My budget is pretty limited to 1500$. I was thinking about getting the new MacBook Pro 13-inch Model (2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Without Touchbar).
I am going to do some coding and video editing for YouTube. So, I was worried about the performance with the dual-core i5 processor. And then a friend of mine suggested getting an older laptop like the 2015 15-inch model with i7 processor.
So, just wanted to know which one is better options?
Update(23/05/2021): I bought a Macbook Pro 16inch in Jan 2020 fall in love with it recently bought new m1 MacBook air as well. I will say if you have money then you should definitely buy M1 Air it's really good.
Do you need to work on Mac or not?
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None of them are great for video editing if it's just a bit extensive, but you might be able to hook up a eGPU and dual boot to Windows for that part.
For me was a MacBook Air 2018 fine for programming, but I mostly use Sublime Text and other low CPU consuming applications.