Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Budget Decision: 13" rMBP + iPhone 5s or 13" MBA + iPhone 6?

Budget Decision: 13" rMBP + iPhone 5s or 13" MBA + iPhone 6?

  • Late 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro 8/256 + iPhone 5s 64GB

    Votes: 14 37.8%

  • Early 2014 13" MacBook Air 4/128 + iPhone 6 64GB

    Votes: 23 62.2%
  • Total voters
    37
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
I need to make a decision on which combo to keep and which to sell (since both were just about dead on the same cost). Which do you think is a better combo of MacBook and iPhone?

A.) Late 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro 8/256 + iPhone 5s 64GB
or
B) Early 2014 13" MacBook Air 4/128 + iPhone 6 64GB

I have a Mac Mini in the house that is my media server, so regarding storage on the MacBook, I only use ~45 GB with everything loaded. Thanks in advance for your opinion!
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
Also, while the display on the rMBP is absolutely fantastic, the reason I like the MBA as well is because more than 60% of the time I am using the MacBook with the lid closed at my desk while connected to an external monitor.
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
Only 4 votes after almost 3 hours on the busiest forum on the site? :)
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
Jazper said:
Retina Macbook for sure, the screen is amazing.
Click to expand...

Absolutely agreed. I just sometimes feel like I waste it by running it the majority of the time with the lid closed while connected to my monitor.

But 1680x1050 in a 13" screen is sweet!
 
J

Jazper

macrumors 6502a
Jun 16, 2012
643
34
dmk1974 said:
Absolutely agreed. I just sometimes feel like I waste it by running it the majority of the time with the lid closed while connected to my monitor.

But 1680x1050 in a 13" screen is sweet!
Click to expand...

5S is a great phone still, whereas the Macbook Pro is really, much better than the Air.

The upgrade between the two laptops is much greater than between the two phones to be honest. (Does depend on what your using it for of course, but the Pro will be a better laptop in years to come).
 
R

Ries

macrumors 68020
Apr 21, 2007
2,317
2,882
MacBook Pro, don't buy the phone. Save up and get the iPhone 6.
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
Ries said:
MacBook Pro, don't buy the phone. Save up and get the iPhone 6.
Click to expand...

Well, that would be the best of both worlds :) I'd have to dump the iPad Mini Retina though which I was figuring I'd keep though since it's great for light browsing in bed and watching shows from the TiVo on a plane when traveling.
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
fathergll said:
Whatever you do don't get an Air with 4 GB of memory. Seriously save up a little.
Click to expand...

More memory is always better of course, but I've never had any problems previously with 4 GB RAM on a Mac (Windows was another story).
 
cambookpro

cambookpro

macrumors 604
Feb 3, 2010
7,189
3,321
United Kingdom
dmk1974 said:
Only 4 votes after almost 3 hours on the busiest forum on the site? :)
Click to expand...

You're going to get a different response here, different response on the MBA forum and a different response on the MBP forum.

I'd maybe ask on the Buying Advice forum - should be more impartial.
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
cambookpro said:
You're going to get a different response here, different response on the MBA forum and a different response on the MBP forum.

I'd maybe ask on the Buying Advice forum - should be more impartial.
Click to expand...

Good point. Is there a way to move this thread there? Or just leave this as-is.
 
james1758

james1758

macrumors regular
May 26, 2013
196
11
UK
Iphone 6 + mba. Hold out for the new mba, presuming (hopeing) that will have retina. But it also depends on what you use your mb for as to whether you'd need the mba or rmbp...
 
dmk1974

dmk1974

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Sep 16, 2008
2,389
464
james1758 said:
Iphone 6 + mba. Hold out for the new mba, presuming (hopeing) that will have retina. But it also depends on what you use your mb for as to whether you'd need the mba or rmbp...
Click to expand...

A retina 12" MBA would be perfect for me!

Most of what I do on the computer is web browsing, email, office apps and minimal photo and video editing. Very rarely 2D auto cad.
 
C

chupachup

macrumors 6502
Sep 1, 2013
487
2
dmk1974 said:
I need to make a decision on which combo to keep and which to sell (since both were just about dead on the same cost). Which do you think is a better combo of MacBook and iPhone?

A.) Late 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro 8/256 + iPhone 5s 64GB
or
B) Early 2014 13" MacBook Air 4/128 + iPhone 6 64GB

I have a Mac Mini in the house that is my media server, so regarding storage on the MacBook, I only use ~45 GB with everything loaded. Thanks in advance for your opinion!
Click to expand...

Get whatever is cheaper. It'll be old in 10 months anyway.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom