My 12in MacBook may be on its last leg. Got the blinky folder tonight, and when I get into disk recovery, it doesn’t see my drive. Looking to go to a 13in Pro. Should I look at the new 2019 models, or last year’s 2018 model? Thoughts?
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13in MBP...2019 or 2018?
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I have a 2018 model and it is very fast. My keyboard did experience sticky keys though and I now have the 2019 keyboard on my machine. The good thing about the keyboard messing up was I got a brand new battery also since it was connected to the keyboard. Now I am typing this on a 2018 with only four cycles! If you can get a 2018 for a lot cheaper I recommend it. If any of the keys give you trouble you will definitely get the 2019 keyboard.
Definitely leaning towards the 2019 model. Just wanted to find out if there were benefits of going with the 2018 non-Touch Bar model. Wanted to get thoughts on Touch Bar vs non-Touch Bar.
One thing I do value about the TouchBar models is the four ports - allowing you to charge from either side of the laptop.
Have you tried the TouchBar, you might just not like it?
Other than that, spec and price I guess would be the main things to consider, depending if you need the performance of the TouchBar model?