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2014 MacBook Pro Purchase Decision Need Help
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1842423" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>It does sound like the 2014 MacBook Pro is a really nice unit (cosmetically & specifications)...and for $375 a pretty good price. If you haven't already...head over to <a href="http://www.ebay.com" target="_blank">www.ebay.com</a> and see what they're selling for there (same condition & specs)...just so you have all info possible before making a decision.</p><p></p><p><u>As far as 2014 vs. 2015:</u></p><p><u></u></p><p>- CPU perfomance is basically the same.</p><p>- If we're talking both 13" units...both have integrated GPU (Iris 5100 vs. Iris 6100). 6100 is between 5% & 20% faster depending on the test (see GPU comparision link below).</p><p>- Force touch trackpad...meh...I wouldn't let this be the big decision maker.</p><p>- As far as OS upgrades. 2015 might have one extra upgrade vs. the 2014. But ya never know with Apple. Since they are pretty similar...both may have the same number of OS upgrades left.</p><p></p><p>Other than these things...both units are very similar.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Iris-Graphics-6100-vs-Iris-Graphics-5100-vs-Iris-Pro-Graphics-6200_5945_4573_5947.247598.0.html" target="_blank">Intel Iris Graphics 6100 vs Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200</a></p><p></p><p>It would seem to me...that with the 2014 & 2015 being pretty similar...and the $375 price being a good bit below the price you might find for a 2015. $375 in the grand scheme of things is a pretty low outlay of cash. </p><p></p><p>If you used it for 3 years...that's only $125/year...and after 3 years you could probably resell it for $250. In that case...your net-cost-per-year would only be about $42! That's pretty cheap!!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1842423, member: 56379"] It does sound like the 2014 MacBook Pro is a really nice unit (cosmetically & specifications)...and for $375 a pretty good price. If you haven't already...head over to [url]www.ebay.com[/url] and see what they're selling for there (same condition & specs)...just so you have all info possible before making a decision. [U]As far as 2014 vs. 2015: [/U] - CPU perfomance is basically the same. - If we're talking both 13" units...both have integrated GPU (Iris 5100 vs. Iris 6100). 6100 is between 5% & 20% faster depending on the test (see GPU comparision link below). - Force touch trackpad...meh...I wouldn't let this be the big decision maker. - As far as OS upgrades. 2015 might have one extra upgrade vs. the 2014. But ya never know with Apple. Since they are pretty similar...both may have the same number of OS upgrades left. Other than these things...both units are very similar. [URL="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Iris-Graphics-6100-vs-Iris-Graphics-5100-vs-Iris-Pro-Graphics-6200_5945_4573_5947.247598.0.html"]Intel Iris Graphics 6100 vs Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200[/URL] It would seem to me...that with the 2014 & 2015 being pretty similar...and the $375 price being a good bit below the price you might find for a 2015. $375 in the grand scheme of things is a pretty low outlay of cash. If you used it for 3 years...that's only $125/year...and after 3 years you could probably resell it for $250. In that case...your net-cost-per-year would only be about $42! That's pretty cheap!!!:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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