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The only hesitation that I have in buying an Air is that it has a (mostly) garbage tier Y-series processor. Would it have much longevity, or should I spring for the quad-core Pro? I say this, but have also read plenty of reports of people using Macbooks from the early 2010's with the most recent macOS update and they are still able to get usability out of the machine.

Alrighty then. Would you happen to have a recommendation for an expansion hub to maximize the utility of only having two ports?

One other thing: do you know if Bootcamp works on external drives? Or should I spring for more internal storage?

That’s why I selected a quadcore MacBook Pro instead of one of the six or eight core processors, partially so that I would be on hardware parity with a good chunk of Windows laptops.

Thank you for the recommendation, but I am looking for something running macOS natively.

You don't find the dual core CPU to be somewhat limiting? I brought up the quad-core Macbook Pro because it has the potential to last longer than the Macbook Air. Also, something I haven't quite decided on is whether the 2 extra USB-C Thunderbolt ports, Touchbar, and screen are worth the $100 or so upcharge from a brand new Air.

Hello all, its been awhile since I've posted here!I am currently in the market for a MacBook, since the current Windows PC I am using has an abysmal battery life of ~4 hours (which is typically enough to get me through one class, maybe two at most before I have to become a wall huger, which isn't always possible). I was looking at purchasing a refurbished 13in. 2018 MacBook Pro (quad-core i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) or a current 2018 MacBook air (dual-core i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD). From my experience with macOS in the past, it seems to get laptops father than most Windows laptops. What would you guys recommend I do? Thanks for all the help!

Dude. You obviously didn't read the post. The OP's max budget is $375. Get your head out of the sand.

The latest drivers start with 19.x.x.x not 18.x.x.x Also, I would advise disabling any prebundled software if your computer is a prebuilt (especially get rid of Norton Internet Security or McAfee Antivirus if those are on your machine. They do nothing but push ads and slow your system down).

@Mista G Morgan MLGman is on point. If you want a performance upgrade, I would get the 2080 or the new Radeon VII that is about to launch on Feburary 7.

Like many others have already said, wait until the Radeon VII launch on February 6th, which isn't too far off.

If you want to stream, the Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 7 2700(x) is much better than either Intel CPU.

You do realize half of the Fury's problem was its lack of VRAM?

Lisa Su has already commented in a PCWorld interview done after the keynote that AMD is already looking into raytracing tech in their GPU's. However, at this point in time RTX and DLSS are nothing but gimmicks designed to sell cards. It's people like you that keep the GPU market where it's at. Let me explain: 1) People complain that AMD doesn't have a high end GPU 2) AMD releases a high end GPU 3) People go back to complaining that AMD doesn't have a high end GPU 4) People complain that AMD isn't pushing NVIDIA prices lower so that they can purchase cheaper NVIDIA cards, hence repeating the cycle again.

You're right, now that I've seen updated pricing. For a little while, the price difference between the two was real slim.