I’m trying to make a decision between the new 2018 and a 2017 refurb with i7 2.2. Both with 512 and 8Gb ram.
Canadian pricing:
2018 - $1,999
2017 - $1,589
I’m very price conscious right now. I also plan to keep this machine for a long time.
Likes:
2018 - I really like the screen resolution and HEVC hardware support. I plan to use this computer a lot for watching video and using it as a server to stream. Longer OS support.
2017 - price, ports, replaceable ssd (I think), sd card, MagSafe, HD6000 gpu potentially better?
I don’t really know how their performance compares and how to contemplate video hardware acceleration. Any advice on this decision?
Canadian pricing:
2018 - $1,999
2017 - $1,589
I’m very price conscious right now. I also plan to keep this machine for a long time.
Likes:
2018 - I really like the screen resolution and HEVC hardware support. I plan to use this computer a lot for watching video and using it as a server to stream. Longer OS support.
2017 - price, ports, replaceable ssd (I think), sd card, MagSafe, HD6000 gpu potentially better?
I don’t really know how their performance compares and how to contemplate video hardware acceleration. Any advice on this decision?
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