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Apple Releases Retina MacBook Pro SMC Update to Address Gaming Frame Rates and Fan Issues
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Does Safari feel snappier?
(And now that I've had my turn saying that, I don't think I ever will again. I'm surprised I was first to say it with 25 comments before mine.)
(And now that I've had my turn saying that, I don't think I ever will again. I'm surprised I was first to say it with 25 comments before mine.)
So Apple does release point fixes (that iRony - TM and Copyright protected, patents pending)
Now what about
- Safari
- Time Machine
- and so on
That's normal.
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Thank goodness the powernap bug is fixed! I would come back to my computer and it would be warm because it never finished backing up!
Nah, this machine has been laggy/underpowered for the screen. It needs a 2GB GPU in it to be a 'Pro' machine and able to power that screen correctly. I won't even touch it for video/graphic work. It's just not up to par yet.
You were not
.Hopefully with this update we'll see a snappier Safari
I have actually not experienced these problems with mine but I know they're pretty widespread, so this is good to have! It would probably just be a matter of time for me otherwise...
It would probably just be a matter of time for me otherwise...
exactly, this is why I avoid 1st gen hardware from apple
retina 15" = weak GPU, weak CPU, riddled with bugs
gen 2 retina 15" will be glorious
Agreed on the GPU...ridiculous it has not only a mid line mobile GPU (GT vs GTX) but it's only 1GB vs 2GB (required for most Adobe/VCP applications).
Hope Gen2 is what we all want.
I wish they'd just put the Retina screen in the old body also.
"Your computer's power cord must be connected and plugged into a working power source, or your battery must be at least 25% charged.
When your computer restarts, a gray screen will appear with a status bar to indicate the progress of the update. Your computer's fans will run at full speed during the update but will return to normal speed once the update completes. Do not disturb or shut off the power on your computer during this update."
Someone wasn't reading the instructions...
Wow, huge improvement in performance since the upgrade! Safari is snappy, iTunes is snappy, it's created an enjoyable machine, finally! I've only been using this waiting for the Mac Pro, but this update has been Noticeable!
Wow, I had no idea there were still people that uninformed... It's probably better for the video/graphic world that you aren't doing any work right now.
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You know, I read up a lot and saw a lot of people complaining about various problems. I dove in anyway and haven't had near the issues that others have had. Actually, I haven't had any issues really. I'm not sure where you guys are getting your opinions, if they're based on people complaining, or if they're first hand experiences. Let me share mine with you though, my first hand experience.
I purchased the Retina model because I thought it'd be great for photography. I do photography, web design, photoshop, and 3d work on this computer. It's amazing and has worked great in all of those capacities. I use it while mobile, and I also connect it into a couple of monitors and use it as a work station. It has performed well, about as well as a highend laptop might. It may not perform as well as my workstation at work, but well, that's a workstation. It's beefy, it's got the room to be beefy, it's not trying to compact itself into a portable fashion.
I'm sorry that you feel the Macbook Retina is so crappy of a product, but some of us have found it to be successful. I enjoy this computer and have no regrets. I've had no issues that made me think this product is beta, or whatever.
1st Gen
I have the first GEN rMBP 2.7GHz quad-core cpu. The don't game a lot but every now and then I will poke into WOW. I use CS6 on this machine all day long though and I have never seen a slow down or anything else. Considering I don't do anything crazy with the machine it has served it's purpose for me just fine. I disagree that it is under powered, for doing some intensive stuff.
As far as gaming goes; this machine has only been able to give me around 25 to 30fps. I really never expected more out of it for gaming though.
I am not in front of my rmbp right now to run the update but I hope it will be nice.
I have the first GEN rMBP 2.7GHz quad-core cpu. The don't game a lot but every now and then I will poke into WOW. I use CS6 on this machine all day long though and I have never seen a slow down or anything else. Considering I don't do anything crazy with the machine it has served it's purpose for me just fine. I disagree that it is under powered, for doing some intensive stuff.
As far as gaming goes; this machine has only been able to give me around 25 to 30fps. I really never expected more out of it for gaming though.
I am not in front of my rmbp right now to run the update but I hope it will be nice.
What Adobe applications? I've had no issues using Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver. Granted, I haven't used After Effects, but on the windows side I have used 3D Studio Max without issue. Not to mention all the fun games I've played.
Sorry, the work I do actually requires a MacPro which I use..
Can't do it with a 1MB GPU.
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Oh it works great for 'graphic' design...not so much for motion graphics/higher end after effects/VCP and other video intensive applications and editing.
Then again, a MBAir does 'graphic' design just fine also.
CPU is fine, but Haswell will be much better for not only the power/cooling but running the retina in normal mode when it doesn't need the GPU.
1st gen Retina 15" is already glorious. I run 3 displays (one is a Apple TB display) off of that "weak GPU" and don't have any noticeable performance issues.
As for CPU, the rMBP I have Geekbenches 10788, and the 2013 model does 12547. How is that weak? A top end 27" iMac does slightly better (12878), and other than that it's only 6+ core Mac Pros that do better -- so only desktop machines do better.
That said, I say it's better to wait for future revisions unless you are forced to buy something now, but that's more because there is still a good amount of software that isn't Retina-ready and less about the hardware.
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