Which MBP is smooth like the old non retina MBP

[bcodemz]

I've had a late 2013 13'' rMBP for almost 2 years now, and now I've been given the old non retina 13'' Macbook Pros for work (but it has i7, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD). Initially I dreaded using it because of the horrible screen, but now I'm liking it more than my rMBP because it is just so much snappier and no animations lag. Even a simple command + W, f, enter to open a new tab on Safari and go to Facebook is instant on the old MBP while lags noticeably on my rMBP, to the point sometimes it can't keep up with the speed and searches the letter "f" on Google instead of going to Facebook.

Is there a rMBP now that performs like the old MBP's? Or is it OS X just dying under the stress of the retina screen and there's no hope?

 

[T5BRICK]

Is there a rMBP now that performs like the old MBP's? Or is it OS X just dying under the stress of the retina screen and there's no hope?

What version of OSX are you using?

I have no complains about my 13" 2015 rMBP.

 

[bcodemz]

What version of OSX are you using?

I have no complains about my 13" 2015 rMBP.

My rMBP is on El Captain, which is a lot better than Yosemite in terms of reducing lag. The non retina MBP is on Yosemite, so I can't imagine it getting even better when they allow us to upgrade to El Captain.

I thought my rMBP was fine as well, until I used the old MBP and realized what I was missing.

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

I've have no complaints using my rMbp. I don't notice any lag using the system in my sig.

 

[TechZeke]

Yes, it's going to be not as smooth as a cMBP; although if you are using the default scaling I'd say the smoothness is the best.

In general, you stop noticing after a week or so.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Never had any lag on my 2013 rMBP

 

[maflynn]

I have an older 2012 model, that some people complained about lagging, but to be honest, I didn't really notice anything.

 

[MrAverigeUser]

I have an older 2012 model, that some people complained about lagging, but to be honest, I didn't really notice anything.

AND: You can still upgrade it - just as you want to do !

 

[oldmacs]

I have a 2012 non retina pro and yes, I've noticed this on Retina MacBooks, every time I use one. El Capitan seems to have improved things, but it still bothers me a bit.

 

[maflynn]

AND: You can still upgrade it - just as you want to do !

Not the ram, its soldered onto the logic board. I'm not really using the MBP, as my SP3 replaced it for most of my travel needs but I don't see any reason to upgrade the SSD portion which is upgradeable.