Which MBP refurb?

carport

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I can't decide whether to order this:

Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880x1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB flash storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics

?1189

Or wait for another 13 inch 2.6 Ghz Dual-Core Intel i5 with Retina Display with 16 GB RAM and 512GB flash drive at about ?50 more. I just missed out on one in the apple Store. I will be using the MBP for Photo editing and some home video editing. I am tempted by the 15 inch but concerned that I can't upgrade it to 16 GB RAM to give some degree of future proofing and am a little worried whether the 2.0 GHZ processor is good enough - on both counts if only so I get a better price when I sell it. I can live with the 256 GB flash as I have external hard drives. Am I being overly concerned about the 15 inch RAM and processor limitations? I am correct in saying aren't I that neither of these can be upgraded after I have bought?

Grateful for your thoughts.
 

tekjunkie28

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2.0 Ghz i7 is better than a 2.6 Ghz i5. And 8GB of RAM is enough. You will be just fine.

I don't think that's correct. That's only partially true or its quad core vs dual core. recommend a i5 2.6 over a 2.0 i7 any day. Maybe a 2.4 i5 vs a 2.0 i7 is almost accurate


Edit... Yea I'm a re re. The previous poster is correct in thatvtebi7 is better... Sorry I misread the OP wrong.
 
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