Do I need a MBP? Probably not.

MR_Punk · 9 Dec 2023 at 11:08

My wife's 2012 MacBook Air is coming to the end so I'm going to give her my 2016 MBP. The thing is I'm not sure what to replace it with, do I go Air or MBP? Realistically I don't do half as much as I used to do on it. Mostly back end stuff for our website as well as the usually. I do however have an external monitor plugged in which I'm not sure would have a massive effect. Other than that its just the usual, internet, videos that sort of thing. I'm guessing the Air is the way to go?

Thanks,

MR_Punk · 10 Dec 2023 at 09:21

Stu999 said:
But do you want an MBP?

That is the question!

MR_Punk · 10 Dec 2023 at 09:21

Jimbeam3678 said:
Keep in mind the air only supports one external display.

That's interesting, I sometimes have the TV connected as well as the external monitor.

MR_Punk · 12 Dec 2023 at 19:52

So I've gone for the 15" Air in the end, it comes tomorrow. Like a kid at Christmas!

MR_Punk · 13 Dec 2023 at 17:58

Well it has come today and so far so good, the biggest difference from my 2017 MBP is just the quality of the screen. Its so much brighter and crisper.

MR_Punk · 15 Dec 2023 at 10:15

Fire Wizard said:
Enjoy your new machine. Which specification did you get and how much did you pay for it?

I just went direct from Apple for the 15inch M2 in Midnight (which I'm glad I went with). I did go for the 512GB flavour though as I was always at about 70% capacity on my old MBP which had 256GB. 2 days in and I'm delighted. Also wow the battery, my old MBP wasn't bad by any stretch but this last forever seemingly.

MR_Punk · 25 Jan 2024 at 20:34

Over a month in and everything is going swimmingly. The extra size of the screen is massive compared to my old MBP. With my HP USB dock it still allows to split the screens so I can have the external monitor and the TV working fine. The only thing I've really noticed is that I expected it to be lighter but that's not an issue at all.