Hey everyone!
I'm looking to buy a 13" 2017 MacBook Pro non TouchBar version. As I'm only borrowing my mum's 2014 MBP and she wants to give it to my younger brother who really needs a computer (she has a Dell XPS 13 and didn't like Apple's OS after buying this laptop, so she let me use it for school). I'm getting braces in a month (which are quite expensive) therefore my parents can't afford to buy me a laptop but I've made a lot of money working over summer so I don't mind paying just as long as I'm getting my money's worth.
I was opting for a maxed out 2015 MBP but I barely see them in good condition in Australia anymore and Apple has stopped manufacturing them and putting them on their refurb website (plus, I don't really trust refurbished third party sellers).
I'm a senior in high school and I am planning to keep using it for Uni. So that's like 6+ years? Ideally, I'd want to keep the laptop for as long as possible because MacBooks don't come so cheap
Right now, I use this laptop for basic school stuff (MS Word, OneNote, etc.), browsing internet, and I do a bit of gaming – OpenEmu to run old video games and I also use this to play Sims 4. I also do some video editing (After Effects, FCPX) and photoshop.
What Laptop would be better in my case?
MBP nTB 2017 with:
^^^^ They're all w/ the 2.3 GHz i5 btw.
Also if you currently have have this laptop, or have used it in the past tell me your experiences with it! Or if you have better Apple Laptop suggestions or other Laptop brands, let me know (I just really like Apple's interface). Thanks guys
I'm looking to buy a 13" 2017 MacBook Pro non TouchBar version. As I'm only borrowing my mum's 2014 MBP and she wants to give it to my younger brother who really needs a computer (she has a Dell XPS 13 and didn't like Apple's OS after buying this laptop, so she let me use it for school). I'm getting braces in a month (which are quite expensive) therefore my parents can't afford to buy me a laptop but I've made a lot of money working over summer so I don't mind paying just as long as I'm getting my money's worth.
I was opting for a maxed out 2015 MBP but I barely see them in good condition in Australia anymore and Apple has stopped manufacturing them and putting them on their refurb website (plus, I don't really trust refurbished third party sellers).
I'm a senior in high school and I am planning to keep using it for Uni. So that's like 6+ years? Ideally, I'd want to keep the laptop for as long as possible because MacBooks don't come so cheap
Right now, I use this laptop for basic school stuff (MS Word, OneNote, etc.), browsing internet, and I do a bit of gaming – OpenEmu to run old video games and I also use this to play Sims 4. I also do some video editing (After Effects, FCPX) and photoshop.
What Laptop would be better in my case?
MBP nTB 2017 with:
- 16GB RAM & 256SSD ($2,519)
- 8GB RAM & 512 SSD ($2,499)
^^^^ They're all w/ the 2.3 GHz i5 btw.
Also if you currently have have this laptop, or have used it in the past tell me your experiences with it! Or if you have better Apple Laptop suggestions or other Laptop brands, let me know (I just really like Apple's interface). Thanks guys
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