just sharing some thoughts. am now 2 weeks in with my first retina macbook pro (13", i7, 16gb ram). it's a significant step up from my late-2011 13" macbook (i5, 8gb ram...).
did a clean install...of everything (the OS, my apps). migrated only my docs, and music.
one serious crash, and had to reset the SMC (my external drives keep disconnecting). but presently...all is well.
it's definitely faster. and logic X (my main app) has had no overloads (which happened often on complex mixes on my older mac); my process there was to reboot with wifi off, and ONLY open logic. now, even on those same mixes..things are working fine (sometimes with 5 or 6 other apps open). this is great.
love the screen; i bumped up the resolution, so i've got more screen real estate (wonderful with logic X). and everything's sharp, clear.
lighter to carry (i backpack a lot; hey, it's NYC). it doesn't get as hot, and i don't hear the fans as much (just sometimes; usually when playing a video in VLC, or something.
my original plan was to wait for 2016, see what's next. but i can do my work, so, no matter what...am happy now (and that's where i live, in the now...)
did a clean install...of everything (the OS, my apps). migrated only my docs, and music.
one serious crash, and had to reset the SMC (my external drives keep disconnecting). but presently...all is well.
it's definitely faster. and logic X (my main app) has had no overloads (which happened often on complex mixes on my older mac); my process there was to reboot with wifi off, and ONLY open logic. now, even on those same mixes..things are working fine (sometimes with 5 or 6 other apps open). this is great.
love the screen; i bumped up the resolution, so i've got more screen real estate (wonderful with logic X). and everything's sharp, clear.
lighter to carry (i backpack a lot; hey, it's NYC). it doesn't get as hot, and i don't hear the fans as much (just sometimes; usually when playing a video in VLC, or something.
my original plan was to wait for 2016, see what's next. but i can do my work, so, no matter what...am happy now (and that's where i live, in the now...)
