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Review & Everything leading up to buying my new 2018 15" MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar
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<blockquote data-quote="iggibar" data-source="post: 1817869" data-attributes="member: 97843"><p>I'm going to split this into multiple posts: Deciding what to buy, initial experience, in-depth review after a week of use.</p><p></p><p><strong>DECIDING WHAT TO BUY.</strong></p><p></p><p>After endless frustrations with ChromeBooks at work, I decided to bring in my Asus ROG. I had bought this new not too long ago, and it's fast, and only used it maybe 3 times a month. I figured this was a great way to put the Asus to work. I was wrong. Though the Asus was good for using one in a blue moon, the backwards setup of Windows frustrated me way too much for daily work use when I'm used to using Apple computers on the daily.</p><p></p><p>I couldn't use my other 13" or 15" MacBook Pros because I have given them to my parents, and they crammed them with their personal stuff.</p><p></p><p>So I thought it was time to get a new computer...again.</p><p></p><p>I looked at the notebook lineup from Apple, and narrowed it down to the 13" and 15" MBP.</p><p>In a much needed conversation between <strong><a href="http://pigoo3" target="_blank">Pigoo3</a> </strong>and I, we discussed the merits of each notebook.</p><p></p><p>I wanted the 15", but was hesitant because of new redesign rumors. Thought it might be better to get the 13" as a stop gap until the new redesigns.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After a few other messages, I pretty much had made up my mind. The decision was made with the help of my Mac Pro. I wanted the continuity and feeling of power to flow and be unnoticeable from 3.0GHz 10-Core 64gb ram Mac Pro 6.1(my daily machine) to my next purchase. The 13" MBP can't do that. Only the 15" MBP can.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the same day I talked to Nick, I went to Apple to play around a bit. Looked to see how low I can get their price on a 15" MBP space gray touch bar, but the best they could do is take 200 off. So I looked up which Best Buy had the MBP available and bought it from them while saving $400!</p><p></p><p>It's the base model 15" MBP w/TB.</p><p>I opened it neatly to preserve the wrap...like always.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]37794[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29607[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iggibar, post: 1817869, member: 97843"] I'm going to split this into multiple posts: Deciding what to buy, initial experience, in-depth review after a week of use. [B]DECIDING WHAT TO BUY.[/B] After endless frustrations with ChromeBooks at work, I decided to bring in my Asus ROG. I had bought this new not too long ago, and it's fast, and only used it maybe 3 times a month. I figured this was a great way to put the Asus to work. I was wrong. Though the Asus was good for using one in a blue moon, the backwards setup of Windows frustrated me way too much for daily work use when I'm used to using Apple computers on the daily. I couldn't use my other 13" or 15" MacBook Pros because I have given them to my parents, and they crammed them with their personal stuff. So I thought it was time to get a new computer...again. I looked at the notebook lineup from Apple, and narrowed it down to the 13" and 15" MBP. In a much needed conversation between [B][URL='http://pigoo3']Pigoo3[/URL] [/B]and I, we discussed the merits of each notebook. I wanted the 15", but was hesitant because of new redesign rumors. Thought it might be better to get the 13" as a stop gap until the new redesigns. After a few other messages, I pretty much had made up my mind. The decision was made with the help of my Mac Pro. I wanted the continuity and feeling of power to flow and be unnoticeable from 3.0GHz 10-Core 64gb ram Mac Pro 6.1(my daily machine) to my next purchase. The 13" MBP can't do that. Only the 15" MBP can. At the end of the same day I talked to Nick, I went to Apple to play around a bit. Looked to see how low I can get their price on a 15" MBP space gray touch bar, but the best they could do is take 200 off. So I looked up which Best Buy had the MBP available and bought it from them while saving $400! It's the base model 15" MBP w/TB. I opened it neatly to preserve the wrap...like always. [ATTACH type="full"]37794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190330_110904 (1).jpg"]29607[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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