Should I trade my current 2017 13’ macbook pro with 8 GB and an i5 for this 2014 15 inch macbook pro with 16 GB ram and 512 GB storage with a 2.5 GHZ i7 but only with built in graphics?
Also his is basically brand new while mine is dinged up a little.
2015 Pros:
* will not suffer from a failing flex cable (which Apple doesn’t cover over the flex cable repair program)
* can run Sonoma very will thanks to the work of the opencore legacy patcher team
* has the classic glowing logo
* has a much better keyboard
* has upgradable storage (any form factor NVMe + adapter)
2017 Pros:
* Has the new look (in case you don’t want it)
* Has support for Sonoma
* Has upgradable storage (small form factor NVMe only + adapter)
Not sure if either have discrete graphics or just the dedicated GPU.
IMO, I’d go with the 2015. If everything else is equal, the 2015 does not have the flex cable time bomb and will out last the 2017 (unless you’re very careful with opening and closing the screen on the 2017)
If he did have a 2015 I would have got it but thanks! I will keep it in mind!
Ah, my bad I read 2014 as 2015. Note the same applies for the 2014 as well. It would still be my preferred machine (when compared to the 2017)