Which Macbook Pro Should I Get? Please Help.

[iphone joe]

Hi all, $1,799 is my limit. Should i get a 2015 15" or the new 13" with the touch bar? Thanks in advance for your help.

Intel Core i7 Quad Core Processor 2.2GHz
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
16GB DDR3L-1600 Onboard RAM
256GB Flash Storage
Intel Iris Pro
SDXC Card Slot
802.11ac Wireless
Bluetooth 4.0
15.4" LED-backlit IPS Display

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Touch Bar and Touch ID
2.9GHz Processor
256GB Storage
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 2133MHz memory
256GB PCIe-based SSD1
Intel Iris Graphics 550
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
Touch Bar and Touch ID

 

[keviig]

This is impossible to answer without you letting us know what it's going to be used for.

 

[iphone joe]

This is impossible to answer without you letting us know what it's going to be used for.

It will be my work and home computer. Some photo stuff but nothing crazy. I do not play games at all.

 

[keviig]

It will be my work and home computer. Some photo stuff but nothing crazy. I do not play games at all.

Sounds like the 13" is powerful enough for your needs then. It's down to whether you want the new, small and light one, or the older, bigger and heavier one. If you're ok with the 13" screen size i'd go with that if i were you. You do need some adapters or new cables with the new 13" if you intend to read photos off of a memory card and so on though, so be aware of that!

 

[iphone joe]

Sounds like the 13" is powerful enough for your needs then. It's down to whether you want the new, small and light one, or the older, bigger and heavier one. If you're ok with the 13" screen size i'd go with that if i were you. You do need some adapters or new cables with the new 13" if you intend to read photos off of a memory card and so on though, so be aware of that!

Wouldn't the higher ram in the 15" model make it a little more future proof?

 

[maflynn]

t will be my work and home computer. Some photo stuff but nothing crazy. I do not play games at all.

Wouldn't the higher ram in the 15" model make it a little more future proof?

Not with your stated usage.

I think it boils down to the form factor. Do you want a 15" display or a 13"? I like the 15" because of the screen real estate but it comes at a cost (price, weight etc).

Personally, if I was going to be spending that kind of money I'd opt for the 15"

 

[keviig]

Wouldn't the higher ram in the 15" model make it a little more future proof?

It might, but with your use i highly doubt it would cause any issues. I have 16GB RAM in my desktop gaming PC, and i have only seen usage go over 8GB once, and that was due to me having launched 2 games at the same time (doh) with chrome (12 tabs), spotify, plex, steam, origin and battle.net open in the background.

 

[cardfan]

15". quad core. More future proof. Pretty simple.

 

[Helpfixit]

Your call !