Laptop died. Replace with brand new MBP 13" or second hand top spec 15" from 2014?

#1

Hi guys,

My mid 2013 MBP just died (rip), and I’m looking for a replacement.

I’m either going with a 13" space grey i5 MBP (brand new) with 256gb storage and upgraded ram (16gb). This comes to $2300 AUD with a student discount.

I’ve also found a second hand 2014 MBP 15" max spec that was just listed for sale. It comes with 1tb storage (ssd), 64gb ram, 2.6 quad core i7, and dedicated graphics. It’s $2400AUD.

If you were in my situation, what would you do?

Update
I didn’t go with the used MBP. I ended up buying a new 13" MBP with touchbar. Apple has a 14 day return policy, and I intend to use it.

I’m probably going to swap this out next weekend for a full spec MacBook air i7.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

#2

I think I would go for i7, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD and 15" screen (bigger better for me). If everything is OK with it then that would be my choice.

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#3

Depends on your priority… small size or bigger screen?

Personally, I would go for the i7 with the 15" screen. i7 should will also allow you hyperthreading, great for running VM environments like Parallels.

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#4

+1 for the 15 inch. Can never underestimate screen real estate.

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#5

A 1tb SSD would be worth almost half the entire cost of the machine by itself, so that’s a total steal. However, I’m pretty sure that no MBP has ever been capable of 64gb of RAM, so double check those stats and make sure you’re not getting fleeced.

#6

Sorry! Typo on my end. It has 16gb of ram as well.

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