In my case an i5 with only 256GB SSD and 13" is not so great.. and I would prefer to replace my 15" MBP from 2012 with a 1TB SSD and 16GB ram and an i7 with als

In my case an i5 with only 256GB SSD and 13" is not so great.. and I would prefer to replace my 15" MBP from 2012 with a 1TB SSD and 16GB ram and an i7 with also a 15" MBP with similar class stuff.. I guess maybe if I got used to using an external monitor always then the 13" would be nice, and I would just use an external mouse and keyboard -- but then its not clear why I'm buying the mac since the display and trackpad are typically some of the selling points. Keyboard used to be, but not so much anymore..