2015 MBP 15" + dGPU: My experience

[Fthree]

Ultimately, who cares? Pro's - which is the OP and who these laptops are made for are not discerning between Haswell, Broadwell, and Skylake. Sure, it's in the back of their head, but they mainly buy for need. OP is coming from a 5 year old machine and makes money with his/her computer, so why is anyone suggesting a refurb was the best route? If nothing else, the faster SSD and much faster GPU counts for something. It's at least a 60% performance increase on the GPU side of things compared to the last model. Good luck with a refurb

Seriously...I know these things are pricey and sometimes omissions seem purposeful for planned obsolescence, I get it, but referring to what could be compared to what IS, is just stupid. No one should be buying these things yearly, so ultimately it's not going to make a huge difference if you're buying for your needs, as you should be.

Agreed, the purchaser will be missing out on at least 10 updates if they purchase and keep for the length of time they are hoping (5 years)

 

[MBHockey]

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/0...e-2015-15-inch-retina-macbook-pro-reviewed/2/

Right, Geekbench is a CPU test. Since the CPU didn't change, we wouldn't expect much of a difference. The SSD and dGPU are faster, so your original statement is inaccurate.

 

[Hog Milanese]

Right, Geekbench is a CPU test. Since the CPU didn't change, we wouldn't expect much of a difference. The SSD and dGPU are faster, so your original statement is inaccurate.

Not really. For the average user, there's a negligible difference. And for those not buying a dGPU model (leading to longevity of laptop life!), it's a real cost savings. For those that don't move gigantic files all the time, the SSD change is nice, but not really a necessity. Just saying, people could save big (most people) by going 2014 refurb.

 

[Fthree]

Not really. For the average user, there's a negligible difference. And for those not buying a dGPU model (leading to longevity of laptop life!), it's a real cost savings. For those that don't move gigantic files all the time, the SSD change is nice, but not really a necessity. Just saying, people could save big (most people) by going 2014 refurb.

How much of a cost difference is the 2014 model?

 

[superlawyer15]

Not really. For the average user, there's a negligible difference. And for those not buying a dGPU model (leading to longevity of laptop life!), it's a real cost savings. For those that don't move gigantic files all the time, the SSD change is nice, but not really a necessity. Just saying, people could save big (most people) by going 2014 refurb.

Quite a bold assumption to make there about dGPUs

 

[Hog Milanese]

Quite a bold assumption to make there about dGPUs

Which part? That ones without last longer? That's common knowledge, I thought, considering the heat output?