First MBP 13" 2017

[Liam_89]

Hey all,
I am about to order myself a MBP 13" 2017 Non touch bar,
They're currently £1,149 from currys and they have promotion on all MBP with £100 cashback,
So makes it £1,050,
I have always had windows machines and I'm getting rather tired of the constant problems etc..
And want something that does the job and won't let me down,
I've always wanted an Apple computer since I can remember and now I have the money to buy one,
Always owned every single iPad iPhone and watch etc... but never a computer,
I'm rather excited that I can now afford one,
It's the 128gb but that will be enough as I only want to edit the odd Mavic Pro 4K video for YouTube,
And the touch bar really doesn't bother me all that much to justify the extra cost,
I will be getting Final Cut Pro X too so that I can edit my mavic pro videos,
I'm guessing that this machine can handle 4K videos using Final Cut Pro ?
Any tips or tricks that I should know about from you veterans who own these fine machines,
Would be appreciated as it's my first and I'd like to get as much advice as possible,
Thank you for reading and for any input,

 

[danf1]

Congratulations on the purchase. You'll absolutely love it - especially coming from a Windows machine!

I also have the non touch bar (2016) and it works like a dream. I can't comment on Final Cut Pro because I don't use it, but I do use Adobe CC without any issues (although for graphic design, rather than video editing). The 2017 machine is slightly faster, so I don't think you'll have any issues. Enjoy!

 

[Liam_89]

Congratulations on the purchase. You'll absolutely love it - especially coming from a Windows machine!

I also have the non touch bar (2016) and it works like a dream. I can't comment on Final Cut Pro because I don't use it, but I do use Adobe CC without any issues (although for graphic design, rather than video editing). The 2017 machine is slightly faster, so I don't think you'll have any issues. Enjoy!

Thank you for the input it's appreciated

 

[Closingracer]

Honestly I would get the 256gb model at least Tbh. You might not need it now buy who knows maybe you will later. You can't change your mind later.



Also are you editing as a hobby or for work? As a hobby it will do fine but if it's for work getting an i7 would be better or more RAM

 

[Liam_89]

Thanks, I'd only be using for hobby use and not work purposes,
Just want something that's reliable to get Mavic Pro 4K videos form the sd and edit a bit and up to YouTube,
And iTunes for my iPad and phone,
I have 128gb on my phone and iPad so don't really need the extra on the MBP,
Basically I just want to lightly edit footage and upload online and I'm happy
Cheers for the reply

 

[Jamalogo10]

Do not get the 128gb. It is complete trash and no one will buy it in the secondary market. When you attempt to resell your device you will easily make back the $100+ you spent on the SSD. Don't buy a mac unless you can afford it. You're better off getting the 2016 with 256 instead of penny pinching for the 128 2017.

TRUST ME!

You do understand that even basic apps like Office, Final Cut, Chrome etc etc will take up at least a 1/4th of your memory? Your device will also slow down dramatically.

 

[vjobs]

Do not get the 128gb. It is complete trash and no one will buy it in the secondary market. When you attempt to resell your device you will easily make back the $100+ you spent on the SSD. Don't buy a mac unless you can afford it. You're better off getting the 2016 with 256 instead of penny pinching for the 128 2017.

TRUST ME!

You do understand that even basic apps like Office, Final Cut, Chrome etc etc will take up at least a 1/4th of your memory? Your device will also slow down dramatically.

I support this advice. On a Mac, 128GB will be filled easily with MacOS and some basic documents. Especially since you are going to work with Final Cut, get 256GB at least! Apart from higher resale value, it gives you a peace of mind knowing that you won't push the storage to the edge.

 

[New_Mac_Smell]

If you're doing any kind of editing, especially 4K, you're going to regret 128GB really quickly! It's really aimed at office workers, and light cloud users. Ideally you'd want 512GB but 256GB at an absolute minimum. With 128GB you'll find there's not even enough room to uncompress all the footage and work on it at the same time, as well as exporting. It's really not that much more expensive and will mean you can actually use the computer for what you brought it for (Which I'm assuming is to work with and not just look at because it's an 'Apple').

 

[Jodiuh]

I have the 128GB model and have 95GB free...so I'm going to play devil's advocate here.

Despite having plenty of programs open with 20 tabs in Safari, I'm not seeing any kind of slow down or lack of memory issues. I'm not using this device as any sort of editing, gaming, etc tho. But for myself, I'm not planning on selling this. I got 10 years out of a Lenovo Thinkpad and never used more than 60GB...on a windows machine. I think I'll be fine w/ the 128GB.

Grats!

 

[Closingracer]

I have the 128GB model and have 95GB free...so I'm going to play devil's advocate here.

Despite having plenty of programs open with 20 tabs in Safari, I'm not seeing any kind of slow down or lack of memory issues. I'm not using this device as any sort of editing, gaming, etc tho. But for myself, I'm not planning on selling this. I got 10 years out of a Lenovo Thinkpad and never used more than 60GB...on a windows machine. I think I'll be fine w/ the 128GB.

Grats!

RAM would be an issue not storage with what you're explaining. Storage only hoods data. RAM is the memory that depends on the speed of the system like tabs open and etc.

 

[0922251]

I have also heard that the 128GB SSD has a slower controller than the higher capacity models, which would result in lower read/write speeds. Not sure how true this is though.

 

[KUKitch]

I have also heard that the 128GB SSD has a slower controller than the higher capacity models, which would result in lower read/write speeds. Not sure how true this is though.

If that were the case, this is one of the only reasons I'd say to change - considering the uses... I previously had a 256, obviously different but had around 200 GB free so I'd say you can likely work within that space.

 

[Fishrrman]

Agree with others above about getting the 256gb drive.

Editing 4k video using FCP on a base-level MBPro will work, but probably won't work too fast.

I would advise you to keep the Windows machine up-and-running for a while, a few months at least, until you are comfortable with everything "on the Mac side".

 

[Saturn007]

Seen same reports and tests -- the 256gb and 512gb SSDs are much faster in both reading and writing. Avoid the 128gb for all sorts of reasons!

 

[Jodiuh]

RAM would be an issue not storage with what you're explaining. Storage only hoods data. RAM is the memory that depends on the speed of the system like tabs open and etc.

It's either that or possibly the CPU, but I think the occasional animation lag/freeze's a result of the RAM when I have a bunch of apps or tabs in safari. I can live with it tho, given the size and $ paid.

Seen same reports and tests -- the 256gb and 512gb SSDs are much faster in both reading and writing. Avoid the 128gb for all sorts of reasons!

Or capitalize on the heavy discounts recently and snag a 128GB for $1100 if you're not going to be doing lots of file xfers or other disc intensive duties. For some of us, the 128GB's fine.