MichaelMidnight macrumors 6502 Original poster Feb 20, 2008 400 115 Los Angeles Oct 27, 2016 #1 So I'm torn between the two low end 13" models: the old 2015 and the new 2016 version without the touch bar. But which is better? Is the old 2015 and the i5/i7 6th gen Inter Core 2.7/2.9 good or is the new 2016 one with 7th gen 2.0 chip better?
So I'm torn between the two low end 13" models: the old 2015 and the new 2016 version without the touch bar. But which is better? Is the old 2015 and the i5/i7 6th gen Inter Core 2.7/2.9 good or is the new 2016 one with 7th gen 2.0 chip better?
M mikeo007 macrumors 65816 Mar 18, 2010 1,373 122 Oct 27, 2016 #2 The old 2015 has a slightly superior CPU, the new 2016 has superior I/O (TB3) and superior GPU (Iris 540). Choose what's important to you I guess.
The old 2015 has a slightly superior CPU, the new 2016 has superior I/O (TB3) and superior GPU (Iris 540). Choose what's important to you I guess.
V /V\acpower macrumors 6502a Jul 31, 2007 632 507 Oct 27, 2016 #3 Well also the new one is lighter and thinner, bigger trackpad, better screen. But yeah, I agree it's a hard choice.
Well also the new one is lighter and thinner, bigger trackpad, better screen. But yeah, I agree it's a hard choice.