MacBook Pro 13 vs 15 (2018 model)

[RRGT19]

Hi,

I want a Mac to develop iOS APPs but, I don't know which size to get.

I had a Dell XPS 15 and I was very confortable with the size and the screen real state, I didn't need a monitor for my daily work.

The Macbook pro has more resolution and I have noticed that the content showed on both, the difference, is minimal, at least with a website opened, the difference is not big.

I never had a 13" laptop so, I don't know much.

 

I will use Xcode and Webstorm for developing Apps. I'm used to have at least 2 things opened side by side, one window watching an online course and the other window the IDE (editor, program to develop Apps).

 

For my work I don't need a GPU, so, the GPU is not the determine factor.

 

This is gonna be my first Mac in my life.

 

Any advice?

[Firewrath9]

Don't get the mac, unless you need MacOS software, then get the cheapest 13 inch with the i7-8559U (the one with intel iris plus 655)

[RRGT19]

Just now, Firewrath9 said:

Don't get the mac, unless you need MacOS software, then get the cheapest 13 inch with the i7-8559U (the one with intel iris plus 655)

I need a Mac to create iOS Apps. I will buy an used Mac because if I buy it brand new, the cost is big and I can't afford it.

Right now on ebay, I can find a 15" model cheaper than a new or refurbished 13" from apple's website. The thing is, for a developer, 13 o 15.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, RodoGodo19 said:

I need a Mac to create iOS Apps. I will buy an used Mac because if I buy it brand new, the cost is big and I can't afford it.

Right now on ebay, I can find a 15" model cheaper than a new or refurbished 13" from apple's website. The thing is, for a developer, 13 o 15.

I would go for the Retina model rather than the current Donglebook Pro. 15 would probably be a good choice for a developer for that 16GB of RAM. I have do say those 15 inch Retinas look pretty nice. 

[RRGT19]

9 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I would go for the Retina model rather than the current Donglebook Pro. 15 would probably be a good choice for a developer for that 16GB of RAM. I have do say those 15 inch Retinas look pretty nice. 

13" model also comes with 16gb, even with an i7 these days. Both are retina.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, RodoGodo19 said:

13" model also comes with 16gb, even with an i7 these days. Both are retina.

I probably just never seen one then. I don't follow Mac that close for obvious reasons. I'm a trackpoint kind of guy.

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I probably just never seen one then. I don't follow Mac that close for obvious reasons. I'm a trackpoint kind of guy.

It's good to give advice when you have no idea what you're even giving advice on.

21 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

Don't get the mac, unless you need MacOS software, ...

Reading is hard I guess.

25 minutes ago, RodoGodo19 said:

I want a Mac to develop iOS APPs but,

 

 

@RodoGodo19 It really just comes down to personal preference -- if you would rather have the bigger screen and more space, then the 15"; alternatively, if you'd rather something a bit smaller, then the 13". Personally, I've use both a 13" and 15" laptop daily and much prefer the extra screen space. But not everyone shares that same opinion. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, 79wjd said:

It's good to give advice when you have no idea what you're even giving advice on.

Reading is hard I guess.

 

 

@RodoGodo19 It really just comes down to personal preference -- if you would rather have the bigger screen and more space, then the 15"; alternatively, if you'd rather something a bit smaller, then the 13". Personally, I've use both a 13" and 15" laptop daily and much prefer the extra screen space. But not everyone shares that same opinion. 

Hey, if I seriously had no clue what I was talking about, I would've told him to get a ThinkPad instead of a Retina. 

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Hey, if I seriously had no clue what I was talking about, I would've told him to get a ThinkPad instead of a Retina. 

'Retina' Mac applies to the 13" and 15" MBP -- both in its current form (usb-c) and its previous form. It also applies to the 5k iMac, 4k iMac, Macbook (non-pro), and Macbook Air. Colloquially it has been used to reference the MBP due to being the first Mac with a retina display after the traditional unibody MBP, but still doesn't distinguish between the current or previous iteration. 

 

And not knowing that the 13" has a 16gb config is pretty demonstrative of your complete lack of knowledge on the subject. Given that the only Mac that didn't support 16gb of RAM (since 2012~) was the old Air -- that was only recently phased out).

 

Regardless, you yourself admitted to not knowing what you're talking about. That's a great reason to not give someone else advice -- someone (generic someone) who likely doesn't know enough to know that the advice is either flat out wrong or bad.