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I've been toying with the idea of upgrading my 3 1/2 year old MacBook pro, but looking at the current line up, for what I want to pay, I'm not 100% there's a huge difference and was wondering if anyone could give me a steer ?
Basically I have a late 2013 13" MacBook Pro (with Retina Screen). It has the Core I5 (4258U) processor running natively at 2.4ghz. 8GB of ram and a 256GB SSD.
It seems the newer equivalent is now running a newer version of the I5 (the 7360U) running at 2.3ghz. From what I can see on line, the new processor / graphics array is around 20-25% faster than my PC. However on the newer MacBooks, I do loose the USB3 sockets and the SD card slot in favour of USB-C sockets (meaning I'll have to use cable adapters). Looking at the equivalent unit on Apple's website, it looks like a new one would cost £1,449.00, which seems to be a lot for a relatively modest performance increase (on paper at least).
I'm not interested in the new touch bar stuff, and TBH, the new MacBook Pro's do look a bit underwelming. Is there anything I'm really missing that makes a new MBPro a worthy investment or am I better off sticking with the current unit (which works perfectly and is in mint condition). I think, if I'm honest it's a bit like GAS, and I don't really need it ?
Basically I have a late 2013 13" MacBook Pro (with Retina Screen). It has the Core I5 (4258U) processor running natively at 2.4ghz. 8GB of ram and a 256GB SSD.
It seems the newer equivalent is now running a newer version of the I5 (the 7360U) running at 2.3ghz. From what I can see on line, the new processor / graphics array is around 20-25% faster than my PC. However on the newer MacBooks, I do loose the USB3 sockets and the SD card slot in favour of USB-C sockets (meaning I'll have to use cable adapters). Looking at the equivalent unit on Apple's website, it looks like a new one would cost £1,449.00, which seems to be a lot for a relatively modest performance increase (on paper at least).
I'm not interested in the new touch bar stuff, and TBH, the new MacBook Pro's do look a bit underwelming. Is there anything I'm really missing that makes a new MBPro a worthy investment or am I better off sticking with the current unit (which works perfectly and is in mint condition). I think, if I'm honest it's a bit like GAS, and I don't really need it ?