Looking to get those 2020 MBP 13 that were just announced. Been waiting a couple of years already as I value the keyboard and the escape key way too much to have settled for the previous iteration of MBP. And the 16" is too big for me. So, today, finally, my (our ?) calls to "make the MBP 13 great again" were finally heard.
Now, I'm only wondering wether I should get the i7 model (10th gen) or the i5 (also 10th gen). The +250€ (for me, as an European citizen) is a price I'm willing to pay, so this is not a question about whether the upgrade is worth it's price or not.
What I'm wondering is:
I fully understand it might be hard to answer those questions right now, but if you have previous experience owning and / or just using both an i5 and i7 MBP of the same generation at the same time, I'm interested. I've read before that some people discouraged the i7 upgrade because of the modest performance boost overshadowed by higher battery drain & poor heat dispersion. Do you think it will be the case this year ?
Now, I'm only wondering wether I should get the i7 model (10th gen) or the i5 (also 10th gen). The +250€ (for me, as an European citizen) is a price I'm willing to pay, so this is not a question about whether the upgrade is worth it's price or not.
What I'm wondering is:
- Is it worth it performances wise ? Can I expect a decent bump in overall computing speed ? Or will its potential clock speed will be throttled so it won't make much of a difference anyway (you know what I'm talking about, 15" MBP owners) ?
- Is it worth it battery wise ? Meaning, is the different in battery life important ?
I fully understand it might be hard to answer those questions right now, but if you have previous experience owning and / or just using both an i5 and i7 MBP of the same generation at the same time, I'm interested. I've read before that some people discouraged the i7 upgrade because of the modest performance boost overshadowed by higher battery drain & poor heat dispersion. Do you think it will be the case this year ?