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Which config?

  • 2.2/16GB/512GB/555x

    Votes: 24 36.9%
  • 2.2/16GB/512GB/560x

    Votes: 13 20.0%
  • 2.6/16GB/512GB/560x

    Votes: 28 43.1%

  • Total voters
    65

Smeaton1724

macrumors 6502a
Sep 14, 2011
836
806
Leeds, UK
So what did you decide in the end?

I took it back. Few things, the footprint of the device I didn't like after the 12 days I had it - prefer 13'' to carry around (even though they don't have the power I like the form factor), secondly I ran a few benchmarks and use cases - it was a lot slower than my PC Workstation at the office. I wasn't fussed about the touchbar, I also preferred the silver and I had space grey. No issues with ports as I use the cloud for alot of things. The plan is to build a Workstation at home and probably get a smaller Macbook or I might even forgo an Apple laptop altogether and go with 2 PC Workstations, Mac Mini for my Mac OS fix and iPads.

In all honesty a new Mac Pro can't come soon enough.
 
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Vazza

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Nov 25, 2006
661
398
London, UK
I took it back. Few things, the footprint of the device I didn't like after the 12 days I had it - prefer 13'' to carry around (even though they don't have the power I like the form factor), secondly I ran a few benchmarks and use cases - it was a lot slower than my PC Workstation at the office. I wasn't fussed about the touchbar, I also preferred the silver and I had space grey. No issues with ports as I use the cloud for alot of things. The plan is to build a Workstation at home and probably get a smaller Macbook or I might even forgo an Apple laptop altogether and go with 2 PC Workstations, Mac Mini for my Mac OS fix and iPads.

In all honesty a new Mac Pro can't come soon enough.

Sounds like it’s best to wait like you suggest to see what comes out.
 
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