Pro Vs Pc For 4K Video Editing 2017 Mac Care Warranty

The 2017 Kaby Lake models seem to run cooler than the 2016 Skylake models. Good luck.

For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.

The only spec differences I can see is that the 2016 has a 2.7ghz Skylake processor and Radeon Pro 455 with 2gb graphics card while the 2017 has a 2.8ghz Kabylake processor and a Radeon Pro 560 with 4gb.

Pro Vs Pc For 4K Video Editing 2017 Mac Care Warranty

The other difference is price, the 2016 is about 350 less than the 2017 where I am (Thailand), which is about the same as buying the 3 year Mac Care warranty.

The main intensive task that I want to use the machine for is video editing.

At present I am only working with HD for which both machines are more than capable.

But, because these computers are so expensive I want to keep whatever I buy as long as possible.

That means that in the future I will have to use it for editing 4k.

I will have to use Premiere and want to also try using Final Cut Pro.

I have read that the performance increase between the Skylake and Kabylake models is not that much but that the Kabylake chips will be better at handling 4k.

Do you think it is worth shelling out the extra for the 2017 Macbook Pro Will the improved handling of 4k graphics mean that it will be better for editing 4k Will there be enough of an improvement in handling 4k to mean that the computer will stay relevant for longer Will I be able to keep using it for longer than if I had the Skylake machine Also are there any other differences that I have omitted between the two models that will make a major difference (eg ability to run external gpus).

Even if the difference in speed is worth the price, I think getting AppleCare is a better choice.

I edit 4K 30FPS with a 2015 MBP quad 2.5ghz and it is sufficiently fast because it has hardware encoder for h.264 codec.

I can easily make 20min 4K footage daily on deadline (Im a YouTuber).

I actually bought a refurbished 2015 MBP even though there were 2016 models because for the same price, I could get 1TB storage which is very useful as recording 4K fills up storage fast.

But if I get 2016, I would have to use external SSD to transfer my 4K files often.

I would also get Applecare no matter what - the keyboards appear to be unreliable, particularly when subjected to heat.

I had three keyboards fail on the 2016 15 I had (2.61 TB460).

The 2017 it was replaced with did not show any problems even under sustained heat load.

The 2017 Kaby Lake models seem to run cooler than the 2016 Skylake models.

The keyboard is no longer independently replaceable, so if there is trouble with the keyboard the entire top case needs to be replaced.

Mac Pro Vs Pc For 4K Video Editing 2017