Is it worth it to spend $500+ to go from 1.4ghz to 2.8ghz (2019 13")?

[tomscott1988]

Same as the macbook air.

The cost cutting has to affect something and the SSD speed is one of them. They are obviously using different cheaper chips in the 2019 macbook air and the base macbook pro.

It is correct that the smaller sizes are slower, they are slower than the higher end counterparts.

For example the new 2019 air is about the same write speed but 35% slower reads than the 2018 version.

https://www.macrumors.com/2019/07/15/macbook-air-2019-slower-ssd/

At the end of the day your into diminishing returns once you get past 1000mb/s unless your doing really heavy workflows that these machines aren't designed to do.

At the end of the day the 13" is a mid range laptop at best, integrated GPU with a max of 16gb of ram its not made for high intensity workflows and apple have better machines for people that need more performance.

 

[teknikal90]

It seems with:
1.4ghz Macbook Pro 13" 256gb
iPhone XR 128gb
Series 4 Apple Watch Aluminium non-cellular
iPad Air

You're getting 90% of what Apple offers in those four 'less premium' devices without spending additional insane amounts of money. Those are the sweet spots in the line up.

 

[watchmainspring]

It seems with:
1.4ghz Macbook Pro 13" 256gb
iPhone XR 128gb
Series 4 Apple Watch Aluminium non-cellular
iPad Air

You're getting 90% of what Apple offers in those four 'less premium' devices without spending additional insane amounts of money. Those are the sweet spots in the line up.

256gb probably not optimal. I like to back up photos and all my documents locally. I think COD WW2 was like 90gb on my PC. Yeah we stream a lot these days but 256 is probably appropriate 10 years ago.

 

[MontTrain]

Comparison between 1.4 and 2.4 MBP

 

[watchmainspring]

Comparison between 1.4 and 2.4 MBP

Very informative. He didn't really dig into the difference in SSD speeds and how it translates into everyday use. Also curious how the fans and CPU voltage will drain battery.

 

[kp98077]

Very informative. He didn't really dig into the difference in SSD speeds and how it translates into everyday use. Also curious how the fans and CPU voltage will drain battery.

I can tell you batter drain is better on the 1.4 from what I have seen by about 10% maybe...

 

[watchmainspring]

I can tell you batter drain is better on the 1.4 from what I have seen by about 10% maybe...

So the 1.4 will drain it faster ?

 

[alias99]

So the 1.4 will drain it faster ?

Other way round

 

[tomscott1988]

Well its obvious really.

The 1.4 sits under 1.4 when its doing average tasks and sustains 2.7 under load. The 2.4 will sit higher idle so will consume more power.

 

[kp98077]

Other way round

yes, other way around, yesterday I used both my 2.4 2019 and 1.4 2019 under similar scenarios all day, so about 6 hrs.... I still had about 48% left on the 1.4 and 30% on the 2.4, granted not exact but close usage .....

 

[watchmainspring]

yes, other way around, yesterday I used both my 2.4 2019 and 1.4 2019 under similar scenarios all day, so about 6 hrs.... I still had about 48% left on the 1.4 and 30% on the 2.4, granted not exact but close usage .....

Nice. Why do you use both?

 

[kp98077]

Nice. Why do you use both?

Haha long explanation.... will end up keeping just one in the end....

 

[x-evil-x]

True multitasking. If you don’t use two laptops at once you aren’t doing real work.

 

[Hieveryone]

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

 

[x-evil-x]

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

Clock speed doesn’t mean your computer is still faster. Why is the 8 core 15” 2.3 ghz faster than the 6 core 2.6ghz model then? Don’t assume higher clock speed means better performance.

 

[Howard2k]

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

You mean Apple should make one like this?

 

[Hieveryone]

You mean Apple should make one like this?

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Yeah this one is great IMO but I'm not the most computer savvy. To me though I prefer getting the highest possible base clcok speed

 

[QCassidy352]

These questions are always hard without specific

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

How often do most users max out their CPUs? Not very often, I’d bet. I don’t, and my CPU is like 4 generations old.

 

[alias99]

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

Maybe you should watch this before making an assumption on clock speed.

In the thread for your million dollar friend you even suggested if he wanted a smaller device he could use an iPad or Macbook.

But this new 1.4ghz quad core processor doesn't meet your standards. Makes sense

 

[Hieveryone]

These questions are always hard without specific

How often do most users max out their CPUs? Not very often, I’d bet. I don’t, and my CPU is like 4 generations old.

I'm not saying somebody should make out the CPU. All I'm saying is these 1.X CPU clock speeds apple's got going seem low.

I prefer higher base clock speed.

 

[Howard2k]

Yeah this one is great IMO but I'm not the most computer savvy. To me though I prefer getting the highest possible base clcok speed

They do make that. That's an existing device that is already available. . they give you the choice of using the 1.4 or the 2.4, or the various customized options in between.

 

[Hieveryone]

They do make that. That's an existing device that is already available. . they give you the choice of using the 1.4 or the 2.4, or the various customized options in between.

Right I get that but what I'm saying is the base should be like 2.4, and then you can upgrade to maybe 2.9 and 3.1

Rather than starting off at 1.4

 

[tomscott1988]

Why? The lower the clock the better the better life the fact it can turbo and keep its clock speed to 2.7 without throttling is really impressive the 1.4 and the 2.4 in real world use is negligible at best.

That being said the faster ssd, 4 tb3 ports and better speakers are a nice upgrade but once you have specked one up your into 15” territory and your getting better performance dedicated graphics and still in a decent sized package.

Not an easy decision. Tbh I like to buy as lower end laptop as I can get and use a more powerful desktop best of both worlds and I tend to be more productive at the desk.

 

[QCassidy352]

Right I get that but what I'm saying is the base should be like 2.4, and then you can upgrade to maybe 2.9 and 3.1

Rather than starting off at 1.4

I guess, but benchmarks show that the 1.4 isn’t half bad, and I think it will suffice for many users.

 

[kp98077]

Let me put it this way:

I am very disappointed with the base clock speed of the new 2019 13" MacBook Pro.

1.4 GHz??

Seriously Apple, y'all gotta do a minimum of at least 2.4 if you ask me.

Right now I'm running a 2.6 GHZ 6-core 15" 2019

- comparing a 13" to a 15" ? .. I am a professional and use a 1.4 just fine...lol, and I definitely don't miss lugging that 15" around! lol!
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Yeah this one is great IMO but I'm not the most computer savvy. To me though I prefer getting the highest possible base clcok speed

if you watched the video in post #29, you would see that the 2.4 is ONLY 5-9% quicker basically than the new 1.4, so there's that.... why spend $ on something you don't even use??