I've probably bought into the hype. I tried out the 13" base tbMBP, and enjoyed using it. However, I returned it after fixing my late 2011 MBP, which I use for work as an app developer.
For a while I was set on buying a 13" tbMBP w/ 16 gb RAM, 512 gb SSD, but backed out, reasoning that next year would offer a spec bump, maybe a price drop, maybe other goodies, and my old laptop is still functioning fine for now.
Still, having played with the new machines I know what I'm missing out on. The screen is better than what I have now, I like the keyboard, the form factor, the sound, the CPU, etc.
I was also considering maybe the base 15" model, since it's only about $150 more than the 13" I wanted, and it comes with a bigger screen, quad core, and a dGPU.
This is very much a *want* purchase, as I could use my existing laptop for at least another year. Any thoughts? (I'm tired of overthinking this, but the purchase price is high, and it would be for work.)
For a while I was set on buying a 13" tbMBP w/ 16 gb RAM, 512 gb SSD, but backed out, reasoning that next year would offer a spec bump, maybe a price drop, maybe other goodies, and my old laptop is still functioning fine for now.
Still, having played with the new machines I know what I'm missing out on. The screen is better than what I have now, I like the keyboard, the form factor, the sound, the CPU, etc.
I was also considering maybe the base 15" model, since it's only about $150 more than the 13" I wanted, and it comes with a bigger screen, quad core, and a dGPU.
This is very much a *want* purchase, as I could use my existing laptop for at least another year. Any thoughts? (I'm tired of overthinking this, but the purchase price is high, and it would be for work.)
