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Eggtastic

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Odd question:

I have my 2016 rMB for about a year now and it has been fantastic. Now, it is my only machine. I have an iPhone 6+ as my other device.

I am thinking of getting into very light photography and video recording on a drone as a hobby. So I was thinking of maybe snagging a refurb 2016 or 2017 rMB with TB. Why the TB? I like it and used it a couple of times in the store to test it out.

I also could benefit from the extra screen real estate, better keyboard, brighter screen, and possibly better battery life (not sure with the TB).

I got the rMB 2016 as a certified open box with 9 charge cycles on it at an almost $400 discount from retail so I did well there. I figured I could sell it for maybe 7-800 and put that money towards a refurb pro.

My question: Has anyone done something similar (rMB to rMBP) because of extra screen, power, ports, and as silly as this sounds: touch bar?
 
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