Keep the 2012 Macbook. I'm a pro user and upgraded to the 2018 model, cause I need every bit of power I can get. Besides the welcome power upgrade, I still feel the retina Macbooks are the best Apple ever made. Everything about it is right. Power, RAM, SSD, Ports, Weight, Keyboard, no annoying Touchbar. For consumer usage, this is a no brainer. Keep the 2012 model until it dies on you.
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Replace a 2012 MBP with a new MacBook Pro?
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I have the exact rMBP sans a slightly faster cpu (2.6) and I'm holding to it with a death grip. I don't like the new KB layout and the larger trackpad feels tacky and pointless. Apple should've either made it support Apple pen or incorporated touchbar tech in it to justify its taking that much space, IMO. Touchbar feels out of place replacing the actual function keys, above them might have been more tolerable but eh, whatever.
Like others have mentioned, having two computers with different strengths beats having just one (incidentally potentially problematic because of new tech) laptop.
Besides. For a college student, having to deal with repairs/replacements is a major pain. I've replaced the battery recently with a DIY solution, it took $60 and half an hour of my time. You could do that too.
It's your money in the end, do what's best for you.
Like others have mentioned, having two computers with different strengths beats having just one (incidentally potentially problematic because of new tech) laptop.
Besides. For a college student, having to deal with repairs/replacements is a major pain. I've replaced the battery recently with a DIY solution, it took $60 and half an hour of my time. You could do that too.
It's your money in the end, do what's best for you.
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Why are you being hostile over other people offering their opinion? Your post is ended with a question mark so people assume you are asking if it is worth it to upgrade, and you end your question with a “what would you do?”. No offense but if you aren’t willing to hear other’s opinions then we can’t help you much here.
I was going to offer my personal advice on here as well, but apparently advice isn’t what you are looking for. All I will say is many of the other individuals who’ve commented here actually have good advice.
OP went as far as whitewashing the original title of the thread - "What would you do?"
I think a friendly Mod may have reinstated something descriptive. Anyway, OP flounced off in a huff for not having his carefully thought out plan validated.
I think a friendly Mod may have reinstated something descriptive. Anyway, OP flounced off in a huff for not having his carefully thought out plan validated.
read all of your peoples comments,I decide to by a 2012 mbp15 by 300$,and replace the HDD to SSD ,meybe a 16G memory as well as.
thanks all your advice.
forgive my broken English.
This could be made useful, although I think the appearance and usability could be improved on.
Yeah it's smallish in size, with odd dimensions (16:9) for a trackpad, and software support and polish is a wait-and-see affair. But, out of the box it's plenty useful if for no other reason than it being a handy secondary touch display.
Battery consumption is a also question mark, though it can be turned off with thre press of a botton. Another caveat would be the screen being tied to trackpad use/damage/repair and vice-versa.