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Help me Pull the Trigger, narrowed it down to 2 models

fskywalker said:
I guess am the minority here, but would look for a Haswell 13" rMBP. Those 2 extra inches of the 15" rMBP are nice. but the form factor of the 13 is hard to beat (I used to have the 15" rMBP before I switch to the 13" rMBP once they were released; would not go back to that size since it is a little big and heavy to carry around versus the 13" IMHO)
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The weight difference between a 13" rMBP and a 15" rMBP is the weight of one 20oz bottle of water.
 
I actually also doubt regarding a rmbp 15 or 13 inch. I'm leaning towards the 15 inch.

But I'm just afraid if I go 15, the Iris Pro is not powerful enough for photoshop and the occasional gaming and it's not futureproof enough for the next 4-5 years.

anyone has any comment on these doubts?
 
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Wishbrah said:
The weight difference between a 13" rMBP and a 15" rMBP is the weight of one 20oz bottle of water.
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The weight isn't the problem, the dimensions are. It not much heavier, but it's considerably larger. I'm leaning towards 15" myself, but one of my concerns is how often I'm going to be taking it with me to school. You don't think about it with the 13", just trow it in your bag. With the 15", I'm afraid I'm going to think about it.

mr.bee said:
I actually also doubt regarding a rmbp 15 or 13 inch. I'm leaning towards the 15 inch.

But I'm just afraid if I go 15, the Iris Pro is not powerful enough for photoshop and the occasional gaming and it's not futureproof enough for the next 4-5 years.

anyone has any comment on these doubts?
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Well, if the Iris Pro in the 15" wouldn't be enough, the Iris in the 13" wouldn't either.

The good news is that the Iris Pro in the 15" can handle photoshop with ease. No problem at all, it's fantastic. Regarding games, you can expect to play them at 30-40fps with medium-high'ish settings at resolutions below 1080p.

We don't know anything about the future, so don't know about that. I'm thinking of buying now at a good price, enjoying till either Broadwell or Skywell, then selling and upgrade again.
 
You can find that 13" model refurbished too. I got that same one from Canadian refurbished store for $1310, I think on the American store it was $1290 or around there.
 
zI INFINITY Iz said:
The good news is that the Iris Pro in the 15" can handle photoshop with ease. No problem at all, it's fantastic. Regarding games, you can expect to play them at 30-40fps with medium-high'ish settings at resolutions below 1080p.

We don't know anything about the future, so don't know about that. I'm thinking of buying now at a good price, enjoying till either Broadwell or Skywell, then selling and upgrade again.
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Well thank you for the info :)

My biggest fear is indeed that within 2-3 year, everything will be high definition, (if not everything at least a lot). And it's in that area the rmbp with only the Iris pro will not suffice.

On the other hand, i can't justify a 2400€ price regarding my needs to buy the one with the dedicated graphics.
 
mr.bee said:
Well thank you for the info :)

My biggest fear is indeed that within 2-3 year, everything will be high definition, (if not everything at least a lot). And it's in that area the rmbp with only the Iris pro will not suffice.

On the other hand, i can't justify a 2400€ price regarding my needs to buy the one with the dedicated graphics.
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That's why I'm going for the base model. You can pay 600 euro more for the NVIDIA 750M dGPU (ignoring the other stuff you get). In the long run (2-3 years), it won't really matter if you've got the Iris Pro or 750M. If things really drastically change, both the Iris Pro and 750M are going to be bad.
 
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