Need help comparing MacBook specs

[Domo]

Had my MacBook Pro Retina since 2012 and it's time to renew!

I want to downsize in terms of unit dimensions and weight. This 15" laptop has been a hinderance, I travel a lot for work and that single block of aluminium has taken it's toll!

Uses - must be able to happily run VMs. The VMs will be running server OS and SQL.

Thing is, how will the new MacBook compare to my current laptop? The new MacBook ticks all the boxes in terms of size, weight and display. But how will it run?

Current
15" 2012 Apple MacBook Pro Retina
Processor: CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 16 Gb DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
Disk: 256 Gb SSD

Option 1: 2018 Apple MacBook
Processor: 1.4GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
Memory: 16 Gb LPDDR3 @ 1866 MHz
Disk: 512 Gb SSD

Option 2 is an MS Surface laptop (i7 + 16 Gb memory + 512 Gb disk). So not a lot in it but would prefer to stick with Apple).

 

[Domo]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I do already subscribe to AWS but as @arty pointed out (or at least I think pointed out), relying on remote servers can be hampered by poor or simply zero Internet connectivity. I spend a lot of time working in the middle east where even the better hotels suffer poor WiFi.

Great tip @welshboy - I will hold out for the WWDC.

Thanks for the link @b0rn2sk8 - not seen this before. Might well prevent buying something then realising it's about to be superseded. Not a great feeling when spending the best part of 2k.