow drive and 512GB is not affected).
 

Appletise

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Sep 19, 2012
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bought the M2 pro 1TB hd 16GB ram, looking forward to it, thanks for advise
 

Marko1965

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Dec 22, 2021
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I bought MBA M1 with 16 GB ram and 512GB runs well for what I need it for I,can play Diablo to full power and nothing slows down
 
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