This **** is stressing me out ! Maybe I should try and replace my logic board in my 2011 mbp and use that so I'll have more time to save while also maybe giving Apple more time to come with a decent "pro" machine. As of now I am computerless and I've saved about $1200.
Of course I'd love to have the 7th gen i7 but I'd go for a 2015. It seems like that was the best year for mbp's.
Then I'm also thinking about an iMac. The iMac pro will be prohibitively expensive so that's out of the question but maybe a different one with good specs.
At this point I am seriously considering going windows. That makes me incredibly sad because I love Mac OS and core audio and everything else about Apple product but they're really ******** on "pro" users these days. It seems like they're only catering to the Facebook crowd.
I mean c'mon Apple. I don't give a flying **** about a touch bar. And I'd rather have a thicker and heavier computer than sacrifice useful ports and have everything soldered on and non upgradable. !!!!! What is the obsession with thin-ness. It's not like a few millimeters really matters that much to anyone. Does it?
They are really making this hard for us man.
I wish they'd throw a kaby lake i7 in an old cheese grater tower and Put Sierra'on it Andrew let me do the rest!!!!!
I really don't know what I'm gonna do.
Ian it worth getting my 2011 fixed? Is it possible? If so how , who , where?
It's still a nice machine. It's a 15 inch i7, 8 gb and I'll put an ssd in there too.
Man, I
totally sympathize. My advice would be to figure a budget and buy keep a solid creative workflow: Avoid chasing tech: You'll never win. The best Pro Tools 12 and Logic machine I had was a "silent-in-the-control-room-silent" 6-core nMP with 32GB RAM. -But it wasn't "$3600 better" than my 2012 Mini because of the way the code is written in Pro Tools. I had an 8-core, but it kept KP-ing. Now I'm wondering if the much-maligned Quad-Core nMP is the best overall because Pro Tools is so "single core" dependent, even though Avid says otherwise. But after going through two cylinders, I've had enough. If Apple builds a cMP-type of machine, I'll buy it.
So, I've been considering other computer companies and self-builds. My biggest problem is that I'm heavily invested in Thunderbolt stuff and my VSL server
must be connected via ethernet.
So, one of (if not the biggest) problems is iLok and Steinberg-type e-Licensers used to license software. I won't mention any names, but their initials are Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Slate, VI Labs, VSL, etc. Many of us would love to be able to use our favorite DAW on a laptop for remote sessions, but I don't want to haul a tangle of delicate dongles unless they were inside of a tamper-proof rack with my interface. In this day of the innerwebs, it is intellectually dishonest for any company to insist upon dongle-based -rather than web-based- authentication methods.
How many channels do you need to record at once? Unless you have a particularly productive workflow, I'd just use Logic X. Find a
great used interface like an RME, an Apogee Duet 2, or a UAD -since you'll be swapping that out almost as often as your computer unless you find something that is in the "same gen" as your computer. -Or get an interface that supports more than one type of computer connection. Sort ratings by most critical first. Checkout the forums at GearSlutz.com.
If you really want Thunderbolt 3 or USB C (different things) wait several months for the new Mac Whatever and the next UAD Apollo hardware that will match your tech. If you're having a hard time getting external drives and you only need one or two, get one of these three:
https://www.angelbird.com/category/portable-2/ because they support TRIM outside of the computer. No more spinning drives. They're a waste of money. Even the HGST Ultrastars are garbage now.
If you get something with Thunderbolt 2, get this:
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmultidock -I use one of these with a Mac Mini and an Apollo 8. It changed my life. I might pickup a spare, it's so awesome. You'll never saturate the TB2 bus with data if your using SSDs. SSDs, Backblaze, and CCC, baby!
But if I were doing it again, I'd probably junk it all and buy a Steinway.
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The new machines available on the Apple store with all the old ports are the 2015 model still using haswell (5th generation). It’s much more cost effective to buy a refurb or a second hand one of these machines if that is what you want I would not buy one new now they are over 2 years old.
A good USB c dock for all your peripherals can be had if you would like to go for the 2016/2017 option. within a small package and one cable connection to carry around it will probably end up being easier than plugging everything in and out to separate USB ports to be honest. How about something like this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HooToo-Shu...d=1506073725&sr=8-1&keywords=hootoo+usb+c+hub
3 x USB 3 ports and a 4K him output with a power input as well all connected by one cable to your new ultra thin and light touch bar mac with brilliant music controls on the touch bar. Good planning means usb c and tb3 ports should make your life easier not more difficult. I know there is endless moaning about not having a plethora of old ports but I just don’t get it £60 can make one of your super fast ports into every port you need, without a dongle in sight.
With a caveat:
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/...acBook-Pro-13-1-13-2-13-3-Configuration-Guide
