Like the title says, I'm having trouble deciding. I am coming from a 13" MBP 2011 and I have never had a problem with the size. It will mostly be used for boring old email and web surfing along with watching the occasional video and some work on excel and word. I do usually work with multiple windows open. Also some music storage/playback and photo storage and possible light photo editing (that will mostly be done on the iMac). Either way I go, I plan on 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM. I am really looking for portability and battery life.
As I said, I am looking for portability which had me leaning toward the 13", but the other day when I was messing with a new 13" in the store I noticed it felt awkward having my hands so close together---like it put my arms at an unnatural angle. Does anyone else have this issue?
Does the lack of dedicated video RAM in the 13" really make a difference for someone who won't be doing anything graphic intensive?
If I am seeing things right it looks like the 15" has slower processors than the 13". Is this right and if so why?
Battery life is one of my bigger concerns. Which gets the best? The 15" has a bigger screen and separate video RAM to power, but the 13" has a faster processor. What eats the most power? Does an i5 use that much less than an i7?
Anything else I should consider?
Also right now I am thinking I am going to use parallels on my iMac with windows 10 just so I can use the windows version of Office. Is it reasonable to do this with the MBP too or should I stick with the OS version of Office
As I said, I am looking for portability which had me leaning toward the 13", but the other day when I was messing with a new 13" in the store I noticed it felt awkward having my hands so close together---like it put my arms at an unnatural angle. Does anyone else have this issue?
Does the lack of dedicated video RAM in the 13" really make a difference for someone who won't be doing anything graphic intensive?
If I am seeing things right it looks like the 15" has slower processors than the 13". Is this right and if so why?
Battery life is one of my bigger concerns. Which gets the best? The 15" has a bigger screen and separate video RAM to power, but the 13" has a faster processor. What eats the most power? Does an i5 use that much less than an i7?
Anything else I should consider?
Also right now I am thinking I am going to use parallels on my iMac with windows 10 just so I can use the windows version of Office. Is it reasonable to do this with the MBP too or should I stick with the OS version of Office
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