This wednesday i will be buying a new laptop but i wanted to know if the 13" retina macbook pro is so much better then the non retina one. What's the pro's and con's of picking one over the other? Any advice? Thanks!
This wednesday i will be buying a new laptop but i wanted to know if the 13" retina macbook pro is so much better then the non retina one. What's the pro's and con's of picking one over the other? Any advice? Thanks!![]()
Realistically how often do you think people upgrade their laptops. I think many people like the idea of upgradability but almost never upgrade. Its a comforting thought to know you can extend the life span by upgrading the ram/storage.I'm terribly old-skool.
The thought of my next (laptop) upgrade not allowing for user-upgrades, has me hoping to delay the upgrade for as long as possible.
I'm terribly old-skool.
The thought of my next (laptop) upgrade not allowing for user-upgrades, has me hoping to delay the upgrade for as long as possible.
I have the 2012 cMBP. It now has 16GB of RAM, and a (soon-to-be) 750GB HDD for my media and archived materials, a 240GB SSD (that I might upgrade to a 480GB towards the end of the year) for my OS and regularly used programmes - and a 64GB Nifty drive - for very specific and miscellaneous items, that I store there.
To replace that model with a new rMBP, with 16GB of RAM, and the maximum storage space (i.e. a rMBP Ultimate) - is going to cost me an arm and a leg. And it still won't come close to the same amount of storage space.
Now I know the easy answer to this, is to go external/cloud based. But I already do that. I have 2x 1TB drives, that serve as a CCC and TM backup to my current system. It's quick and easy. Plug in - backup. No worries about carrying extra drives etc. around. One at home, one at the office.
The Retina screen is no-doubt amazing. The rMBP, as pointed out, is lighter, faster, and its battery life is brilliant. If those are your most important factors - then it remains a no-brainer.
If internal storage and upgradeability is something that remains important to you, then the cMBP offers you the perfect alternative.
Make a call on the above, and get the machine that suits accordingly. Easy.![]()
I will say that if you plan out your purchase and future proof it, you'll not have to worry about upgrades. I think the spending 1,100 dollars on a cMBP being such old technology is not a good use of funds when for a hundred dollars more you get a more current spec'd machine.
OK I should ask have anyone ever used the baseline rmbp for audio work with just 4GB of ram? if so how did it work when using a lot of vst/plug-ins?
OK I should ask have anyone ever used the baseline rmbp for audio work with just 4GB of ram? if so how did it work when using a lot of vst/plug-ins?