• they've put DDR3 memory in the lower CPU and memory models. This is slow memory, 5 years out of date... you really really want the higher CPU models and to get the DDR4 memory.

    Most people probably haven't even noticed that.

    But if anyone is going to buy the 13" MBP... bump the CPU and/or RAM until you get DDR4 RAM.

    They've also left 8th gen processors in the lower spec ones.
    Parts bin clear out for the lower spec ones, albeit with the newer keyboard.

    Got a 2020 Macbook Air recently. Still well within the returns period. Time to look at the reviews and see if it's worth returning/exchanging.

  • Got a 2020 Macbook Air recently. Still well within the returns period. Time to look at the reviews and see if it's worth returning/exchanging.

    Exactly the same situation here...MBA i5 1.1GHz/16MB/512GB arrived last Thursday, working out if it's worth an extra £290 to get the new MBP i5 2.0GHz/16MB/512GB for similar reasons @Dammit refers to!

    Replacing a mid-2012 MBA, so either's going to be a marked improvement and both would (I'd hope) be something I end up with a similar lifespan for so thinking the cost will be spread over seven or eight years. Hmm, got a week and a bit to decide...

  • Similar boat here, upgraded from 2013 MBA. My 2020 Air was delivered last month so I'm out of the return window for the last 2 or so weeks now. To get the same-level of upgradedness (16 gigs/1TB and i7) I would need to pay £350 more and not sure if it's worth it. I despise the touch-bar and my daily routine is around web and coding, so only upside for me would be the 2 extra USB ports (I dropped the -C now that I'm on the 2020 model)

    So thanks Apple for keeping the return window a sane 14-days and not putting me in the position to decide between the new MBP and my new MBA :D

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