Photoshop...decisions....

[mainframe_module]

Hi all,

I know there have been tonnes of posts regarding performance of the retina macbook. I'm hoping somebody can help me decide.

I have (well actually HAD until this weekend when a storm hit and killed my imac, but its being covered under insurance) a desktop that i do intensive work on, as well as a MBA.

I have a late 2010 Macbook 11" 1.6 core2 duo with 4 megs of ram that has not skipped a beat until recently in terms of being able to handle tethered shoots with aperture/lightroom and 1-3 layer retouching in photoshop. I do fashion photography so all i'm really concerned about is single single layer textures/spot adjusts and levels for initial markups before going to a retoucher, or if its a simple shoot then being able to work on a raw file (<50mb) on a commute. Sometimes i will combine plates with a shot but its usually 3-4 layers or less. The MBA has been fine until a few months ago where it has started to lag a bit in terms of file size with me working on larger res raw images, as well as the the latest CC 2015 version of photoshop.

I'm ASSUMING that if my 5 year old mba could handle most of this then a 2015 rMB would be able to handle it without ANY hitch, but I need to be sure.

In Australia for the same price I can get the 13 rMPB for the same price but i've become used to a small portable machine and would prefer not having to lug the extra weight around, especially when on location where I have a carload of gear anyway. The one port is fine with me provided I have a USB type A dongle, honestly the only port i've ever really needed is usb and rarely mini display/thunderbolt for an external display.

I'm almost sold on a space grey 1.1ghz rMB but was just hoping to hear from others that do retouching to give me an idea of how it's working for them...

Cheers!

 

[NYanakiev]

Hi all,

I know there have been tonnes of posts regarding performance of the retina macbook. I'm hoping somebody can help me decide.

I have (well actually HAD until this weekend when a storm hit and killed my imac, but its being covered under insurance) a desktop that i do intensive work on, as well as a MBA.

I have a late 2010 Macbook 11" 1.6 core2 duo with 4 megs of ram that has not skipped a beat until recently in terms of being able to handle tethered shoots with aperture/lightroom and 1-3 layer retouching in photoshop. I do fashion photography so all i'm really concerned about is single single layer textures/spot adjusts and levels for initial markups before going to a retoucher, or if its a simple shoot then being able to work on a raw file (<50mb) on a commute. Sometimes i will combine plates with a shot but its usually 3-4 layers or less. The MBA has been fine until a few months ago where it has started to lag a bit in terms of file size with me working on larger res raw images, as well as the the latest CC 2015 version of photoshop.

I'm ASSUMING that if my 5 year old mba could handle most of this then a 2015 rMB would be able to handle it without ANY hitch, but I need to be sure.

In Australia for the same price I can get the 13 rMPB for the same price but i've become used to a small portable machine and would prefer not having to lug the extra weight around, especially when on location where I have a carload of gear anyway. The one port is fine with me provided I have a USB type A dongle, honestly the only port i've ever really needed is usb and rarely mini display/thunderbolt for an external display.

I'm almost sold on a space grey 1.1ghz rMB but was just hoping to hear from others that do retouching to give me an idea of how it's working for them...

Cheers!

Hi there!

I recently got the 1,2 ghz Macbook- I had bought the mid-range 13" Macbook Pro but found it to be way too bulky and not powerful enough to play the one game I enjoy playing with from time to time. I returned it and got the Macbook.

I have to say that so far I could not be happier that I changed my mind. The little laptop does a great job for what I use it for: some light gaming, office and emails and a bit of photoshop and trading.

I had a look online- some of the lag I see from time to time was also present on the 13" Macbook Pro. Just watched someone who got Windows 10 running on it in Bootcamp- the performance was buttery smooth. In other words the hardware is quite capable but the software is not well optimized.

My advice would be go for it- of course you need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages. To me, I decided against keeping the 13"- I have not regretted doing it thus far!

 

[freitz]

rMB would more then fit the bill if you found your old MBA acceptable.

I use lightroom heavy and light photoshop and I found my MBA From the same year unacceptable but thew new rMB ( I have the 1.3 512 version) more then enough for travel.

 

[kahkityoong]

My 1.3 MB is about on par as my 2012 fully loaded i7 MBA for photoshop. Which itself is not that far off the base model 13" MBP.