Hey folks,
I recently purchased a MBP TouchBar 13", pretty much maxed out. It set me back $2500 and for a number of reasons I'm a little disappointed. The build is awesome, the reduced footprint is fantastic and the screen is a huge step up from my old MBA however the TouchBar really feels like a gimmick (and is quite glitchy) and the battery life feels like half of what I used to get on my MBA after a couple of weeks of use. What's more, this machine was significantly more expensive.
I've decided to return it and am considering just getting a 2016 MBP 13" non-touchbar as the battery life is supposed to be better and I wouldn't be paying hundreds extra for the touchbar, that I simply don't think is worth it (thus far anyway).
My main question is how does the performance of the base i5 model compare to that of a 2013 MBA i7 (both 8GB RAM). Has anyone seen any benchmarks comparing the two? How does it hold up when driving a 4k monitor at full res (something my MBA doesn't support).
Cheers,
Francis
I recently purchased a MBP TouchBar 13", pretty much maxed out. It set me back $2500 and for a number of reasons I'm a little disappointed. The build is awesome, the reduced footprint is fantastic and the screen is a huge step up from my old MBA however the TouchBar really feels like a gimmick (and is quite glitchy) and the battery life feels like half of what I used to get on my MBA after a couple of weeks of use. What's more, this machine was significantly more expensive.
I've decided to return it and am considering just getting a 2016 MBP 13" non-touchbar as the battery life is supposed to be better and I wouldn't be paying hundreds extra for the touchbar, that I simply don't think is worth it (thus far anyway).
My main question is how does the performance of the base i5 model compare to that of a 2013 MBA i7 (both 8GB RAM). Has anyone seen any benchmarks comparing the two? How does it hold up when driving a 4k monitor at full res (something my MBA doesn't support).
Cheers,
Francis
