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The mid-2014 MacBook Pro. I fear that one day I will have to upgrade to a poorly reviewed newer model, or change my system entirely.
by sprobertson 10y ago
The mid-2014 MacBook Pro. I fear that one day I will have to upgrade to a poorly reviewed newer model, or change my system entirely.
- Veen 10y agoUnless you really need a lot of processing power or ram, the backlash against the new MacBooks is overblown. I was hesitant to get one, but I've been very happy with it. The screen is incredible,the keyboard is excellent, and it's by no means a slow computer for most tasks. The touchbar is a wash as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't add much, but it doesn't hurt much either.
- spilk 10y agothe most painful design loss on the new MBPs is the lack of MagSafe. When that came out it was just so obvious that it was the best way to do it, but now it is gone.
- Veen 10y agoI do miss the MagSafe from my old Air, but I like being able to power the Pro from either side. It means the cable isn't put under tension or draped across my knee when I'm using it on my lap and the outlet is inconveniently placed.
- andrei_says_ 10y agoAnd complete lack of upgrewdability.
- Willamin 10y agoI made the jump from a late 2011 MBP to the late 2016 MBP with touch bar. While I wouldn't recommend it to just everyone, I've been very pleased with it. If you're the kind of person that regularly needs all of the ports that the new MBP lacks (specifically without dongle or dock) then it's not the computer for you.
- bigiain 10y agoI grabbed one of the last ones back in ~September - and am still pretty happy with that decision. I've got 16Gig or (aftermarket) RAM, a 512Gig SSD and 2TB of spinning rust - for almost a grand less than the new ones. Sure my CPU is slower, and my SSD is "only" running at 6G speeds, and I've not got a retina display - but it's a remarkably useful machine in this configuration...