Hello everyone!
I'm about to purchase my 1st Mac! I already have a decent PC for what I'm doing right now (web design, video editing, Photoshop) but I wanna dive in to the Mac world. I'd like to learn and start developing apps with XCode, plus I'd love to have the best of both worlds for whatever use I want. (PC with Windows 10 and a laptop with OS X).
Now, my question is: which MacBook Pro should I buy to get the job done?
13" nTB MBP 2017 | 2.3GHz i5 dual core/IRIS Graphics 640/256GB SSD/16GB RAM) ~ 1600euros
13" wTB MBP 2017 | 3.1GHz i5 dual core/IRIS Graphics 650/256GB SSD/16GB RAM)(with 16GB RAM) ~ 1900 euros
Since I don't plan on using an external screen, I obviously would prefer the 15" model (plus the i7 quad core CPU would simply execute anything on its way) but it's so much more expensive.(And no, I wouldn't want to get a 2015 15" model...)
I plan on keeping this MacBook for at least 5 years. Is the non Touch Bar model powerful enough to keep me going, as I will be evolving on coding/developing, for more than 2 years? Or should I invest on the more powerful touch bar model?
I look forward to reading your thoughts/suggestions! thanks!
I'm about to purchase my 1st Mac! I already have a decent PC for what I'm doing right now (web design, video editing, Photoshop) but I wanna dive in to the Mac world. I'd like to learn and start developing apps with XCode, plus I'd love to have the best of both worlds for whatever use I want. (PC with Windows 10 and a laptop with OS X).
Now, my question is: which MacBook Pro should I buy to get the job done?
13" nTB MBP 2017 | 2.3GHz i5 dual core/IRIS Graphics 640/256GB SSD/16GB RAM) ~ 1600euros
13" wTB MBP 2017 | 3.1GHz i5 dual core/IRIS Graphics 650/256GB SSD/16GB RAM)(with 16GB RAM) ~ 1900 euros
Since I don't plan on using an external screen, I obviously would prefer the 15" model (plus the i7 quad core CPU would simply execute anything on its way) but it's so much more expensive.(And no, I wouldn't want to get a 2015 15" model...)
I plan on keeping this MacBook for at least 5 years. Is the non Touch Bar model powerful enough to keep me going, as I will be evolving on coding/developing, for more than 2 years? Or should I invest on the more powerful touch bar model?
I look forward to reading your thoughts/suggestions! thanks!