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Thank god I bought the 2015. Not sure how long to hold out to buy a laptop for my wife. She's a graphics artist and is really really really tired of using Windo

by dep_b 8y ago

Thank god I bought the 2015. Not sure how long to hold out to buy a laptop for my wife. She's a graphics artist and is really really really tired of using Windows.

danielbln 8y ago
They still sell the 2015 new, it's a bit hidden, but available. We bought one a few months ago for a dev, after his second MBP had failing USB-C ports. The new MBP seems like such a weird step back. Sound is worse, keyboard is arguably worse, unnecessarily reductive (and often faulty) ports, gimmicky touch bar, no more magsafe, etc.
- lloydde 8y ago
  My work laptop is a 2015 manufactured late 2017, but I haven’t been able to figure out how/where to buy this directly. Is it only available through business channels?
  - wool_gather 8y ago
    Nope, general availability -- just scroll down on the "buy" page: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch
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- Aditya_Garg 8y ago
  Are you saying that they are selling the 2015 on the Apple website? Could you show me where? I couldn't find it on their website.
  - yellowbkpk 8y ago
    They sell the 15" "Late 2015" model: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2LL/A&step=config# https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2...
    - newhouseb 8y ago
      Oh, wow! Do they sell the 13" anywhere? That'd be very tempting... (fwiw, pasting in the corresponding model numbers into the URL gave me no such luck)
    - Aditya_Garg 8y ago
      Thanks!
  - paulcole 8y ago
    https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macb... I got my 13” 2015 off the refurb section.
    - Camillo 8y ago
      You were lucky... I check every once in a while, but I've never seen it pop up.
    - Aditya_Garg 8y ago
      Thanks!
tonysdg 8y ago
I'm curious -- does she use that newfangled Windows Surface Knob thingy? How does it work if so? And what's her setup if not (e.g., does she use a separate drawing tablet)?

by dep_b 8y ago

Thank god I bought the 2015. Not sure how long to hold out to buy a laptop for my wife. She's a graphics artist and is really really really tired of using Windows.

danielbln 8y ago

They still sell the 2015 new, it's a bit hidden, but available. We bought one a few months ago for a dev, after his second MBP had failing USB-C ports. The new MBP seems like such a weird step back. Sound is worse, keyboard is arguably worse, unnecessarily reductive (and often faulty) ports, gimmicky touch bar, no more magsafe, etc.

lloydde 8y ago
My work laptop is a 2015 manufactured late 2017, but I haven’t been able to figure out how/where to buy this directly. Is it only available through business channels?
- wool_gather 8y ago
  Nope, general availability -- just scroll down on the "buy" page: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch
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Aditya_Garg 8y ago
Are you saying that they are selling the 2015 on the Apple website? Could you show me where? I couldn't find it on their website.
- yellowbkpk 8y ago
  They sell the 15" "Late 2015" model: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2LL/A&step=config# https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MJLQ2...
  - newhouseb 8y ago
    Oh, wow! Do they sell the 13" anywhere? That'd be very tempting... (fwiw, pasting in the corresponding model numbers into the URL gave me no such luck)
  - Aditya_Garg 8y ago
    Thanks!
- paulcole 8y ago
  https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macb... I got my 13” 2015 off the refurb section.
  - Camillo 8y ago
    You were lucky... I check every once in a while, but I've never seen it pop up.
  - Aditya_Garg 8y ago
    Thanks!

tonysdg 8y ago

I'm curious -- does she use that newfangled Windows Surface Knob thingy? How does it work if so? And what's her setup if not (e.g., does she use a separate drawing tablet)?