Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to the world of the Retina Macbook and I think I'm finally ready to come on board with the lightweight retina screen and the world of no ports for mobile computing. I'm a power user of Macs so I really like the flexibility of MacOS as opposed to iPads and iOS 11 for actual work and productivity. I love my (2015) Macbook Pro but it is getting a little hefty and I'm looking for a smaller footprint to travel with and to work and compute away from my desktop. I've honestly never really considered this laptop model until recently so I stayed pretty far removed from learning about it and curious about its benefits.
I just would like to know the overall differences between the various models of the Retina Macbook from 2015 to current? I know it's obvious that the current model is faster and more supreme, but from a cost case, I might not need the speed considering I would just use it for text editing and mobile browsing. The latest hardware isn't really all that important because I don't plan to play games or edit videos on here and I'd rather get a larger SSD of an older model if that is an option. I don't want a slow operating system of course, but I don't necessarily want or expect it to zip on rendering 4k videos. Is the price increase really worth it considering I can get refurbished models of older Retina Macbooks for a substantial discount (up to 500 dollars off) if I don't plan to utilize the hardware to the brink of its potential? I'd like to consider that this computer would last at least 5 years of usability or so.
I hear a lot about the keyboard from the different models but I don't know a thing about it and what it's like. Is it really bad on certain models? I use the Apple chiclet style keyboards and completely have transitioned to that style and find that small real estate pretty comfortable and I'm able to type with maximum efficiency on it. How comparable is the Macbook's keyboard to the stock, smaller-size keyboard they sell for iMacs?
I guess I am looking for a lowdown here on the different year models and how they stack up and the general hardware differences between them if people experienced with these can provide them. Like I said, I'm going to work with text editing and internet browsing so the specs mean less as much as the weight and the input of the keyboard and trackpad.
I just would like to know the overall differences between the various models of the Retina Macbook from 2015 to current? I know it's obvious that the current model is faster and more supreme, but from a cost case, I might not need the speed considering I would just use it for text editing and mobile browsing. The latest hardware isn't really all that important because I don't plan to play games or edit videos on here and I'd rather get a larger SSD of an older model if that is an option. I don't want a slow operating system of course, but I don't necessarily want or expect it to zip on rendering 4k videos. Is the price increase really worth it considering I can get refurbished models of older Retina Macbooks for a substantial discount (up to 500 dollars off) if I don't plan to utilize the hardware to the brink of its potential? I'd like to consider that this computer would last at least 5 years of usability or so.
I hear a lot about the keyboard from the different models but I don't know a thing about it and what it's like. Is it really bad on certain models? I use the Apple chiclet style keyboards and completely have transitioned to that style and find that small real estate pretty comfortable and I'm able to type with maximum efficiency on it. How comparable is the Macbook's keyboard to the stock, smaller-size keyboard they sell for iMacs?
I guess I am looking for a lowdown here on the different year models and how they stack up and the general hardware differences between them if people experienced with these can provide them. Like I said, I'm going to work with text editing and internet browsing so the specs mean less as much as the weight and the input of the keyboard and trackpad.
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