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MacBook Pros haven't changed much since 2012, at least not in ways that would affect your work, in particular. You might upgrade the storage, but unless (or unt

MacBook Pros haven't changed much since 2012, at least not in ways that would affect your work, in particular. You might upgrade the storage, but unless (or until) Apple replaces the Intel processor with one of their own (rumored), you're golden. Rumor has it Apple might switch to an internally-developed processor at some point, and that might mean a significant memory upgrade, but that's at least a year away, near as I can tell. In short, unless you're looking to change platforms entirely, don't worry about it. And remember, you can always boot camp. PC Magazine once claimed that the best machine to run Windows on was a Mac.

whywhywhywhy 9y ago
>MacBook Pros haven't changed much since 2012 I use the pre-usb-c one at home and the post-usb-c one at work. They feel like completely different machines by different companies. I’d by my home machine again in a heartbeat. But I’d never spend my own money on one of those usb-c butterfly keyboard MacBook pros...
- drivingmenuts 9y ago
  OK, yeah, I forgot about the latest ones. I have a mid-2015, which I tend to think of as the current model. So, I'll modify my statements to say "if you have anything before the current trainwreck and it's working fine, don't worry too much about it".
gilbetron 9y ago
I used a MBP for 6 years, professionally, and this past fall switch to a Dell Precision 15". The new macbooks have a terrible keyboard, lost the magsafe connector, lost the lit apple symbol (loved it, because I could put an amusing sticker over it), have a ridiculously sized trackpad that I was constantly touching, only two USB C - one of which is always needed for power, and replaced the top set of keys with the "meh" touch bar thing. You can only get 16 GB of ram, and the guts are just fine. Windows 10 + WSL is awesome, the only minor issue being some permissions stuff. I find Windows 10 to be a more interesting, an effective interface. The only thing I miss is that the Mac trackpad has a bit better detection for when I accidentally brush it. Otherwise, I'll take my 3 USB C, 2 USB B, HDMI, SD, and audio ports any day - all of which I have used at some point in the past 6 months, incidentally. The new Mac keyboard alone was enough to make me want to toss the laptop into the trash. But, hey, it's slightly thinner, so you know, major productivity gains there!

whywhywhywhy 9y ago

>MacBook Pros haven't changed much since 2012 I use the pre-usb-c one at home and the post-usb-c one at work. They feel like completely different machines by different companies. I’d by my home machine again in a heartbeat. But I’d never spend my own money on one of those usb-c butterfly keyboard MacBook pros...

drivingmenuts 9y ago
OK, yeah, I forgot about the latest ones. I have a mid-2015, which I tend to think of as the current model. So, I'll modify my statements to say "if you have anything before the current trainwreck and it's working fine, don't worry too much about it".

gilbetron 9y ago

I used a MBP for 6 years, professionally, and this past fall switch to a Dell Precision 15". The new macbooks have a terrible keyboard, lost the magsafe connector, lost the lit apple symbol (loved it, because I could put an amusing sticker over it), have a ridiculously sized trackpad that I was constantly touching, only two USB C - one of which is always needed for power, and replaced the top set of keys with the "meh" touch bar thing. You can only get 16 GB of ram, and the guts are just fine. Windows 10 + WSL is awesome, the only minor issue being some permissions stuff. I find Windows 10 to be a more interesting, an effective interface. The only thing I miss is that the Mac trackpad has a bit better detection for when I accidentally brush it. Otherwise, I'll take my 3 USB C, 2 USB B, HDMI, SD, and audio ports any day - all of which I have used at some point in the past 6 months, incidentally. The new Mac keyboard alone was enough to make me want to toss the laptop into the trash. But, hey, it's slightly thinner, so you know, major productivity gains there!