Time to combine?

[MarkAtl]

For my daily driver I have a 2018 Mac Mini i7/32/512. I also have a 2017 i7 MB/16/512 (top spec). I am using the Mini 90+% of the time but still want to have something portable. I’m nowhere close to using all the power in the Mini.

I also have a 2013 Mac Pro that‘s used for other needs.

I‘m wondering if the $1799 MBP would give me the best of both worlds - quad core performance, 4 TB3 ports, a good keyboard and portability. Or perhaps $1999 for the 1TB version. I’d get AC+ and this would be a purchase to last several years. I’m not stressed out if a 14” comes out later this year.

i know the top spec MB still has demand, and I should be able to get a decent price for my Mini - both sales would cover a MBP purchase.

Thoughts?

 

[Fishrrman]

If I had a nice desktop like the 2018 Mini (I do), and if I also had a MacBook Pro (I do), the LAST thing I would want is to "combine" them.

There's nothing that beats having a good desktop "for desktop things", and a good laptop for "portable things".

If you like the new 13", sell the one you have now and get the new one.
But keep the Mini, too.

 

[MarkAtl]

Thanks. As it's not a burning need I might just hold off for now.

 

[IngerMan]

I don't agree with Fishrrman often but in this case I do. I have the 2018 mm and a 15" MBP soon to be swapped for the new base 2020 13" MBP. I like the great desktop setup and prefer the 38" screen and speed.

I like having a portable laptop or one I use upstairs. I like having both options and if one had to go it would be the laptop.

 

[mattopotamus]

I am on the opposite end compared to the earlier replies. I have a really good docked setup for work. I simply plug a single cable into my laptop and I am ready to go. My laptop is my desktop and laptop. If anything, I have thought about just leaving the laptop docked 24/7 and using something like an iPad Pro on the go.

It doesn't seem like you have a need to upgrade right now, but in the future I would just get a single machine that you dock and make your laptop the desktop and laptop.