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The No Touch Bar 13 Macbook Version
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Yea but, do want want higher portability or bigger screen? If it sits on your desk all the time and you don't want to use a monitor, consider the 15 inch. If you want to take it with you everywhere, consider the 13 inch. Both are powerful enough for your needs. Actually, any laptop made in the last 5 years would be good enough for your needs so it all depends on how big it is, how it looks and how much it costs.
If you are willing to settle for a 24" monitor at 1080p you could get the 13" (more portable) and a monitor for much less than the 15"
Hmmm something to consider
But then that means might as well get an iMac
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Hmm might as well get an iMac then
Can't take an iMac with you. 13" laptop plug desktop monitor = best of both worlds. Big screen at home, highly portable when not.
Don't own an Apple Watch. I use a Suunto Ambit3 Peak for my running / fitness needs.
I was in a similar situation as you a couple of years ago. I had the 15" first, and while I loved it, once I switched to a 13" I never looked back. The portability of a 13", in my opinion, trumps the extra screen real estate. I plan on getting the 13" nTB and pairing that with a 24-27" wide screen monitor. It's the best of both worlds and I would recommend that as a college student.
If you have some extra cash, get the 13" nTB + screen, or you could get a refurb 2015 13" + screen and that would save you 200-400$.
While true that not everyone owns an Apple Watch, it is so nice to just lift the lid on the computer and have it pop to life. And Apple Pay on the web will also go straight to the Watch (asks you to double click the side button like you would to activate/select Apple Pay source card). Both are incredibly convenient.
The only thing I wish was that 1Password could sense that when an Apple Watch is on and unlocked on the user's wrist, typing in the password wasn't needed to unlock the app.
Yeah that's a good idea actually
Is there much difference between the 12015 13' and the
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That's a good idea
Is there much difference between the 2015 model and the new non touchbar?
The non-touchbar is quite similar to the 2015 MPB pro in terms of performance, the non-touchbar is slightly faster 5-10%.
Just got my base non touch MBP 13 (in timeless silver 
). Very happy with the overall build and aesthetics of the machine. I'm having some UI lag here and there but I'm assume it's doing the customary indexing and iCloud syncing.
Not that it's totally relevant in this thread, but I definitely feel they've rolled out this gen 2 keyboard on the 12" MB's. My recently returned m7 BTO had pretty much the same travel, feel and clicky noise.
). Very happy with the overall build and aesthetics of the machine. I'm having some UI lag here and there but I'm assume it's doing the customary indexing and iCloud syncing.Not that it's totally relevant in this thread, but I definitely feel they've rolled out this gen 2 keyboard on the 12" MB's. My recently returned m7 BTO had pretty much the same travel, feel and clicky noise.
That's true for CPU and RAM, but not for SSD and GPU.
SSD and GPU performances on the non-Touch Bar MBP 2016 are significantly superior than 2015 13" rMBP.
Macs are tools not investments.
I ended up returning the non touch bar for the 13"touch bar, because of the port issue, along with wanting Touch ID.
If you are a power user and are used to having ports on both sides, you might consider the upgraded 13" or 15."
i dont understand why users dont get this.
2016 NTB macbook advantages (over 2015):
Much faster storage
Much better iGPU
Slimmer
Lighter
Smaller
Better screen
Better speakers
Better/larger trackpad
Single cable docking solution
External battery capable
2016 NTB macbook disadvantages
Noisier keyboard (less refined)
Less physical ports
Need for dongles (depending on what you're doing)
Find a 2016 ntb macbook on sale and call it a day.
Sorry to sound stupid but what's the difference in portsMacs are tools not investments.
I ended up returning the non touch bar for the 13"touch bar, because of the port issue, along with wanting Touch ID.
If you are a power user and are used to having ports on both sides, you might consider the upgraded 13" or 15."
The touchbar Mac 13 has more ports?
The touch bar 13" has two TB on each side, while the non touch bar only has 2 ports on the left side.