Repair or buy

[simacmon]

I have a fried logic board on a Late-2013 macbook pro , 16gb i7 2.6ghz 1tb
repair cost is £700

I am looking at instead of a repair to get the low end latest 13" macbook air or perhaps low end 13" macbook pro.

The question is - is it a big step down in performance to go to the new macbook air from my old setup?
Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

The current Macs should be as fast or faster than your old MBP. I assume it was a 13" MacBook Pro?

It depends on what what your usage is. What kinds of thing do you use your Mac for?

C

 

[simacmon]

Hello and welcome.

The current Macs should be as fast or faster than your old MBP. I assume it was a 13" MacBook Pro?

It depends on what what your usage is. What kinds of thing do you use your Mac for?

C

Thanks Cory,
No, it was actually the 15". It was also working quite smoothly up until this problem.

I use it for some Photoshop, video editing and light 3d work. But my intention is to get a desktop for that soon anyway.
What I'm trying to work out is how long it will continue to last after the repair.

Is there a site to do a good benchmark comparison?

Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

OK, thanks.

Normally, repairs have a one year warranty. There isn't any way to tell how long it will last, but it should for years.

Here are a few benchmark websites:
Geekbench Browser
Mac, iPod, iPhone & iPad Specs - EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison
BareFeats

C