Hey Folks,
I'm having a bit of a crisis regarding this new Macbook Pro.
I've been daydreaming of a base iMac and base 13" MBP for a while now and had my heart set on that, however the release of the new 15" Pro today (Retina model) has left me a little confused, and the soldered on RAM and SSD a little worried about scope for the future.
I've tried searching the other million threads for the answer and had no luck so I must apologise if I've missed something, this place is a bit hyper at the moment, but basically I was just wanting to know the following.
Am I likely to see much of a difference between a base 21.5 "iMac and the new 15" Retina MBP? (The 13" doesn't matter so much as I won't be using it for 'working' purposes)
- I don't game much at all.
- Primarily use my hardware for InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator
- As a Print/Branding designer the future-proofing regarding pixels and the Retina screen doesn't matter much to me as I mostly deal with Litho for my print set up and printers aren't going to be getting a resolution bump.
So, am I likely to notice a huge difference or do I spend £100 or so more and benefit from a 13" for on the go communications etc, and a 21.5" for office use, or do I spend a little less and just rely on the new 15 (with a bump to 16gb) and use it with my external monitor?
Really hope someone can help as I'm going to purchase tomorrow morning!
Thanks for your time in advance.
David
[Edit - Forgot to mention I have the RAM/SSD & Optibay ready to upgrade the 13" and the RAM/SSD to upgrade the 21.5" too.. I have spares lying around so this is all at no extra cost, this hopefully explains my choosing the Base models of each]
I'm having a bit of a crisis regarding this new Macbook Pro.
I've been daydreaming of a base iMac and base 13" MBP for a while now and had my heart set on that, however the release of the new 15" Pro today (Retina model) has left me a little confused, and the soldered on RAM and SSD a little worried about scope for the future.
I've tried searching the other million threads for the answer and had no luck so I must apologise if I've missed something, this place is a bit hyper at the moment, but basically I was just wanting to know the following.
Am I likely to see much of a difference between a base 21.5 "iMac and the new 15" Retina MBP? (The 13" doesn't matter so much as I won't be using it for 'working' purposes)
- I don't game much at all.
- Primarily use my hardware for InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator
- As a Print/Branding designer the future-proofing regarding pixels and the Retina screen doesn't matter much to me as I mostly deal with Litho for my print set up and printers aren't going to be getting a resolution bump.
So, am I likely to notice a huge difference or do I spend £100 or so more and benefit from a 13" for on the go communications etc, and a 21.5" for office use, or do I spend a little less and just rely on the new 15 (with a bump to 16gb) and use it with my external monitor?
Really hope someone can help as I'm going to purchase tomorrow morning!
Thanks for your time in advance.
David
[Edit - Forgot to mention I have the RAM/SSD & Optibay ready to upgrade the 13" and the RAM/SSD to upgrade the 21.5" too.. I have spares lying around so this is all at no extra cost, this hopefully explains my choosing the Base models of each]