Macbook Pro 13" or wait for 15"

InsideInsurance

Credit-Crunched wrote: »

So I think I will take note, hang fire

And use the time to find a student to buy it for you so you get their education discount and free extended warranty

Credit-Crunched

InsideInsurance wrote: »

And use the time to find a student to buy it for you so you get their education discount and free extended warranty

Got a card myself! The one perk being in a profession with endless examinations!

Mr_Toad

Credit-Crunched wrote: »

I think I am decided against the macbook as I will be charging and presenting simultaneously so even on that basis 1 port does not work. /QUOTE]

Given the battery life presenting shouldn't be an issue while not on charge but I would have thought that there would be a solution if you did need to do both, some sort of adapter perhaps.

As for performance I wouldn't worry about it too much. My MBP has a core duo CPU and with the RAM and SSD it flies through stuff including photo editing.

shortchanged_2

For what you want to do don't waste your money on a macbook.

Nada666

bod1467 wrote: »

If you're set on a MB, the only real question is ... Is a 13" screen big enough for you?

The discrete graphics chip only in the 15" is more important than the screen size. The effective resolution is fine - there is a very small userbase who would find the 15" 's resolution needed. If you need more space you'll be using an external monitor. If you want to use it mobile then 15" is limited and specific.

Plus there is a significant price difference - only £1,000 or £1,200 for a 13" but more than £2,000* for a 15".

(* yes, I know. But if your demands demand a 15" then your demands may as well demand the extra bell and whistles.)

Credit-Crunched

shortchanged wrote: »

For what you want to do don't waste your money on a macbook.

I know it may appear over the top, however, I have an imac for my home office, all of my work is done on office 365 mac edition, my calendars synched with my works phone, email on outlook mac.

So continuity of apple is important, otherwise I will be paying for office windows, and not having consistency in files

almillar

Credit-Crunched - first line:

Lets start this by not turning into an apple overpriced thread!

shortchanged can't read.

For what you want to do don't waste your money on a macbook.

Ah well.

Credit-Crunched - wise decision. You don't really have to wait about price. Current retina 15 is £1599 on the Apple Store - expect it to be around that, and you'll be fine. Now weigh up the two sizes.
And yes, the 15 is far faster than the 13. It's got quad core processors and a discrete graphics chip, don't rely on GHz to tell you how fast things are.

Credit-Crunched

almillar wrote: »

Credit-Crunched - first line:

shortchanged can't read.

Ah well.

Credit-Crunched - wise decision. You don't really have to wait about price. Current retina 15 is £1599 on the Apple Store - expect it to be around that, and you'll be fine. Now weigh up the two sizes.
And yes, the 15 is far faster than the 13. It's got quad core processors and a discrete graphics chip, don't rely on GHz to tell you how fast things are.

I know that it is a pointless question, but what would YOU do?

I qualify for 15% apple store discount.

shortchanged_2

almillar wrote: »

Credit-Crunched - first line:

shortchanged can't read.

Ah well.

C edit-Crunched - wise decision. You don't really have to wait about price. Current retina 15 is £1599 on the Apple Store - expect it to be around that, and you'll be fine. Now weigh up the two sizes.
And yes, the 15 is far faster than the 13. It's got quad core processors and a discrete graphics chip, don't rely on GHz to tell you how fast things are.

Jeez talk about overkill on spec for what are pretty basic tasks the OP will be doing. And of course you have to pay the apple premium for these already overkill specs.

Seriously you have to be mental to spend over £1500 on a computer to carry out basic tasks and shame on you for encouraging people to waste so much money.

Put it this way. People would think you were mental if you suggested this equivalently priced laptop to the OP http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Asus_G751JY_Core_i7_24GB_1TB_256GB_SSD_17.3_inch_Full_HD_NVIDIA_GTX980_Gami_G751JY-T7117H/version.asp?refsource=LDadwords&cr!!!!!LD&gclid=CJeL-_SP7MQCFQXmwgod1acAsw

BeckieChan

shortchanged wrote: »

Jeez talk about overkill on spec for what are pretty basic tasks the OP will be doing. And of course you have to pay the apple premium for these already overkill specs.

Seriously you have to be mental to spend over £1500 on a computer to carry out basic tasks and shame on you for encouraging people to waste so much money.

Put it this way. People would think you were mental if you suggested this equivalently priced laptop to the OP

I don't know why you're still trying to argue your point. He didn't want any comments about Apple's price tag. Have you not thought that perhaps it isn't what sort of tasks you want to perform, just how you do it?

I have a MBP and I would never go back to a Windows laptop. I much prefer the Apple OS, it is so much easier to use and great for integrating my other Apple devices. Also the laptop itself is much better than any Windows laptop or PC I've ever had. It turns on in an instant compared to my Windows laptop that has a far better spec than the MBP.