Comments inline below: > On Aug 31, 2017, at 6:53 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Things I'm wondering about: > 1) Screen real estate: Appearance aside, is there an advantage to retina? > Do I get more working space if I don't go to a 15" display?
My eyesight is not great. Retina doesn’t make that much difference to me, screen size DOES. > 2) I don't notice the speed of this box affecting much of anything. For > development, does cpu really matter? I suspect I'd do better with some > more memory, but has anyone noticed that it matters? If you don’t notice speed now, probably it won’t be an issue for you. Until you use a faster one. Then, you’ll want it. I am firmly of the camp that I don’t ever want to run out of RAM. I probably overdo it. New offerings from Apple seem to have enough, which was not always true. For development & browsing, for sure 8G minimum, 16G comfortable. > 3) I can get a 27" 5k imac pretty nicely equipped for the same price as a > 15" MBP. Ignoring the portability issue, any thoughts? Portability is HUGE for me. I have 27” monitors most places I go, which may not be typical. If portability is not an issue for you, go for the iMac. That 5k screen is really beautiful, wrote the blind man <grin>. Take with salt! .Jerry _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
