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Opinion... rMBP THAT much better than cMBP?
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MY next question is do I get the base retina with 16GB ram and 256GB SSD or spend the monstrous $500 and get the 512GB SSD. :\
I had a 240GB SSD in my iMac which was plenty, but I also had an extra internal 1TB HDD for storage which I will no longer have if I get the rMBP over the cMBP.
Yes I have USB3.0 externals but I dont always want them connected. But I think I could manage hmmmm....
I had a 240GB SSD in my iMac which was plenty, but I also had an extra internal 1TB HDD for storage which I will no longer have if I get the rMBP over the cMBP.
Yes I have USB3.0 externals but I dont always want them connected. But I think I could manage hmmmm....
Why don't you get the 256, save yourself $500, and when you start running out of room then buy a higher capacity SSD for far less than the $500 you saved? By the time you start hitting the ceiling on the 256, there will be after market upgrades. The SSD in the Retina is socketed.
Im starting to think the base with 8GB would be plenty and just save the money :\
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You can add a SDD while have a HDD in the laptop at the same time or are you saying you'd use the HDD as an external?
Ah thank you, that's good to know. I am looking at getting a macbook pro and ive been researching the new models. Still unsure what to get.
I am assuming this would void the warranty?
Yeah it would, but what's to stop you from putting the optical back in when you have to take it to the store?
That's exactly what I was thinking, thanks.
Edit:: Wasn't sure if there was a warranty sticker somewhere that would show tampering.
That is what I bought, the non Retina MBP added 16 GB 1600 ram and plan on getting SSD later. I skipped the retina, since I am over 62 and eyes are weak.... I run my MBP at 1152 X 720 since I don't like the small text etc.
I know I can magnify, but it is a pain to keep changing apps and the Menus bar is still small.
I still wish Apple would offer Rosetta, for the apps I can't upgrade!
mmm... in a slight dilema here also.
I currently have a 17" 2010 MBP are are upgrading to a new MBP in the next couple of weeks.
I've been going back and forth between the rMBP and cMBP. I spend most of my time working from home - CS6 / logic Pro / Premiere / Resolve and my current MBP has a 2nd SSD in place of the optical bay.
As much as I love the idea of the rMBP - the potential to have a stand along machine that could have nearly a couple of gigs of SSD in, together with a dedicated FW800 and Ethernet port will probably do it for me...
I agree the screen on the rMBP is gorgeous - and the future. If that offered a retina in the 'old' case - and a 2nd Thunderbolt port the world would be perfect
Seriously though - the cost between the 2 options is not an issue as I use it to generate my income.
Wish me luck, I hope I've made the right decision
I currently have a 17" 2010 MBP are are upgrading to a new MBP in the next couple of weeks.
I've been going back and forth between the rMBP and cMBP. I spend most of my time working from home - CS6 / logic Pro / Premiere / Resolve and my current MBP has a 2nd SSD in place of the optical bay.
As much as I love the idea of the rMBP - the potential to have a stand along machine that could have nearly a couple of gigs of SSD in, together with a dedicated FW800 and Ethernet port will probably do it for me...
I agree the screen on the rMBP is gorgeous - and the future. If that offered a retina in the 'old' case - and a 2nd Thunderbolt port the world would be perfect
Seriously though - the cost between the 2 options is not an issue as I use it to generate my income.
Wish me luck, I hope I've made the right decision
mmm... in a slight dilema here also.
I currently have a 17" 2010 MBP are are upgrading to a new MBP in the next couple of weeks.
I've been going back and forth between the rMBP and cMBP. I spend most of my time working from home - CS6 / logic Pro / Premiere / Resolve and my current MBP has a 2nd SSD in place of the optical bay.
As much as I love the idea of the rMBP - the potential to have a stand along machine that could have nearly a couple of gigs of SSD in, together with a dedicated FW800 and Ethernet port will probably do it for me...
I agree the screen on the rMBP is gorgeous - and the future. If that offered a retina in the 'old' case - and a 2nd Thunderbolt port the world would be perfect
Seriously though - the cost between the 2 options is not an issue as I use it to generate my income.
Wish me luck, I hope I've made the right decision
Sounds like you need an iMac for home and a MacBook Air for elsewhere rather than the retina.
mmm... in a slight dilema here also.
I currently have a 17" 2010 MBP are are upgrading to a new MBP in the next couple of weeks.
I've been going back and forth between the rMBP and cMBP. I spend most of my time working from home - CS6 / logic Pro / Premiere / Resolve and my current MBP has a 2nd SSD in place of the optical bay.
As much as I love the idea of the rMBP - the potential to have a stand along machine that could have nearly a couple of gigs of SSD in, together with a dedicated FW800 and Ethernet port will probably do it for me...
I agree the screen on the rMBP is gorgeous - and the future. If that offered a retina in the 'old' case - and a 2nd Thunderbolt port the world would be perfect
Seriously though - the cost between the 2 options is not an issue as I use it to generate my income.
Wish me luck, I hope I've made the right decision
the screen is gorgeous but i assume you'll mostly be doing your cs6 work on an extended monitor anyway. not to mention the moment you switch the resolution on the retina display to a non-hidpi setting, the machine feels MUCH faster. its a sad testament to the fact how at least in its current form, the software/hardware just isn't up to retina performance duties.
I would go with the 256GB and just swap out your current work onto it when you're not at home and then swap them back onto an external at home. So you have high storage at home but your current work with you on the go (assuming your current work can fit on it!).
According to ifixit, the 2012 classic mbp still has the same old cooling design of the 2011 and previous mbp's.
So the benefits to getting the rMBP are better cooling, better screen.
The benefits to getting the cMBP are upgradeability which = cheaper higher end product as far as ssd and ram goes.
As far as which model rMBP to get, the $2699 only has the benefit of larger ssd and slightly faster processor. As other people on the forums have discovered, the processor is not the limiting factor when it comes to most intensive applications such as games. In fact, the rMBP performs better when the turbo boost is turned off to keep the cpu from running hot and therefor allows the GPU to run better without being throttled.
Therefor, your mainly buying the $2699 rMBP for the added ssd. I wish that Apple would have atleast bumped up the ram on the high end rMBP but I guess thats asking too much.
So the benefits to getting the rMBP are better cooling, better screen.
The benefits to getting the cMBP are upgradeability which = cheaper higher end product as far as ssd and ram goes.
As far as which model rMBP to get, the $2699 only has the benefit of larger ssd and slightly faster processor. As other people on the forums have discovered, the processor is not the limiting factor when it comes to most intensive applications such as games. In fact, the rMBP performs better when the turbo boost is turned off to keep the cpu from running hot and therefor allows the GPU to run better without being throttled.
Therefor, your mainly buying the $2699 rMBP for the added ssd. I wish that Apple would have atleast bumped up the ram on the high end rMBP but I guess thats asking too much.
You can just modify the base level rMBP and add the SSD/RAM without the processor upgrade if you really don't want it. Originally you couldn't customize the base but now you can.
This is not a question of which one is "better" because that word means different things to different people. The pros and cons are pretty clear. The rMBP advantages are its size, weight, thickness and screen. The cMBP advantages are primarily related to internal expansion, possibility of higher RAM upgrades down the road, and more dedicated ports. Those are the larger concerns.
Then there are little things which probably don't matter much the rMBP has a higher clocked discrete GPU by about 15%-20%, giving it performance on par with the GTX660M. This may or may not be noticeable depending on your application, but may be more noticeable when comparing both machines on external displays where no Retina scaling would be involved.
As a rev A product the rMBP has some issues. The retina display causes some slowdown that you wouldn't see on the cMBP.
Sorry for the lack of update.
I ended up buying a rmbp in mid August and love it. No desire to use a cmbp again lol.
I ended up buying a rmbp in mid August and love it. No desire to use a cmbp again lol.
Yes - agree. I ordered the cMBP this morning anyway. I'll put 2 512GB SSDs in and 16GB from Crucial. Should keep things spinning along nicely for another couple of years. Quite crazy how this laptop will be a more powerful video editing and grading machine that my Mac Pro from a few years back!