Help me decide which Macbook Pro

[Merkava_mk]

I am deciding between the new 13inch touch bar macbook pro vs the 2015 15inch refurbished macbook pro

[rn8686]

What will you use it for? Macbooks aren't really known for their value and the new ones cant really be called "Pro". 

[alexhelvetica]

I would probably get a 2015 Macbook Pro 13" if I was going for an apple laptop, I don't like large laptops and I don't like how the 2016 Macbook pro is so limited since it only has 2 or 4 USB C ports.

 

If you are looking for other recomendations, I would highly recomend the HP Probook, HP Elitebook, HP Zbook, Lenovo Thinkpad and Dell Vostro and Dell Latitude series.

[AkiraDaarkst]

22 minutes ago, Merkava_mk said:

I am deciding between the new 13inch touch bar macbook pro vs the 2015 15inch refurbished macbook pro

How do you intend to use them, for what tasks?

What are the specs of the refurbished 15 inch, and which configuration of the 13 inch will you buy?

 

On a side note, I tend to prefer staying away from refurbished.  I don't always trust the conditions of the hardware inside, especially the battery. 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

What ever you choose 8Gb RAM and 256Gb storage is the minimum i would use. Mine sits on about 100Gb used drive space, thats just Xcode, android studio, a few statistics and database related programs, no media or data. Some of that could be cleaned up but its reflective of me using it. How much drive space you need unused depends on who you ask but its generally around 25%.

 

If you can afford a new one, get a new one. I like what they have done and my only complaint is they haven't updated their other products

[SLIClocker]

Do not get an apple, You will regret it, Only get it if you are used to it and familiar with the software as well as the OS.

[The Belgian Waffle]

It depends on what you're planning to do with it. If it's college related, get the Air (unless you need to run some heavy 3D programs). 
If you need to do some "pro" tasks, don't get a MacBook Pro  

[Clanscorpia]

8 minutes ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

It depends on what you're planning to do with it. If it's college related, get the Air (unless you need to run some heavy 3D programs). 
If you need to do some "pro" tasks, don't get a MacBook Pro  

Some "pro" tasks run better on a macbook than other laptops for the price and theres the easy portability factor. If you are doing any kind of work Id recommend the 15' because the specs are probably better and unless your switching to USB C then its easier for you. What are you doing on the laptop>?

[The Belgian Waffle]

3 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Some "pro" tasks run better on a macbook than other laptops

Yes

 

3 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

for the price

No

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

Yes

 

No

Other comparable laptops for the price and style are the Dell XPS series, Lenovo Yoga series, and Asus Zenbook series

[The Belgian Waffle]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

Other comparable laptops for the price and style are the Dell XPS series, Lenovo Yoga series, and Asus Zenbook series

Didn't know you could spend 3000 dollars on a DELL without even having dedicated gpu

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

Didn't know you could spend 3000 dollars on a DELL without even having dedicated gpu

Mhm, and you guys are bashing Apple

[The Belgian Waffle]

18 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Mhm, and you guys are bashing Apple

Do I? 

- Sent from MacBook Air 2015

[Clanscorpia]

9 minutes ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

Do I? 

- Sent from MacBook Air 2015

Well, you did bash the pro. 

[Bsmith]

35 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Other comparable laptops for the price and style are the Dell XPS series, Lenovo Yoga series, and Asus Zenbook series

there might be an other reaason you know right? like no windows or an OS that is more developer friendly in certain ways.

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, Bsmith said:

there might be an other reaason you know right? like no windows or an OS that is more developer friendly in certain ways.

I know thats why I usually recommend it to programmers

[ishdafish2_]

I'd go for the 13inch new macbook still very expensive though u could get a good pc and a chrome book for that price 

[Pendragon]

if you're going to use final cut pro. get a mac. if not. go look elsewhere. no 'pro' task runs okay on a ulv duo core of the new 13in mbp. 

[shadowbyte]

I just bought the 2015 13 inch retina MacBook pro base model, and I love it. It's got amazing SSD speeds (650 read, 1300 write), feels snappy, handles final cut pro, photoshop, and eclipse no problem and has great battery life. Would definitely recommend, but go for the larger SSD.