Which macbook pro to get for $500 (2011-2012)?

Question

macbook

I want to develop for ios.
There are options late 2011 and so - i7 16gb - video question
Which ones should be avoided and you definitely need to pull an additional monitor with 2k resolution.
Will the intel4000 cope or should I look with the Radeon \ Gifors? What problem vidyuhi?
Is 13" comfortable or is 15" better - 80% of home use is planned.
Thank you.

Answer 1

15" A1286 of the middle of 2012 is unequivocal! Even if it is in the minimum configuration. There, in the configurations, the difference is only in the frequency of the i7 processor (it is insignificant 2.3 / 2.6) and the amount of video memory GF 650. (512/1024MB) It will be a reliable poppy, comparable in performance to firmware retinas of 14-15 years old if you upgrade the RAM to 16 and install an SSD. And most importantly, the discrete
GF650 video does not die there in batches like in the A1286 2011. You can also put a matrix in it with a matte high rarefaction. weaker, regardless of 11 or 12 years old, there is a stripped-down 2-core processor. It’s better then Air 13, its graphics will be more powerful unequivocally, and the percentage is comparable. But he has a problem with the RAM upgrade, 8 gig must be bought for performance.

Answer 2

It is clear and dangerous that you need to take a 15-inch
13 "- for VK girls to sit, even in graphic editors you can’t turn around.
Just take the maximum configuration for the money, you definitely won’t regret it, given that you take it for a long and rather old iron.
The main thing is do not worry about the novelties of 2016 - you will be morally destroyed from their keyboard

Answer 3

Macbook Pro 2012 is the last non-retina 15 "with a discrete vidyaha
Take it with an i7 processor
Memory-disk don't care - it's easy to upgrade to 16 GB of RAM and SSD. If you
install optibey - there will be both an SSD and a HDD

Answer 4

My 4000 in development pulls two fhd monitors without any problems.