First Mac!

[RyanG27]

Hey everyone! This is my first post here, and glad to say I'm about to purchase my first Mac I just have a quick question before I do.

I was hoping to buy the base model but include a dGPU. That isn't an option though, so I'm wondering how much I will actually need the dGPU, or if Iris Pro will be enough for me? I don't particularly game a lot, but have dabbled in photoshop a little. I'm thinking I'll be fine with just the Iris Pro? I guess I assumed a $2k laptop would include dGPU, but I guess if iGPU's are up to it why not.

I am a musician and will be using this for music production, so I'm thinking I'll spend the money on 16GB ram and maybe the 2.3Ghz processor...

What are your thoughts?

 

[hexblot]

My personal opinion is that you won't get any big advantage from a dGPU for Photoshop / Music apps. It would make a big difference for 3D and such.

For your intended usage, I think it will do just fine, even without the full blown 16G RAM ( 8G should be ample, unless you want it for future proofing ).