What to take for graphic design: MacBook Pro Retina 13" or 15"?

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r_bdlr2015-10-25 17:35:26

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r_bdlr, 2015-10-25 17:35:26

I want to take a MacBook to work in graphic editors.
I'm studying to be a graphic designer and settled on 13" and 15" models.
Needed to work on a permanent basis, but transportable.
13" is more convenient and lighter in this regard, but is it enough for constant work?
Or is it better not to save and take 15"?
Which one is better to take?

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Sergeyj, 2015-10-25
@sayber

I will add - that 13 that 15, this is only to work under a microscope.
You need at least 27, but naturally you need a monitor or a full-fledged imac.

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FoxInSox, 2015-10-25
@FoxInSox

Take 15, that you will be like a sucker with 13.

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Dmitry Chernyak, 2015-10-26
@ZUSS

First of all - a good monitor at 27. Which MAC will be, 13 or 15, is no longer important. And to constantly work, which is 13, which is 15 inches, in my opinion, is a bad decision.

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Vadim Solovyov, 2015-10-25
@VadimSoloviev

Exceptionally 15, 13 is very little.

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lnked, 2015-10-25
@lnked

15" is quite convenient to carry, 13" will not be enough

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Vladislav Trigub, 2015-10-25
@reeroe

I can’t understand why you are asking if you can just take someone’s laptop with a 13 "monitor and try to draw something on equipment with such and such a diagonal. Yes, this is possible, but it will require a lot of unnecessary movements and, in general, is not very convenient So why buy yourself extra hemorrhoids, and even for money?

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Dmitry Bay, 2015-10-26
@kawabanga

Interesting answers are given.
I'll try to dilute them a little.
Background:
There was a workstation (PC) for video editing. Then came the MacBook 13 (2012) to the workstation (used on trips). A year and a half ago, I bought a me294, a 15" macbook with 16GB of RAM and a graphics chip. After the 15" macbook appeared, I began to use my workstation less. For about a year already, I approached Windows only for the sake of some tasks (configuring the copter, flashing the router, etc.).
And now I'll add my observations:
1) if there are no problems with the choice, then take 15 inches with a graphics chip.
2) at 15 inches it is convenient to work in Photoshop.
3) By the way, on mac os there are other more convenient things for design and ui. For example, Sketch is very popular.
4) I work at home with an additional 24" monitor. Not at home, I work on one beech. I edit videos, sometimes I work in Photoshop.