Two MacBook Pros?

[jf1450]

I guess the two things that remain are 1) being able to mess around with the Touch Force and have 5th generation processors and 2) having a computer that is exclusively for work.

As for 1) - It's a freaking trackpad and not some revolutionary technology breakthrough. As for the processor, how fast is fast enough? I don't see the justification there. #2 is subjective and only you can make that decision. But, if a trackpad is one of your primary motivators, I'd stick with whatcha got and not look back. As for size/weight, I go back to the days when a "portable computer" was the size of a suitcase. What does a 15" rMBP weigh, slightly north of 4 pounds? I think you can handle that.

-jeff

 

[Vesuvio Cat]

Yeah, I'm just more or less expressing the two things that could drive the fever back up.

 

[Vesuvio Cat]

I have messed around a bit with the Touch Pad, and it is quite nice. As for the separate work computer, it's more or less because I would rather get stung by bees than have to use a Dell.

 

[Rhinoevans]

I alway exclusively used the 15" MacBook Pro, with the event of Retina and far better power consumption I gave a high tier 13" rMBP a try in 2014, and have never looked back. The 13" I can scale to the same workspace, it runs far cooler, far longer and is much quieter, as in virtually silent. I find that in general only a minority of applications can actually take advantage of the 15" Quad Core CPU and fewer still need the dGPU as a requirement to run.

Amen!

 

[Queen6]

I have messed around a bit with the Touch Pad, and it is quite nice. As for the separate work computer, it's more or less because I would rather get stung by bees than have to use a Dell.

All depends on how you want to work, I consult and work for myself, so I choose what hardware I use When I was in "corporate" I always had separate work and personal use Notebooks. As for Dell no good words here, never had one last more than 18 months before it started having issues

Q-6

 

[Vesuvio Cat]

Hey, what do you know? My fever is back up and I am itching to get this machine. But it's a good thing I live in South Sudan (a humanitarian worker) and will have to give it some thought before I go home in October. I wanted to complete my arsenal with a iPhone 6s and space black Apple Watch.

Hey, when you live abroad you don't have to pay income taxes

 

[Fthree]

Well, I'm going to treat my desire to buy another rMBP as a fever - wait until it breaks. If it keeps running high, I'll cave. But lot's of good suggestions here. And surely, the 15" isn't exactly a burden to carry around. I guess the two things that remain are 1) being able to mess around with the Touch Force and have 5th generation processors and 2) having a computer that is exclusively for work.

But no reason to rush in unless the lack of a second MacBook becomes unbearable.

i have found that my desire to carry only my 15 around has become quite harsh. I have started taking it with me for a few days and noticed that i like the portability of the 13 instead. Ill stick to the 13 for work and 15 at the house.