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I've got both (older models) and if I had to choose one I'd stick with MBP. You can run MacOS or Windows on it (I'm primarily a Windows user). 15" hi-res scre
by daxfohl 10y ago
I've got both (older models) and if I had to choose one I'd stick with MBP. You can run MacOS or Windows on it (I'm primarily a Windows user). 15" hi-res screen is more useful for dev work than 13" super-res screen. Touchscreen of SB is more useful than I'd have thought but far from necessary. The detachment mechanism of SB is a bit too slow and clunky to be useful, and you're still stuck carrying a keyboard around (plus Windows doesn't have much going for it in tablet mode). I'd like to see them go toward more of a Lenovo Yoga route with the next release.
That said, I probably use the SB more than the MBP these days, because I mainly use a desktop for dev work, and the SB is smaller and more convenient for non-work tasks around the house. But if I'm working remotely for a long time then the MBP is absolutely the device I'd take with me.
- daxfohl 10y agoThought about it some more and realized screen size (at a reasonably high resolution) is really the biggest differentiating factor for me. So if SB had a 15" option I'd never get a MBP unless I needed MacOS. There are certainly some things I'd love to improve in the SB, but for me, screen size aside, it beats the MBP in every other aspect. I may be an anomaly though. I might even consider a 17" version with a full keyboard and number pad if they offered it. My desktop is quad monitor, two of which are 39" 4K. I just like to have lots and lots of screen space.