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So, I need a personal laptop and I think I will go for the 2013-2015 rMBP. I want to go for X1 Carbon but haven't had nice experience with Ubuntu on it. I look
by actuator 7y ago
So, I need a personal laptop and I think I will go for the 2013-2015 rMBP. I want to go for X1 Carbon but haven't had nice experience with Ubuntu on it.
I looked at the 4 core i7 configurations and they have Geekbench score of 13k-14k. So, doesn't seem that bad compared to the new processors and should hold up on CPU front for three more years I guess.
I had a question to people who use 15" MBPs. Since I am not able to get 13" ones with 16 GB RAM. Are the 15" noticeably bulky and less mobile than 13" ones?
- ianwalter 7y agoI don’t think they are and prefer 15” now. I even can fit my 2017 15” in my old Incase bag that was made for the last generation of 13” MacBook Pros.
- actuator 7y agoAh. Thanks for the info. Newer 15" ones are thinner and smaller so that is possible. I will take my bag and try fitting the old 15" one. :)
- ballzoffury 7y agoOh no, I was looking to get an x1 carbon because of the supposedly great Linux support. What kind of problems where you experiencing? And was it the 14", or the extreme?
- actuator 7y agoThis was the 2017 14" X1 Carbon(not the extreme one). Mostly battery issues, it was holding up very less on sleep and in use. I was using Ubuntu and Ubuntu actually certifies the hardware. The keyboard was just plain awesome though. I don't think you would find a better keyboard in the slim form factor. Since this was an office one, I returned it and continued on my 2014 rMBP. It might have been fixed now btw. I will also try the newer X1s I can before finalizing on one.