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Everyone seems to either be hating it or hating the haters so far. But honestly I am not biting much on this. I have a 2013 MBP and I don't see much better per

Everyone seems to either be hating it or hating the haters so far. But honestly I am not biting much on this. I have a 2013 MBP and I don't see much better performance with this machine, and a lot of friction with the whole dongle thing. Apple went all the way with their dongle love when I just don't see the utility. I am literally only considering it because my computer is old so much that I fear of a hardware failure. With the price I am not really excited to do it.

rhodysurf 10y ago
2013 Macbook Pro really isn't old at all
- jonknee 10y ago
  It used to be, but laptops have essentially stopped getting faster. Desktops are innovating primarily with power hungry video cards for VR. 2010 to 2013 MacBook Pros changed a ton (Retina, dropped optical drive, got loads faster thanks to more cores, etc etc).
  - 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
    I think this is why I am finding these models so expensive. They don't really look different to laptops 2-4 years ago. That used to be a huge amount of time performance-wise.
  - astrodust 10y ago
    Desktop GPUs have been getting progressively faster, but the difference between a new i7 6700K CPU and a 2011 vintage i7 2600K is about 30%. Unless you're shelling out over $1K for your CPU alone there's not really a lot of compelling reasons to upgrade. Now if Intel started making more affordable six and eight core mobile and desktop CPUs...
vijayr 10y ago
Are you considering any other laptops? I have a 5 year old Air that I am looking to replace soon.
astrodust 10y ago
There's not much to gain from a 2013 iteration notebook if you've already got SSD. Hold out for the 2017 refresh cycle and you'll get some pleasant perks. A four year old notebook isn't shameful any more. Intel's improvements have become mostly incremental in performance and steady in terms of power efficiency. The only thing to gain from a laptop lately is better battery life, not vast improvements in performance. I think people are stuck in this mindset that they've got to update their hardware every two years. You're not missing out on much, chill out and buy when you need to.
- nathanvanfleet 10y ago
  Mostly I believe it from the usual time it takes for the hardware to fail. Also I am currently a contractor and will supposedly be taking on a employee role soon so it's my chance to get a computer at as a write off.

rhodysurf 10y ago

2013 Macbook Pro really isn't old at all

jonknee 10y ago
It used to be, but laptops have essentially stopped getting faster. Desktops are innovating primarily with power hungry video cards for VR. 2010 to 2013 MacBook Pros changed a ton (Retina, dropped optical drive, got loads faster thanks to more cores, etc etc).
- 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
  I think this is why I am finding these models so expensive. They don't really look different to laptops 2-4 years ago. That used to be a huge amount of time performance-wise.
- astrodust 10y ago
  Desktop GPUs have been getting progressively faster, but the difference between a new i7 6700K CPU and a 2011 vintage i7 2600K is about 30%. Unless you're shelling out over $1K for your CPU alone there's not really a lot of compelling reasons to upgrade. Now if Intel started making more affordable six and eight core mobile and desktop CPUs...

vijayr 10y ago

Are you considering any other laptops? I have a 5 year old Air that I am looking to replace soon.

astrodust 10y ago

There's not much to gain from a 2013 iteration notebook if you've already got SSD. Hold out for the 2017 refresh cycle and you'll get some pleasant perks. A four year old notebook isn't shameful any more. Intel's improvements have become mostly incremental in performance and steady in terms of power efficiency. The only thing to gain from a laptop lately is better battery life, not vast improvements in performance. I think people are stuck in this mindset that they've got to update their hardware every two years. You're not missing out on much, chill out and buy when you need to.

nathanvanfleet 10y ago
Mostly I believe it from the usual time it takes for the hardware to fail. Also I am currently a contractor and will supposedly be taking on a employee role soon so it's my chance to get a computer at as a write off.