MBP 13 + egpu vs MBP15

[yupitel]

considering buy my first macbook pro,

most of my tasks/works i’ve done by laptop can be handled by both 13inch and 15inch,

however, not often, but sometimes, i’d like to play some games, so it makes me hard to choose.
it is NOT my main things to do using macbook, however, spending more than $2000 and can’t do any of games didnt make sense to me.


i matter performance, but for the 8th gen cpu, i think temperature is also important, and portability matters for me a little too.

so my option will be

1. MBP 15 alone
2. MBP 15 + egpu (about $400-500 more, compared to option1)
3. MBP 13 + egpu (about $150-200 more, compared to option 1)

(actually, i may choose between 1&3 since $$$ matters too)
so, which one will be the best solution for me?

 

[maflynn]

i’d like to play some games,

You'd be better off buying a gaming rig

 

[BigMcGuire]

Depends on the games! My wife and I have MBP 13' 2017. I got the Sonnet EGPU with the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics card.

Playonmymac with Steam and Age of Empires just doesn't work on my MBP - worked just fine on my Mac mini for whatever reason.

World of Warcraft is nice, minus the fact that there is a little bit of input lag on Mac OS - but the fps was great and very smooth.
Starcraft - very nice.

eGPU kept the laptop very cool and works with Mac OS very well. Sometimes it won't disconnect when ending my day, but Mac OS doesn't complain too much when you just disconnect it without ejecting first.

Maflynn is very right - if you're a heavy gamer, you're better off just buying a gaming rig. The above are the only games I've experienced because they're the only games I play.

 

[yupitel]

Depends on the games! My wife and I have MBP 13' 2017. I got the Sonnet EGPU with the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics card.

Playonmymac with Steam and Age of Empires just doesn't work on my MBP - worked just fine on my Mac mini for whatever reason.

World of Warcraft is nice, minus the fact that there is a little bit of input lag on Mac OS - but the fps was great and very smooth.
Starcraft - very nice.

eGPU kept the laptop very cool and works with Mac OS very well. Sometimes it won't disconnect when ending my day, but Mac OS doesn't complain too much when you just disconnect it without ejecting first.

Maflynn is very right - if you're a heavy gamer, you're better off just buying a gaming rig. The above are the only games I've experienced because they're the only games I play.

i played overwatch and starcraft, not heavy games i guess.
so temperature of the cpu is low when play games w/ egpu?

 

[Ploki]

13" + eGPU will outperform the 15", especially the 555X option.

Or maybe a cheap 2017 refurb 13" + a separate gaming rig?