Macbook buying advice needed + model identification

[Jzeds]

Hi guys, I'm looking for a macbook air / pro for trading and web browsing , movie watching , Photoshop, plus windows side running for some engineering apps.(priorities: screen ,decent performance)
My budget is limited to 400$max and I found 4 laptops (cant access ebay or other sites) :
Macbook pro 2014 i5/8gbRAM/256/13inch 220$
Macbook air 2017 i5/8gb/128/13inch 220$
Macbook pro 2015 i7quad/16gb/512/ 15inch/no dedicated gpu 400$
And this mysteries macbook which seller claims is macbook air 2017 but I know it isnt 16gb/128/ 13inch?! 360$

Which one would you choose?
I love portability of Air 2017 model but I know screen just isnt there. I want a screen and performance better than my old gaming laptop. -Im also planning to upgrade any of these macs to OS ventura via oclp, good idea or not?

 

[ApolloBoy]

That picture is of the new 15" MacBook Air, the 2017 Air is physically identical to the 2012-2015 models, and is pretty much exactly the same as the 2015 Air but with a slightly faster CPU.

The 2015 15" MBP would be an OK pick though $400 is pretty steep, especially considering it doesn't have discrete graphics. Ventura via OpenCore runs pretty well in my experience.

 

[davidlv]

Hi guys, I'm looking for a macbook air / pro for trading and web browsing , movie watching , Photoshop, plus windows side running for some engineering apps.(priorities: screen ,decent performance)
My budget is limited to 400$max and I found 4 laptops (cant access ebay or other sites) :
Macbook pro 2014 i5/8gbRAM/256/13inch 220$
Macbook air 2017 i5/8gb/128/13inch 220$
Macbook pro 2015 i7quad/16gb/512/ 15inch/no dedicated gpu 400$
And this mysteries macbook which seller claims is macbook air 2017 but I know it isnt 16gb/128/ 13inch?! 360$
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Which one would you choose?
I love portability of Air 2017 model but I know screen just isnt there. I want a screen and performance better than my old gaming laptop. -Im also planning to upgrade any of these macs to OS ventura via oclp, good idea or not?

Beware of all of the 2016, and 2017 models, which have the damage-prone keyboard type, which often get out of order and will cost a lot to repair. The 2015 models have a good keyboard, so they are OK.

 

[ApolloBoy]

Beware of all of the 2016, and 2017 models, which have the damage-prone keyboard type, which often get out of order and will cost a lot to repair.

That also goes for 2018 and 2019 MacBooks aside from the 16".