Hi!
I've been wanting a new mac for a while now, I sold my 2012 rMBP15 six months ago in order to get a new one. Was thinking of the MBP13 for more portability. I'm mostly going to use it for browsing, web design, gaming (Heroes of the Storm mostly, so not a GPU-intensive FPS or something), maybe some light video editing. And also, I want as good speakers as possible since I'll use it a lot as a music player.
And then I saw the new MBP line... Just no. In my currency (Swedish crowns) the new MBP13 is almost 2300 dollars. And for that I get 8gb of RAM, an i5 processor, and a not-so-good internal GPU.
So now I'm thinking on what to do. And I think I've got two alternatives.
1. I get the 2015 rMBP13. 2.7 ghz Broadwell i5, Intel Iris Graphics 6100, 8gb RAM, and 128gb SSD. Cost? 1300 dollars.
2. I get an ASUS Zenbook UX310UQ. 2.7 ghz Kaby Lake (two generations newer!) i7, a discrete GTX940MX, 16gb RAM, 512gb SSD. Cost? 1300 dollars also.
No matter which I get, I will probably sell it when/if Apple ever decides to ease up on the moneygrubbing and give some value for the money. I'm hoping a better MPB will come 2017, with i7, 16gb RAM and a decent GPU for under 2000 dollars.
So... Input? Anyone with experience of these laptops? I guess it all comes down to how much I want Mac OS. I love it, and I love Final Cut Pro, but I'm not sure if all the downsides spec-wise are worth it.
Thanks!
I've been wanting a new mac for a while now, I sold my 2012 rMBP15 six months ago in order to get a new one. Was thinking of the MBP13 for more portability. I'm mostly going to use it for browsing, web design, gaming (Heroes of the Storm mostly, so not a GPU-intensive FPS or something), maybe some light video editing. And also, I want as good speakers as possible since I'll use it a lot as a music player.
And then I saw the new MBP line... Just no. In my currency (Swedish crowns) the new MBP13 is almost 2300 dollars. And for that I get 8gb of RAM, an i5 processor, and a not-so-good internal GPU.
So now I'm thinking on what to do. And I think I've got two alternatives.
1. I get the 2015 rMBP13. 2.7 ghz Broadwell i5, Intel Iris Graphics 6100, 8gb RAM, and 128gb SSD. Cost? 1300 dollars.
2. I get an ASUS Zenbook UX310UQ. 2.7 ghz Kaby Lake (two generations newer!) i7, a discrete GTX940MX, 16gb RAM, 512gb SSD. Cost? 1300 dollars also.
No matter which I get, I will probably sell it when/if Apple ever decides to ease up on the moneygrubbing and give some value for the money. I'm hoping a better MPB will come 2017, with i7, 16gb RAM and a decent GPU for under 2000 dollars.
So... Input? Anyone with experience of these laptops? I guess it all comes down to how much I want Mac OS. I love it, and I love Final Cut Pro, but I'm not sure if all the downsides spec-wise are worth it.
Thanks!