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It's difficult for us to really give you some advise without knowing some context. What your situation is, what you're gonna use it for, how much having that additional internal space is worth to you (compared to external drives) etc.
If you're in a financial position where you can easily shell out that additional 3000€ or whatever it is for the 4TB of internal space without any financial worries, I'd say go for it because why not. I know I would, were I in that situation. But if that additional 2TB will actually be worth that additional money spent for your use case, that's something we cannot really judge without a little context. There are situations in which that investment for the 4TB can absolutely be worth it, and there are other situations where it can be a complete waste of money, especially considering the current prices of external (SSD-)storage.
If you're in a financial position where you can easily shell out that additional 3000€ or whatever it is for the 4TB of internal space without any financial worries, I'd say go for it because why not. I know I would, were I in that situation. But if that additional 2TB will actually be worth that additional money spent for your use case, that's something we cannot really judge without a little context. There are situations in which that investment for the 4TB can absolutely be worth it, and there are other situations where it can be a complete waste of money, especially considering the current prices of external (SSD-)storage.
Really depends on your needs.
Is it a business write-off?
Could the money you save by going with the lower storage be better spent somewhere else?
Will backing up almost 4T of data on a regular basis be possible?
Do you need 4T of space?
Is it a business write-off?
Could the money you save by going with the lower storage be better spent somewhere else?
Will backing up almost 4T of data on a regular basis be possible?
Do you need 4T of space?
Folks say this like it makes something free.
It doesn't.
While the details are much more complex, the tl;dr version is you deduct the cost from your income, and thus reduce the amount of income tax paid. Only if payroll and other expense aren't already offsetting all your income.
At least that's how it works in the US. Maybe Canada is different?
That's the real question. Coupled with what's the value of having 4TB internally in contrast to the alternatives.
I understand that being able to write off the MacBook as a business expense doesn't make it free but it helps to reduce taxable income as a business expense. The entire cost may not be deductible in the year of purchase but it's cost can be expensed over more than one accounting/taxation period.
If this purchase is for personal use, there is no reduction in taxable income and, as such, no corresponding reduction in taxes payable.
In terms of after-tax dollars, the 4Tb Macbook as a business expense may equal the cost of a 2 Tb MacBook as personal use property.
Unfortunately, it seems most people don't understand this -- thus my post intended to help folks understand.
Indeed, though that does not necessarily help a particular buyer since if they can go the business expense route for one, they would do so for the other.
In effect, the ability to offset tax liability potentially reduces the price delta between 2TB and 4TB.
No worries. I know people who think a tax write-off makes an item free but it doesn't because, somewhere along the line, you have to fork out the cash.Unfortunately, it seems most people don't understand this -- thus my post intended to help folks understand.
Indeed, though that does not necessarily help a particular buyer since if they can go the business expense route for one, they would do so for the other.
In effect, the ability to offset tax liability potentially reduces the price delta between 2TB and 4TB.
If I had to decide, I would look at the price difference, estimate the tax savings for each machine, and go with the machine that gives the greatest tax benefit since the only difference between the two is storage
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You ask for input, but failed to provide details to answer that question. As others stated a recommendation can only be provided if usage is stated. Personally if it were me, I'd not buy the i9 with 32GB of ram and 1 or 2 TB SSD. I'd opt for the base model and save a boatload of money.
Finally bought the max out MBP 2018 15", i9/32/4T from BH Photo. Should arrive tomorrow. I used both mac os and windows, run VMs (a lot) in both mac and windows. 2TB seems on the edge to meet the storage. finally pushed to 4T.
Will see how it works.
Just worried about quite a few things: overheating, battery life
I hate the shallow/thin keyboard...
Will see how it works.
Just worried about quite a few things: overheating, battery life
I hate the shallow/thin keyboard...
Waiting for the thread I returned my maxed out i9 for overheating, low battery life and shallow keyboard. Oh wait, you bought it from BH, so you can't return it for refund. Enjoy your new machine, sounds awesome...
I use the Volta app and limit the wattage, my needs are more humble so I tend the a bit more aggressive but that app may help you with your temps.
I am not a fan of the keyboard, but I've gotten used to the small key travel. Its not ideal, but since everything else on the laptop checks off my wants/must have list, I can live with it.
Machine is in hand now. Open the lid and it started automatically...
first impression is WIFI 5G is much faster than my MBP 2015.
overall it seems much faster than my MBP 2015;
battery under very low load: took 40min to drop from 85% --> 78%;
started install Xcode, machine gets warm and battery dropped 5% in 10 min.
first impression is WIFI 5G is much faster than my MBP 2015.
overall it seems much faster than my MBP 2015;
battery under very low load: took 40min to drop from 85% --> 78%;
started install Xcode, machine gets warm and battery dropped 5% in 10 min.
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