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p.4 #3 · p.4 #3 · New iMac's, iMac 27 5k, iMac Pro 27 5k, Macbooks and thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure | |
I think for me if I had to buy a laptop now I would still get one of the new 2016/2017 Macbook Pros, either 13 or 15. I don't do heavy video editing or a lot of lengthy & intensive cpu bound tasks where heat can be an issue. Desktops have always been better at those tasks than laptops anyway. I value fast I/O, fast storage, taking full advantage of eGPU's, moving stuff around and the improved I/O to 5k displays so I can get to 60hz. I/O is just way more with 4 thunderbolt 3 ports for 120 Gbps vs 2 ports for 40 Gbps on the older models. I'll still wait a bit more but that's the type of workload that matters most to me. My current macbook can handle my photo editing tasks. Others have different requirements.
My real question now is whether I'll get another mac desktop soon and whether it should be an iMac, iMac Pro or Mac Pro. Won't find out until 2018 at the earliest.
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