hopestillflies

Ok, I know a lot of people are disappointed. The rMB has been controversial since it first came out and this upgrade is not what many were hoping for. Nonetheless, it's a product that I've been interested from it's introduction and have been waiting for word on this upgrade. I'd hoped for maybe a little more (a price decrease would have been nice), but wasn't necessarily expecting anything but a switch to the newer CPUs. My current machine is an Air 11" from 2011 which is now nearly five years old and I'm ready for an upgrade. The 11" Air has been the best machine I've ever owned. I love the ultra portability of it. However, there are some issues. I just have the 128 SSD, so I'm looking to get a little more space. I've never liked the elongated aspect ratio of the screen or the wide silver bezels (I know that's just an esthetic thing, but it matters when that's what you have to stare at all the time). The 12" rMB seems like the perfect solution for me. The entry level includes twice the amount of storage and RAM from what I currently have and the processor is faster (from what I can tell the original core M from the 2015 version was even faster than the i5 in my 2011 machine). It also addresses the few complaints I've had about the Air (the screen ratio and bezels) plus includes a slightly larger screen in just a barely larger package (actually it's thinner, slightly narrower, and only a very little bit taller). I'm actually excited about the USB-C port as I use a desktop setup at work and currently have to plug in multiple things (screen, power, usb devices). I've been watching some of the docking solutions that have been introduced over the last year and something like that would be perfect for me at work (yes, I know that will cost me more money), and on the go I hardly ever plug anything in. Just bumping up to USB 3 speeds is exiting enough (yes, I have been stuck with USB 2 speeds for the past 5 years!). All that to say, for some people this is a very appealing machine and not a compromise.

Here's my question though for some of you who are more knowledgeable about this stuff than me. Is the CPU upgrade significant enough to go for the new version or would it be worth saving several hundred dollars to get the 2015 version on discount? Like I said, I'm pretty sure last year's version was still faster than my 5 year old Air, however what I've got has started to show it's age and I am looking to get into a CPU that's a decent step up.