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over 6 years ago from Luis da Silva, Digital Product Designer
Welcome to the boat, buddy. :) Having a 2009 model?! :D Any idea of how you're going to choose your next MacBook model?
My use-case is similar to yours. I rarely connect my current 15" to any external monitor so right off that bat it eliminates the 13" for me due screen space for large sketch/design documents. I also plan on some light video editing that is more personal stuff rather than client so I would need some GPU power for that. Base model for the 2017 15" MBP is my current top choice. I think the improvements are marginal between that one and the top line one in the 15".
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I am in the same boat as you. Looking for a new machine but coming off a mid 2009 which still got some life in it. Yes the cost is high up front but in the long run the device should pay for itself. Averaging out the cost makes it a little more feasible.