drew92
2011-07-10, 22:43
Hey all,
So, I'm planning on buying a MBP soonish, primarily for college in the fall. I'm a little hung up as to whether to get the 13'' or 15.'' Basically, I'm not the type to buy a 'refresh' new computer every other year or so, so it would be advantageous for me to get something relatively future proof (to whatever extent possible) That being said, the 13'' seems to meet all of my current needs, although I'm a little in the dark as to what the trends will be in the future with switching over to more quad core threaded apps. Although I'm not particularly into gaming currently, I would still like to branch out and be able to handle some of the more graphically intensive games/applications (I know this isn't exactly what Macs are for, just doing what I can as a nicety) Also, the dedicated graphics seems to be a serious step up from the integrated in the benchmarks I've seen, and I don't really know how important that will be in the coming years regarding proficiently running applications. In short, the majority of things I do with my computer now could be done with a regular Macbook without difficulty, but I also like to spend some time in Photoshop/ a few games and who knows what else in the future.
Finally, I'm on the fence regarding size as well. I've seen both the 13" and 15" in person and gotten to handle them a little to try and get a feel for practicality, but I haven't had a chance to field test either to see whether it's more of a plus to have a little more screen real estate or if the portability is nicer. I would prefer not to have to buy another monitor to keep at home. I already have a 42" at home that I could feasibly hookup to, although when I imagine that scenario and see someone else walking in to catch me word processing on a home theatre sized tv, I get that it would be a little too 'what's the weirdo doing-esque' :) Awkward and overkill, I guess. It would certainly be nice to save myself some money by going for the 13", but I get it if the extra dollars would be better suited for my situation.
Anyway, hopefully I'm not beating a dead horse too much with this post (Sorry to be that guy if I am :\ ). I hadn't seen much regarding my specific situation, and I'm too on the fence/ in the dark between the two to make an educated decision myself so I thought I'd go for opinions. Additionally, if anyone could recommend a good case for me, that would be awesome, too. I've kind of been looking at this sleeve
http://www.mac-case.com/Leather%20Site/Big%20Pictures%20Pages/Sleeves/MacCase%20PL%20SleeveVN.html
I like the low profile and look of it, as I plan on mainly throwing it in my messenger bag for on the go stuff, but some extra scratch/ impact protection would be great. I'd love to have some shock protection for the inevitable drop when it happens, although I realize it's hard to get that without compromising the low profile design.
Sorry to drag this out here, but I appreciate whatever answers/ advice the community has for me. Thanks a lot!
Drew
So, I'm planning on buying a MBP soonish, primarily for college in the fall. I'm a little hung up as to whether to get the 13'' or 15.'' Basically, I'm not the type to buy a 'refresh' new computer every other year or so, so it would be advantageous for me to get something relatively future proof (to whatever extent possible) That being said, the 13'' seems to meet all of my current needs, although I'm a little in the dark as to what the trends will be in the future with switching over to more quad core threaded apps. Although I'm not particularly into gaming currently, I would still like to branch out and be able to handle some of the more graphically intensive games/applications (I know this isn't exactly what Macs are for, just doing what I can as a nicety) Also, the dedicated graphics seems to be a serious step up from the integrated in the benchmarks I've seen, and I don't really know how important that will be in the coming years regarding proficiently running applications. In short, the majority of things I do with my computer now could be done with a regular Macbook without difficulty, but I also like to spend some time in Photoshop/ a few games and who knows what else in the future.
Finally, I'm on the fence regarding size as well. I've seen both the 13" and 15" in person and gotten to handle them a little to try and get a feel for practicality, but I haven't had a chance to field test either to see whether it's more of a plus to have a little more screen real estate or if the portability is nicer. I would prefer not to have to buy another monitor to keep at home. I already have a 42" at home that I could feasibly hookup to, although when I imagine that scenario and see someone else walking in to catch me word processing on a home theatre sized tv, I get that it would be a little too 'what's the weirdo doing-esque' :) Awkward and overkill, I guess. It would certainly be nice to save myself some money by going for the 13", but I get it if the extra dollars would be better suited for my situation.
Anyway, hopefully I'm not beating a dead horse too much with this post (Sorry to be that guy if I am :\ ). I hadn't seen much regarding my specific situation, and I'm too on the fence/ in the dark between the two to make an educated decision myself so I thought I'd go for opinions. Additionally, if anyone could recommend a good case for me, that would be awesome, too. I've kind of been looking at this sleeve
http://www.mac-case.com/Leather%20Site/Big%20Pictures%20Pages/Sleeves/MacCase%20PL%20SleeveVN.html
I like the low profile and look of it, as I plan on mainly throwing it in my messenger bag for on the go stuff, but some extra scratch/ impact protection would be great. I'd love to have some shock protection for the inevitable drop when it happens, although I realize it's hard to get that without compromising the low profile design.
Sorry to drag this out here, but I appreciate whatever answers/ advice the community has for me. Thanks a lot!
Drew