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$1799 is macbook pro 15 worth it over macbook pro 13

I just came back from BestBuy - checked exactly same thing. Don't know. It will be my work laptop, and I'd like to take it home every day. 13 will work much better.

I don't do video, but I do development in VisualStudio.

Can anybody tell what's more important for VS, CPU or SSD speed? I'm using external 4k monitor, so that aspect is not important.

Also, I feel that using on a "lap" 13 might work better and be cooler..

Decisions, decisions.. Same price for 16/512..
 
katit said:
I just came back from BestBuy - checked exactly same thing. Don't know. It will be my work laptop, and I'd like to take it home every day. 13 will work much better.

I don't do video, but I do development in VisualStudio.

Can anybody tell what's more important for VS, CPU or SSD speed? I'm using external 4k monitor, so that aspect is not important.

Also, I feel that using on a "lap" 13 might work better and be cooler..

Decisions, decisions.. Same price for 16/512..
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Anything graphics related will of course work much faster and smoother on a quad core with a superior graphics card. The 13 is only a dual-core and it has a lower grade graphics card. Get the 15.
 
But as I said I do not do anything with graphics.
I do softare development in Visual Studio. It's just text, etc.

And, I double-checked same config (16/512) runs about $2250 vse $2k for 13", I think I will stay with newer 13" for my stuff
 
katit said:
But as I said I do not do anything with graphics.
I do softare development in Visual Studio. It's just text, etc.

And, I double-checked same config (16/512) runs about $2250 vse $2k for 13", I think I will stay with newer 13" for my stuff
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Ah ok. Well try it out then, you can always return it for the 15 if you need to.
 
katit said:
I just came back from BestBuy - checked exactly same thing. Don't know. It will be my work laptop, and I'd like to take it home every day. 13 will work much better.

I don't do video, but I do development in VisualStudio.

Can anybody tell what's more important for VS, CPU or SSD speed? I'm using external 4k monitor, so that aspect is not important.

Also, I feel that using on a "lap" 13 might work better and be cooler..

Decisions, decisions.. Same price for 16/512..
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If you're taking it home everyday, the 13" would be much better. It doesn't sound like a quad core or even the 16GB are necessary.

I would just stay with 8GB ram and focus on deciding how much hard drive space you need.

The 13" is a very nice computer.
 
David58117 said:
If you're taking it home everyday, the 13" would be much better. It doesn't sound like a quad core or even the 16GB are necessary.

I would just stay with 8GB ram and focus on deciding how much hard drive space you need.

The 13" is a very nice computer.
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16GB is pretty much must for me. I tend to use Virtual Machines and even work in them. For example, my Windows dev environment need at least 8Gb to be happy. So, if I run in it virtual I need about 10Gb... I'm settled on 16/512
 
katit said:
16GB is pretty much must for me. I tend to use Virtual Machines and even work in them. For example, my Windows dev environment need at least 8Gb to be happy. So, if I run in it virtual I need about 10Gb... I'm settled on 16/512
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That makes sense then!!

You've got it right it sounds like!
 
I went to BB today, tested both machines and came home with the 15". $1799 plus the 10% movers coupon was just to much to pass up. The extra screen real-estate will be priceless. Force touch was nice but that wasn't as important as screen size....to me any way.
 
Vilacr said:
I went to BB today, tested both machines and came home with the 15". $1799 plus the 10% movers coupon was just to much to pass up. The extra screen real-estate will be priceless. Force touch was nice but that wasn't as important as screen size....to me any way.
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Excellent, you won't be disappointed... the extra screen real-estate is worth it for sure...
 
Vilacr said:
I went to BB today, tested both machines and came home with the 15". $1799 plus the 10% movers coupon was just to much to pass up. The extra screen real-estate will be priceless. Force touch was nice but that wasn't as important as screen size....to me any way.
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Excellent. Glad you found one you liked. To me, the 15" is just too big. But that's why they make different sizes.

I spent some time looking at the 13" and 15" at the Apple Store yesterday. I've been using a MBA 13" for 4 years now. That Retina screen is sure growing on me....
 
Vilacr said:
I went to BB today, tested both machines and came home with the 15". $1799 plus the 10% movers coupon was just to much to pass up. The extra screen real-estate will be priceless. Force touch was nice but that wasn't as important as screen size....to me any way.
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Excellent!

I just went through this exact dilemma and came away with the 13" i7/16GB/512 with the force trackpad and could not be happier.

I am glad you got the one you wanted...both are just phenomenal machines!
 
cardinalryan said:
Excellent!

I just went through this exact dilemma and came away with the 13" i7/16GB/512 with the force trackpad and could not be happier.

I am glad you got the one you wanted...both are just phenomenal machines!
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I honestly do not think there is a right or wrong choice. These machines are phenomenal!!!
 
Vilacr said:
I honestly do not think there is a right or wrong choice. These machines are phenomenal!!!
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Well, technically, if you need four cores, then the 13" is the wrong choice. Four cores come in very handy in some tasks, and those needing that extra horsepower will benefit a lot although they will also have to contend with a larger laptop. But you are right, all these laptops are just outstanding. Very hard to make a "wrong" choice.
 
ZBoater said:
Well, technically, if you need four cores, then the 13" is the wrong choice. Four cores come in very handy in some tasks, and those needing that extra horsepower will benefit a lot although they will also have to contend with a larger laptop. But you are right, all these laptops are just outstanding. Very hard to make a "wrong" choice.
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Why so technical?:) Just making a general statement.
 
Vilacr said:
I went to BB today, tested both machines and came home with the 15". $1799 plus the 10% movers coupon was just to much to pass up. The extra screen real-estate will be priceless. Force touch was nice but that wasn't as important as screen size....to me any way.
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Just came back from best buy with the same machine. Got it for the same price (1799 less 10%). Was too good to pass up as the discounted price came out to just a few dollars more than the 2015 13" I had specced out on the apple website (256gb 16gb ram). So for the same price I got a quad core i7 and a 15" screen. Force touch not a big deal to me nor is portability.

I did almost pull the trigger on the 512Gb model with the dedicated graphics card. Figured I'd take that extra $400 and buy an apple watch instead.
 
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