I loved my 13" MBP, got it as soon as it came out, took the one without touch bar and spend most of my private time and meetings with it. Although I loved it within my private time and meetings, I HATED it when it came to actual work.
It was my first 13" laptop after several years of owning 17" and 15" laptops, and I just couldn't get used to the form factor due to:
- I couldn't rest my hands/palms on it properly
- Screen estate was just to small, multitasking was just not as pleasant as on a larger screen
And when it comes to the work environment, I just couldn't get used to:
- The keyboard being useless
- The dual core processor being also useless (this now changed with the 2018. model though)
So, I finally decided to go to a more minimalist style of life, and instead of owning a desktop and laptop computer, I sold everything and ended up with the 13" MBP. One week in and I just couldn't get used to it. The processor was just to slow for basic tasks (two browser windows with 10+ tabs + photoshop + itunes + YouTube), the keyboard was awful for writing, the form factor was painful on my hands.
So, at the same time my younger brother bought himself a new laptop, and he decided to give me back my 2014. 15 MBP since he didn't need it anymore, which I didn't use for almost 2 years, and after almost 30 minutes of using it, I felt a HUGE relief.
What I loved about it:
- The keyboard is soooo comfortable
- The 4 core CPU is so responsive
- The screen estate, although it's just two inches more, was feeling HUGE
- The size of the laptop is perfect, I finally comfortably sit in a chair with the laptop on my legs and I can work for 1 hour + like that (sitting in a bar or something)
So basically I sold my 2016. model, and went back to my 2014. laptop and I don't regret it at all.
But, there are things which I miss from new gen, which are:
- I honestly miss the USB C simplicity. I didn't like it at first, but once I found the right hubs which work with me, it was as easy as "plug one cable and you have everything". Using the USB ports on the old one feels so old school, HDMI etc.
- The trackpad from the new generation is just way better, something which you just can't describe how good it is. The current trackpad is old, with the regular click (no force touch), and it's not like I hate it, I just think that the 2016+ gen made it perfect.
What will be my next investment?
- I think that I will ignore the new generation until 2020., once they present a new model.
- Once this machine will not work properly, I will get a maxed out 2015. version with the force touch trackpad.
- If I will need a more portable machine for meetings, I'll probably go for an ipad + keyboard combination, but as of now I don't mind the weight of the current machine.
Did anybody else make this step? Let me know your experience...
Note about the laptops:
- the 13" 2016. mbp was a core i7 dual core + 16gb RAM + 512 gb
- the 15" 2014. mbp is a core i7 4 core + 16gb RAM + 511 gb
It was my first 13" laptop after several years of owning 17" and 15" laptops, and I just couldn't get used to the form factor due to:
- I couldn't rest my hands/palms on it properly
- Screen estate was just to small, multitasking was just not as pleasant as on a larger screen
And when it comes to the work environment, I just couldn't get used to:
- The keyboard being useless
- The dual core processor being also useless (this now changed with the 2018. model though)
So, I finally decided to go to a more minimalist style of life, and instead of owning a desktop and laptop computer, I sold everything and ended up with the 13" MBP. One week in and I just couldn't get used to it. The processor was just to slow for basic tasks (two browser windows with 10+ tabs + photoshop + itunes + YouTube), the keyboard was awful for writing, the form factor was painful on my hands.
So, at the same time my younger brother bought himself a new laptop, and he decided to give me back my 2014. 15 MBP since he didn't need it anymore, which I didn't use for almost 2 years, and after almost 30 minutes of using it, I felt a HUGE relief.
What I loved about it:
- The keyboard is soooo comfortable
- The 4 core CPU is so responsive
- The screen estate, although it's just two inches more, was feeling HUGE
- The size of the laptop is perfect, I finally comfortably sit in a chair with the laptop on my legs and I can work for 1 hour + like that (sitting in a bar or something)
So basically I sold my 2016. model, and went back to my 2014. laptop and I don't regret it at all.
But, there are things which I miss from new gen, which are:
- I honestly miss the USB C simplicity. I didn't like it at first, but once I found the right hubs which work with me, it was as easy as "plug one cable and you have everything". Using the USB ports on the old one feels so old school, HDMI etc.
- The trackpad from the new generation is just way better, something which you just can't describe how good it is. The current trackpad is old, with the regular click (no force touch), and it's not like I hate it, I just think that the 2016+ gen made it perfect.
What will be my next investment?
- I think that I will ignore the new generation until 2020., once they present a new model.
- Once this machine will not work properly, I will get a maxed out 2015. version with the force touch trackpad.
- If I will need a more portable machine for meetings, I'll probably go for an ipad + keyboard combination, but as of now I don't mind the weight of the current machine.
Did anybody else make this step? Let me know your experience...
Note about the laptops:
- the 13" 2016. mbp was a core i7 dual core + 16gb RAM + 512 gb
- the 15" 2014. mbp is a core i7 4 core + 16gb RAM + 511 gb
