MACBOOK PRO 13 (2016) or MACBOOK PRO 13 (2015)?

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Hello toaster readers.
decided to turn to you for advice.
I openly say that I have never worked on a macbook before, but recently I tried to work on it for several days and I really liked it.
it was a macbook pro 13 (2016) - despite the fact that I had never worked with macbooks before, there were no problems in understanding what and how to work with it at all.
I really liked the speed of work, but given the fact that it was not loaded with all the software that I use, I really liked the screen, keyboard and, of course, the appearance itself.
yes, yes, and once again yes, I am the one who can buy a thing purely because of the appearance and I don’t see anything wrong with that :)
I started looking for information on macbooks, reading reviews, watching videos and a lot of questions appeared, but the main question was: this is a question of hardware and prices relative to other models, and the question of choice appeared in front of me.
MACBOOK PRO 13 (2016). price: ~130 thousand

MACBOOK PRO 13 (2015). price: ~140 thousand.

I don’t understand the issue of iron at all, so the question is: if you compare these two configurations, will there be a huge difference?
initially, when I sketched out these 2 configurations, the question of what to take almost disappeared, since the second processor is better and the RAM is 2 times more and the price is only 7-8 thousand more, but then I noticed that in the basic configuration, the macbook pro 13 (2015 year) costs a ssd for 128 gigabytes of everything, which is extremely small and if you take 256 gigabytes, then the price rises to 150 thousand, which is comparable to the price if you take a new macbook pro 2016 with i7 and 16 gigabytes of operational.
during work it will usually be: over many tabs in the browser + final cut pro most likely + photoshop, but most often it is over many tabs in the browser + obs + parallels + messenger and various light shit.
earlier, there was no question regarding iron, since there is a top stationary one on which anything will go.
if there is anyone here who understands the issue of iron on poppies, then please unsubscribe and tell me whether I need 16 gigabytes or 8 gigabytes at all to work comfortably.
I don't care about the lack of ports :)

Answer 1

Take it on i7 and from 16GB of RAM, from a 2GB video card take a hard ssd, ideally from 256GB). But 13 "is too small for Photoshop, it will fix the picture, but it's not convenient to work fully. IMHO It's
not worth less than 16 RAM, 10-15 tabs, Photoshop and a couple more programs are running out of RAM. i7 - will allow you to use the laptop a little longer without updating after 2 -3 years, as an example, I will give a macbook 2012 to i7, they changed the hard drive to ssd on it and voila, it is not inferior to a 2015 laptop.

Answer 2

If we compare 13" models, then I would recommend the 2016 model, even despite all its disadvantages: the lack of normal ports, the lack of MagSafe, unless it's critical of course.
The main plus is the much faster Intel Iris Graphics 540. 13" Since the beginning of their existence, retinal plugs have rested precisely on the performance of the graphics chip, because. The display resolution is very high. It cannot be said that it directly slows down, but if you compare how Air works with a regular resolution and a firmware with a retina, the difference is easily noticeable, the Air OS interface is much more responsive. The new 540 card also has built-in 64 megabytes of its memory, and it will be possible to connect a high-resolution monitor if desired. 13" firmware from 2014-2015 does not work very well with 4K monitors (reviews from colleagues).
The second no less important plus is that in the 13" firmware of 2015 there is a processor with a 28W TDP, and in the 2016 firmware (without a touchbar) a processor (including in a custom Core i7 configuration) with a 15W TDP (as in Air). As a former owner firmware 13 "2014 I can say that it heats up noticeably, and Air does not heat up at all. This processor is also energy efficient and you can expect a longer battery life. For example, the new Macbook Air 13 "with the declared 12 hours of work sometimes even reached 13, and the new firmware, with the declared 10 hours, never worked for me longer than 6-7 hours and this is on the same usage profile.
The third very important point is the significantly faster SSD in the 2016 version. Of course, they already in 2013 overcame the milestone of 700 megabytes per second and this is fast enough for almost any task, but the speed of 1500/2500 for writing / reading is a good start for the future. Even with 16 gigabytes of memory, if you open a lot of tabs in the browser and other heavy programs, you can get into the swap and this is where a fast hard drive will make itself felt.
The screen in the macbook 2016 is visually better, you can see it. Although the previous screen is also excellent, without any complaints, it's still nice to have the best solution today.
Keyboard for an amateur. Past keyboards are great, but I like the new one more, but it's not critical. I mean, yes, I think she's cool, but I can't say that the old one after her is terrible. They are just different, I like both.