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I just upgraded from a 13" MacBook Pro w/ Retina to the 15" version. Key Reasons: - Display Space: Even when set to the highest possible virtual resolution, th

by dkyc 11y ago

I just upgraded from a 13" MacBook Pro w/ Retina to the 15" version. Key Reasons: - Display Space: Even when set to the highest possible virtual resolution, there is still noticeable more space on the 15" version. It's still way worse than a 27" display, but the difference makes me more productive. - RAM: Retina eats RAM. I could run several browsers, VMs, editors etc. just fine on a 4GB MacBook Air. When I upgraded to a 13" MBPr, I was constantly running out of RAM, the machine began swapping and became barely usable. With the 16GB 15" MBPr, it's a very noticeable difference. I easily run into >8GB RAM usage. In addition, when there's available physical RAM, OS X caches some stuff from the SSD which speeds it up further.

seivan 11y ago
I did the sorta the same Wrote code for 4 years on 13" Air, switched to a 15" MBP (with dedicated GPU). Satisfied. For me, the size or weight of the laptop isn't relevant. It's the "clumsyness of it". With unibody Apple made the larger ones easier to move around. I'd buy a 17" MBP if they would still make them. I prefer laptops to an external monitor because I use the touchpad with gestures a lot, and I like the focus.