I'm happy enough to work with the old style TB2 and USB3/TypeA for now and keep using my 3+ magsafe2 power supplies. Plus the feedback from people I work with on how little the touch bar does for them and currently how annoying USB-C is. With AirServer you can now receive audio, videos, photos. If I had to pay full RRP ($1500-1800 depending on SSD size) then I may have held off a bit, but getting a discount on a brand new machine seems to tip the scales for me. AirServer is a Mac application that adds AirPlay/AirTunes audio, video, photo, slideshow and mirroring receiving capabilities to your Mac. It's worked pretty well (and I'm typing this post on it now. I'll hang onto it in the current state to have as a spare/backup or test machine though. I really didn't want to deal with ordering another battery, plus a SSD on the MBP. and macfixit has a 480G SSD kit for another $600ish. The Air itself with deals on ebay came in under A$1000. I'm going to appreciate the Air being lighter and I'd be pretty happy with 6h battery life (compared to 3h and dropping). but I honestly can't tell the difference. I realise I miss out in going from Retina -> non Retina. I've looked at replacing the battery (I get 2.5-3 hours now) and instead bit the bullet and ordered a 2017 Macbook Air. I have a fully upgraded Macbook Pro Retina w/ 2.9Ghz i7 w/ 256G SSD. I'm going through exactly the same thought process.
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