I'm very attracted to the MacBook Pros, and I am an incoming Computer Engineering student. Basically I want to know if it's gonna be worth it to wait for the incoming MBP or just get one that's already out, I am not an Apple "fanboy" whatsoever, but I really do like the design of these laptops.
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Wait for this years MacBook pro or buy existing model?
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What you should do is buy the 2018 model as soon as it’s announced so you get more life out of it. I bought the 2016 15” as soon as it was available. I also do this with phones as well. Should be October or November at the latest but it is on the way and will have a quad core i5 in the 13” which is a big deal. If the 15” gets a hexacore chip it’ll be nice but not as drastic as going from dual to quad core since more software can benefit from quad vs. hexa.
My vote is "wait", but I'd also ask you:
"What makes you so sure there's a new model coming this year"?
"What makes you so sure there's a new model coming this year"?
And then after the rumored 2018 refresh , you can wait a bit longer for the new intel chips in 2019 that will support ddr4lp and it goes on and on. Everything has its flaws so im suggesting just go with your needs being the number one criteria. You need a macbook now , purchase a macbook now.
I was waiting for WWDC and since nothing got announced I had to pull the trigger, I'm quite happy with the 13" 2017.
I will upgrade in 3 years anyhow
I will upgrade in 3 years anyhow
Or wait until the 2018's show up in the refurbished store and get more for your money.
Really all depends on how badly the OP needs a new computer. First rule of computer purchases: If you need it now, buy it now. If you can easily wait, you don't need it now.
I couldn't recommend a 2017 MacBook Pro for any reason (unless the user had no working computer and absolutely "had to buy" right now).
Either hold out for a 2018 release (no promise yet that there will BE one, but I sense it's likely by late summer), or get a 2015-design unit (still available as Apple-refurbished, and the 2015 MBPro 15" is STILL BEING BUILT AND SOLD AS A NEW UNIT, you have to look for it, but it's there).
Either hold out for a 2018 release (no promise yet that there will BE one, but I sense it's likely by late summer), or get a 2015-design unit (still available as Apple-refurbished, and the 2015 MBPro 15" is STILL BEING BUILT AND SOLD AS A NEW UNIT, you have to look for it, but it's there).
This is horrible advice. The 2015 is an old machine and significantly slower than both the 2016 and 2017 15”. No one should buy a Haswell machine without a discrete GPU in 2018. Might as well buy a Dell XPS if you hate current gen MBP but buying any notebook from Apple besides the new MBP is a completewaste of money.
The keyboards on the new generation only get messed up for people who eat while using their machines and never clean their stuff. Nearly every picture I’ve seen of people who had problems never wiped their keyboard once. A bunch of crud and grease. It’s the bend gate crowd. I’ve been using my machine for almost 19 months without a single problem. I refuse to believe that people have gotten keyboards replaced 3+ times and they keep failing.
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Personally, I would wait. In fact that's what I'm doing. However, the keyboard is less worrying since Apply announced the 4-year replacement program a few days ago.
If you need one, buy it, if you don't then wait. I keep seeing these threads asking if they should wait for the 2018 model, and I want to make two points:
A) We still don't even know for sure if there will even be a 2018 model refresh.
B) You should just buy a computer if you need it. If you are asking the question if you should wait til the refresh, then most likely your current computer is fine and isn't in urgent need or replacement. There will always be more refreshes and better models each year, so why worry about that and get what works for you when you truly need it?
A) We still don't even know for sure if there will even be a 2018 model refresh.
B) You should just buy a computer if you need it. If you are asking the question if you should wait til the refresh, then most likely your current computer is fine and isn't in urgent need or replacement. There will always be more refreshes and better models each year, so why worry about that and get what works for you when you truly need it?
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bs dont listen to this guy, my mom's 15inch 2016 model keyboard went to crap due to heat cycling.
There's no evidence to support this, and infact many people have mentioned they treated their laptops like fine china, and babying the the thing. If it was due to user induced then apple would never instituted a repair program. They admit that the keyboard is faulty.