This machine is an absolute beast. Go to your local Apple retail and buy one. They have them.
THIS is a 5 year machine.
THIS is a 5 year machine.
This machine is an absolute beast. Go to your local Apple retail and buy one. They have them.
THIS is a 5 year machine.
This machine is an absolute beast. Go to your local Apple retail and buy one. They have them.
THIS is a 5 year machine.
Im so glad I took my i9 back and got this.I agree. This machine is amazing.
For sureThis machine is an absolute beast. Go to your local Apple retail and buy one. They have them.
THIS is a 5 year machine.
I can only comment on FCPX. I use it heavily and see so much fast render and encode times. For example I did some FCPX output master files to compare for when I got the vega. Most videos were rendered and done in a average of either half the time or in some cases 75% faster. However I did find one and I cannnot explain but was actually slower on the Vega 20. Im still in doubt as to why.can you clarify in what regards it is a beast? gaming? or photo editing
I would certainly hope we could consider a machine that costs $4250 to be a five year machine. Better last ten years for that price.
Are we really at that point where now only when a machine crosses the $4k mark are we comfortable holding Apple accountable for it to last a mere five years? Are we now saying that $2k or even $3k machines are as good as disposable now? Even a $2k machine from Apple should last 6-8 years if you ask me.
I am going to destroy your argument.
A i9, with 32GB of RAM, 1TB, and a Vega 20 that is on par with a 1050+ desktop graphics card.
This is literally the goat of future proofing.
I paid 3899 for it...with EDU discount. If I keep it for 4 years that's 975/year. Not shabby.
can you clarify in what regards it is a beast? gaming? or photo editing
I wouldn't call throttling to 1.8 ghz amazing...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2018-mbp-15-i9-vega-20-throttling-to-1-8-ghz.2156435/
This is what I love. Take any machine and max out the CPU and the GPU and see what it does.
When is this ever going to happen? NEVER
This is what I love. Take any machine and max out the CPU and the GPU and see what it does.
When is this ever going to happen? NEVER
I suppose it all depends on the circumstances. Being a teacher, I bought mine with a hefty discount. (i9, 32GB Ram, 1TB SSD and the Vega 20 for 3780€. Only downside: Waiting till early December for it to get here...
My 2016 MBP still has a very nice resale value ... and then there are tax returns. So in a way it seems I am getting it for free, albeit not at once.
This is what I love. Take any machine and max out the CPU and the GPU and see what it does.
When is this ever going to happen? NEVER
I am going to destroy your argument.
A i9, with 32GB of RAM, 1TB, and a Vega 20 that is on par with a 1050+ desktop graphics card.
This is literally the goat of future proofing.
I paid 3899 for it...with EDU discount. If I keep it for 4 years that's 975/year. Not shabby.
i think you have not really destroyed anything but you are trying to make yourself feel better because for the price you paid you arent getting the performance like really
I am going to destroy your argument.
A i9, with 32GB of RAM, 1TB, and a Vega 20 that is on par with a 1050+ desktop graphics card.
This is literally the goat of future proofing.
I paid 3899 for it...with EDU discount. If I keep it for 4 years that's 975/year. Not shabby.
you overpaid badly,
I paid less for my desktop few months ago and I have 8 core Intel CPU, 2xTitan XP and 3.5TB SSD storage
I've found it cheaper in the long run when I had to spend 2k every 2-3 years to replace a windows laptop vs 2.5k every 7 years for a MacBook. Sure, the performance isn't that good, especially near the end, but I'm glad I don't have to worry about it breaking while I'm on an extended trip. I had every windows laptop die on me during one of my trips. Also, granted, the price of MacBooks went through the roof so it's a bit more of a pill to swallow. Security has also been a big thing for me too. It's a bit harder with windows, especially when you find that your software was mandated by the government to allow loopholes to bypass the hard drive encryption.
Microsoft in the past didn't actually provide security. We were more reliant on other software such as truecrypt, but that turned out to be a huge fail when it was revealed that they had created back doors in their software along with anything that built upon their encryption. Apple at least is fighting the government on that. I shouldn't need to worry about government, but it is the government agencies that seem to lose control of their own software.Apple is eroding the perceived value these days due to the increasing cost per unit and reliability issues which makes the MBP a harder choice. Today I'd be looking at a minimum of $4K that would equally need replacing in the range of 24-36 months. I travel globally for work purpose and have pretty equal experience of Mac's & PC's failing over the years. Problem with Mac's is they generally start with a performance deficit which may or may not be a concern.
As for security I trust Apple no more than Microsoft, with latter being somewhat more transparent. All operating systems have vulnerabilities simple as that with Apple & Microsoft having very different approaches how to deal with such matters.
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Apple is eroding the perceived value these days due to the increasing cost per unit and reliability issues which makes the MBP a harder choice. Today I'd be looking at a minimum of $4K that would equally need replacing in the range of 24-36 months. I travel globally for work purpose and have pretty equal experience of Mac's & PC's failing over the years. Problem with Mac's is they generally start with a performance deficit which may or may not be a concern.
As for security I trust Apple no more than Microsoft, with latter being somewhat more transparent. All operating systems have vulnerabilities simple as that with Apple & Microsoft having very different approaches how to deal with such matters.
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Microsoft in the past didn't actually provide security. We were more reliant on other software such as truecrypt, but that turned out to be a huge fail when it was revealed that they had created back doors in their software along with anything that built upon their encryption. Apple at least is fighting the government on that. I shouldn't need to worry about government, but it is the government agencies that seem to lose control of their own software.