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2013 Macbook Pro really isn't old at all
by rhodysurf 10y ago
2013 Macbook Pro really isn't old at all
- jonknee 10y agoIt 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 agoI 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 agoDesktop 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...