I have a 2016 15" MBP which has served flawlessly for over a year, in sharp contrast to much of the vitriol directed against the 2016s. I was thinking of buying a 13" as a travel machine to replace my 11" MBA. I'm also looking for something that's a bit easier use around the house when I don't need the four cores of the 15". Most of the time, my 15" is docked to my TBD.
At present, Adorama has the 2016 13" TB with 2.9GHz i5 and 256GB SSD on closeout for $1299. If I had my choice, however, I'd opt for the 2017 13" nTB with 2.3GHz i5 and 8GB RAM.
I've noticed the difference in Geekbench scores for both models; obviously the 2017 is the better performance choice. My concern is whether the additional performance is worth another $150 or so, and which would have better resale, as I don't tend to keep machines that long.
Anyone have any thoughts? My usage case for the 13" is relatively light; I might ask it to cope with some light Adobe CC use from time to time, but everything else is undemanding. I can take or leave the Touch Bar.
At present, Adorama has the 2016 13" TB with 2.9GHz i5 and 256GB SSD on closeout for $1299. If I had my choice, however, I'd opt for the 2017 13" nTB with 2.3GHz i5 and 8GB RAM.
I've noticed the difference in Geekbench scores for both models; obviously the 2017 is the better performance choice. My concern is whether the additional performance is worth another $150 or so, and which would have better resale, as I don't tend to keep machines that long.
Anyone have any thoughts? My usage case for the 13" is relatively light; I might ask it to cope with some light Adobe CC use from time to time, but everything else is undemanding. I can take or leave the Touch Bar.
