I think the hassle of keeping two computers up to date with each other makes it not worth it.
Sell one and get a Macbook if you need two.
That would still give me two computers to update; most of my work and school files are in the cloud (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.) so the important stuff is automatically synced so long as I have an internet connection. The MacBook is so darned small to me though that I feel like I would never use it or I wouldn't enjoy using it. To me it's an iPad with a keyboard attached.
You mentioned video, so max it out with 2TB if you want your Mac to last longer.
I keep stuff that I am not messing with on external storage; way cheaper price per GB and easy to transfer between computers. Internal storage space is a minor consideration for me and quite frankly I feel like Apple is almost gouging for internal storage.
In my opinion, the 2.7/16GB/512GB/455 config you mention can last 5 years.
However, I'd probably upgrade it to 1 TB to make sure you don't run out of disk space. In my experience, it was the main factor that I found to be "restricting" while years pass, but YMMV.
FYI, I have a 2.9/16GB/1TB/455 as my main computer (at my desk, which will soon be accompanied by a 5K Ultrafine display), and a 2015 rMB 12" as my secondary computer that I use on the sofa or while travelling (by train, for my work commute).
My work and school computer is pretty well the same as yours; just a 460 instead of a 455. I agree that storage capacity has always been the limiting factor for me...at least until age and component failure takes over.
You can say it - he sounds like a petulant brat.
I am a little old to be a brat - just your general run of the mill ******.
Fair enough. As a big guy, the new MacBook feels more like a air, from experience, I'd suggest 1x 2016 and 1x 2015 machine , the 2015 machine refurb will get you a better battery better CPU and no need for dongles on the move. So use that as the mobile one, as size is not an issue and battery life is. Though buy refurb.
So just throwing that out there .
I had the same experience when I went into the Apple Store. I glanced at all the tables and asked where the new MacBook Pros were and I was shocked. They are so thin I thought that they were the Air at first glance. I considered purchasing a 2015, but for the same price I was getting an outdated model and dimmer screen - all of this for a little better processing power (2.7 vs. 2.8) but then I would be losing out on a dGPU, which I felt was way more detrimental for my uses.
It will last exactly as long as the other spec I expect, future proofing in technology is myth...,
Other than that anyone who can afford to buy two of these machines is surely buying an updated one next year anyway!!
You are correct on this one. I will use my work and school machine for a couple of years and upgrade to whatever the latest offering is. The home machine will be used until its' death.
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Em, first of all, having two thumbs and testicles and nostrils is not a "why not thing", they are an important part of how your body functions (even the nostrils, as someone who has some issues with one nostril, I can tell you - you can definitely find good use for both of them). Your comparison is, well, almost insulting to people with physical challenges. We don't have organs and limbs "because why not". We have them because they are part of our lives.
Second - what most people here probably mean but are to polite to say it: two thumbs or nostrils is not a waste of money. Of course, nothing wrong with having that much money so that you can afford two of the most expensive laptops on the planet just for the heck of it - but you surely realize it does seem a bit like flaunting. Especially since you're still at school, so I'm guessing it's not a business investment or anything.
Anyway, I don't know your story or who you are, and it's not my place to judge, I'm just saying what impression your post leaves.
You're entitled to your opinions just as I am. Blame the whiskey I was enjoying if you want to justify my thoughts and opinions.
For the record I am in my late twenties, employed full-time in the oil and gas industry and I attend school full-time. What can I say? Younger and even dumber me never did see the value of an education, so here I am doing it the hard way. I seem to enjoy things that way. The work machine is a business write-off and more than pays for itself. The home machine is replacing an aging and dying Windows machine that is more trouble than its' worth. I also got 24 months of interest-free financing for it so it's not like I am just throwing down $8,000 at once for a couple of computers.
It's not meant to be flaunting; it's a genuine question. I am a pretty new Mac owner and I want to know if I can expect it to last at least five or more years and if it will be powerful enough for my purposes so that I do not feel like it needs to be replaced in a couple of years.
