Well I plan on putting music, vids, pics etc, I was thinking if I need more storage in the future then I can just get an extenal drive but don't know if they are a pain having to carry them around as opposed to having more space in the hard drive.
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Base model Macbook Pro is it fast enough?
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Well I plan on putting music, vids, pics etc, I was thinking if I need more storage in the future then I can just get an extenal drive but don't know if they are a pain having to carry them around as opposed to having more space in the hard drive.
A good NAS can store your lions share of media. They offer local storage and backup when you home and remote access when you're away. Another option is cloud storage like Amazon or Microsoft's Skydrive.
Yep, it should be enough... I'll probably be doing slightly more intensive work - and having asked around, I'm quite sure this machine will suffice.
Only hoping 8GB RAM will be enough for BootCamp+Parallels. Although my using Windows will be minimum.
Only hoping 8GB RAM will be enough for BootCamp+Parallels. Although my using Windows will be minimum.
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Just some candy for your thoughts. If one purchases the 2.3/16/512, it would most likely have a samsung screen and ssd as per the general consensus here.
Maybe not candy, we probably need popcorn now
I would love to purchase the higer end one however it's way to expensive for my budget.
I have the same concerns. When Apple first introduced the new rMBPs w/o dGPU, I am a little disappointed, but decide to go for it since the higher end is expensive for my budget. But when I saw in here people referring to it as a downgrade, they prefer early 2013 base instead of late 2013, I am confused. I have late 2011 cMBP and it is enough for me since I don't do any heavy work. I just wanna a retina display and lighter laptop. In this case the new base should be enough for me right? I don't care about ram or ssd, I know they are enough for me and I don't want to buy an 8 month old machine, but I just wonder if spending 2k$ for a machine without a dGPU makes sense.
Well written.
People: In 5 years time, RAM won't be the reason why you'd be upgrading.
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Flash storage is more of a head scratcher in that some people absolutely need the extra space whereas others do not.
It all depends upon how much storage you want at hand at all times.
Also something to consider: a 90% full SSD will be far slower than a 50% full SSD.
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You answered your own question.
Get what you can afford, so in your case 8/256 is the best bet.
I splurged for 8/512 'cuz i also wanted the 2.6GHZ processor.
I did not see this being mentioned, but I feel it is worth pointing out that you can always add an SDXC card (currently I see 64GB and 128GB cards available) for small things like music and maybe some movie files, or even to do tasks like having important documents backed up on there. This is especially handy because you do not need to lug around an extra drive that dangles off a USB or Thunderbolt port. Best of all, even if you needed to buy a few of the cards, they are so small and take up such little space, it would not be much of an inconvenience.
While they are not exactly cheap (in a price to storage space ratio), it's a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of money you are already paying for a rMBP.
While they are not exactly cheap (in a price to storage space ratio), it's a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of money you are already paying for a rMBP.
I did not see this being mentioned, but I feel it is worth pointing out that you can always add an SDXC card (currently I see 64GB and 128GB cards available) for small things like music and maybe some movie files, or even to do tasks like having important documents backed up on there. This is especially handy because you do not need to lug around an extra drive that dangles off a USB or Thunderbolt port. Best of all, even if you needed to buy a few of the cards, they are so small and take up such little space, it would not be much of an inconvenience.
While they are not exactly cheap (in a price to storage space ratio), it's a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of money you are already paying for a rMBP.
Great point.
But it would be much slower to use the SDXC card than it would be to use the SSD.
No doubt about that.
But since it will be for extra storage, it should do the job just fine, and in many cases be much faster than using a regular USB thumb drive.
The 4gb/128gb is the base model.
The 8gb/256gb is the middle model.
What is it with everybody always mentioning 'email' ?
Any computer has and will be able to handle email until the end of days.
For what you describe the middle model is utter overkill.
Enjoy speed and a gorgeous retina for the next five years
You probably shouldn't listen to many of the people here when you are spending TT he amount of money you are. There are many here that are internet wise but that's as far as it goes. Use the computer if it works for you forget the random person on the net. I like the other poster still use 2, Core 2 Duo machines one with 8GB (Mac) and one with 3 (Linux) and they both do all that your looking for and they both run virtual machines. What you have purchased is more than enough its time to just use it.
The 4gb/128gb is the base model.
The 8gb/256gb is the middle model.
What is it with everybody always mentioning 'email' ?
Any computer has and will be able to handle email until the end of days.
For what you describe the middle model is utter overkill.
Enjoy speed and a gorgeous retina for the next five years
The 4gb/128 is the base model for the 13"
And the 8gb/256 is the base model for the 15" not the middle.
So it's even more powerful than Meister was thinking haha
But yea pretty much any macbook in the pro lineup is overkill for your needs outlined in the first post. So to answer the thread's question, it is powerful enough.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. The 400MHz difference does not equate to a 400% performance difference. You're looking at anywhere between 1-15% difference - maybe 20%, and that's only in ideal situations where the applications you are using need every last drop of performance. However, for the tasks you are looking to perform, it will be imperceptible unless you base your user experiences purely on benchmarks.
Yeah. You should upgrade to 2.6 - definitely!
And get 16gb ram and 1tb ssd.
**** it! Go crazy!
If u don't. Who knows. In 1 or 2 years your email might lag
Nice biceps btw!
Yeah. You should upgrade to 2.6 - definitely!
And get 16gb ram and 1tb ssd.
**** it! Go crazy!
If u don't. Who knows. In 1 or 2 years your email might lag
Nice biceps btw!
hahaha, I wish I could go crazy but the next model up is so dam expensive lol, which model do you have?