The ultimate Mac laptop

[joscejrod]

Hi guys,

With this poll I pretend to choose with your help the best compromise in a Mac laptop between power and portability. Let's see what contender wins!

Thanks!!

 

[shadow82x]

Really depends on what you're doing with your laptop... I always go with the 15 inch because I value screen real estate/productivity over portability. That said even the 15" is extremely portable too, just not as portable as the slightly smaller 13".

 

[Meicyn]

The newer 15" Pro dropped about a quarter of an inch for width and depth and lost half a pound in weight compared to its predecessor. That combined with the considerable increase in graphics capability and it's a no-brainer that the 15" is the best option IMO.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

2014-2015 MBP

 

[leman]

Obviously the 2016 models.

2014-2015 MBP

Your answer doesn't make any sense in the context of this question. The 2016 models include same-class hardware as the 2014-2015 models but are significantly more portable.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

Obviously the 2016 models.



Your answer doesn't make any sense in the context of this question. The 2016 models include same-class hardware as the 2014-2015 models but are significantly more portable.

At a glance the answer doesn't make sense, but then we come back to the question if carrying dongles helps portability.

 

[Rkuda]

The best compromise? Probably the 13" with touchbar.

Personally I've had 13" class MacBooks and Pros for many years. This time I went with 15" because the CPU and gpu are a big jump from the dual core in the 13".

The reduced weight from the 2015 15" will be welcome since it will be very close to the same weight as my old 13" but if the size on the commute has any difference is yet to be seen.

 

[joscejrod]

I'm very interested to see geekbench, cinebench and other performance results of 28w touch bar 13" mbp to compare with 15w non touch version. What gains do yo expect?? Of course, the vast majority of people in this group are hardcore users and they are choosing the quad core and dgpu of 15" version regardless of the increased weight and size (yesterday I was very lucky to hold in my hands the new 15" mpb and ok, it weighs less, but the size and weight remain too much for to be considered portable...).

 

[Wackery]

13 inc macbook air

 

[joscejrod]

13 inc macbook air

The screen of that laptop is inadmissible in 2016, and because of that is out of the poll. The unique advantages are price and legacy ports. Thats all.

 

[Reno Richter]

Your are asking people to vote on the 4 current models. And I am like some of the others and agree these are not for me. So I would vote none. I will nurse my mid 2012 until the next refresh if there is such a thing.

 

[Pootmatoot]

It entirely depends on your needs and usage.

These models cover quite a thin slice of usage, however...

 

[joscejrod]

Your are asking people to vote on the 4 current models. And I am like some of the others and agree these are not for me. So I would vote none. I will nurse my mid 2012 until the next refresh if there is such a thing.

Why? Because of absence of ports or prices?