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<blockquote data-quote="edokid" data-source="post: 1647553" data-attributes="member: 259418">Thanks Lisa.&nbsp; I've owned the 11&quot; before, had it two times in the past and always liked it.&nbsp; I decided on the 13&quot; in the end though because of the larger display for work and what not, but now I'm always using my PC desktop for work during the day.&nbsp; So it's more just when traveling or working from a partner location where I have an external display anyway.&nbsp; I always loved when on vacation even putting it in a sleeve and being able to carry it in one of those drawstring bags on my back since it was so small.Right now I'm just debating on the i5 or i7 but with the 256GB as I have 6GB free on my current 128 so might as well.&nbsp; Just hate how expensive Apple makes their storage as it's like $250 more just for 256.&nbsp; Here's what it comes down to (in Canadian funds) and what I'm going back and forth on:At Best Buy I can get the 4th gen Haswell version with i7, 256GB and 8GB of ram for $1449.At Apple with edu discount that same machine but with Broadwell is $1564.&nbsp; If I do it with i5 then it is $1407 and that's sort of where I'm leaning.I really wanted the new MacBook but I think the Core M will kill me, so going to hold off as I'm sure a year or two from now it will be able to support normal processors.&nbsp; So this machine is more of a place holder until that time.&nbsp; So I think what it will come down to is is it more worth it to spend $1407 for the latest i5 with 8GB and 256, or spend like $40 more for last gen but have the i7. Since it's last years i7 anyway I feel like the current gen i5 is probably closer to that anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="edokid, post: 1647553, member: 259418"] Thanks Lisa. I've owned the 11" before, had it two times in the past and always liked it. I decided on the 13" in the end though because of the larger display for work and what not, but now I'm always using my PC desktop for work during the day. So it's more just when traveling or working from a partner location where I have an external display anyway. I always loved when on vacation even putting it in a sleeve and being able to carry it in one of those drawstring bags on my back since it was so small. Right now I'm just debating on the i5 or i7 but with the 256GB as I have 6GB free on my current 128 so might as well. Just hate how expensive Apple makes their storage as it's like $250 more just for 256. Here's what it comes down to (in Canadian funds) and what I'm going back and forth on: At Best Buy I can get the 4th gen Haswell version with i7, 256GB and 8GB of ram for $1449. At Apple with edu discount that same machine but with Broadwell is $1564. If I do it with i5 then it is $1407 and that's sort of where I'm leaning. I really wanted the new MacBook but I think the Core M will kill me, so going to hold off as I'm sure a year or two from now it will be able to support normal processors. So this machine is more of a place holder until that time. So I think what it will come down to is is it more worth it to spend $1407 for the latest i5 with 8GB and 256, or spend like $40 more for last gen but have the i7. Since it's last years i7 anyway I feel like the current gen i5 is probably closer to that anyway. [/QUOTE]

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