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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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No. I can believe that they probably did want to do the redesign with Kabylake 24-30 months ago, but Apple knew a year ago what the accurate Intel roadmap would be.
So I have another question. Since I'm coming from Windows I have an external hard drive which I think won't work as well with macOS. What steps can I take so I will be able to read and write files from macOS and Windows? Preferably I would use it as a drive for Time Machine as well.
Cmiiw, you can use paragon ntfs 14 so it would make mac seems like windows you can write and read on ntfs format hard drive
i believe that a Time Machine backup disk must be in the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. I would recommend using a dedicated disk for this.
As for Windows external USB drives (FAT formatted), they should work just fine with the Mac.
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Is it NTFS formatted? If so, MacOS is not going to read it. You have to format it to FAT. It deletes all your files, so you have to move your files to your PC, format your external hard drive to FAT, and copy your files to it.
Option 2 is to use Paragon NTFS. It's a tiny programme which helps MacOS to understand NTFS. You have to pay for it. Or you have to do some torrenting, but I have not said that.
You won't be able to use it to move and copy files (or with Time Machine) if it has NTFS system.
You have to format in ExFat system file with OS disk utility if you want to make it be readable from both Windows (7 and newer) and Mac, or Journaled to use it as a Time Machine (and it won't be read from Win).
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Can you guys recommend different storage options? I'm going for 16 GB, i5, but I don't know if 256 vs 512 GB is best. What are you guys getting?
I hope not, that keyboard is terrible. I'm hoping it will be more like the Magic Keyboard.
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Probably 512 purely because I expect that to be the default storage config for the top end 15 inch. Would happily go with 256gb but I don't think you can get a 256gb model with discrete graphics currently.
I have 128, use iCloud for photos, Spotify for music, some local music for iTunes – songs that are missing from Spotify – and I have 29 GB free. And I use a SD card for Time Machine. When I want to go somewhere with the laptop or am trying to update to Sierra (still hasn't quite worked out) I just take the card out.
I'd go for as much as you could afford. Do you move around a lot? If you're constantly on the go and external drives are cumbersome to use, i'd go with more storage.
I don't suggest using the one drive as Time Machine AND other purposes. But yes, as other fellas commented, Time Machine must be formatted Journaled. For other purposes it's best left as NTFS and you can install Paragon or Tuxera NTFS on your Mac to enable it to read and write to NTFS.
There's not much point in asking what other people are getting - they have different needs.
I will get 16GB of RAM as insurance, because I sometimes hit 8, but a lighter user might not.
I will get the 512GB SSD because I have external drives for archiving and just need around 500GB to comfortably store regularly used files.
YMMV
Depends on how many files you have. But I would go for 512GB, it more future proof
My guess is that this is going to be another 2-3 year wait... And then it will be an argument to just skip Kaby Lake....
My guess is that this is going to be another 2-3 year wait... And then it will be an argument to just skip Kaby Lake....
Now that the redesign has more or less been confirmed for this year, I think having a refresh with Kaby Lake would require the regular time range (aournd 9 months/1 year) ??
I'm still happy with my 'Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013)' which still looks new and still feels fast, which I've had since February 2014. It's never nice when your current modern Mac computer is not the latest version, as they are very expensive. Buying a 15" 'Retina BackBook Pro' is like buying an a '12" iPad Pro, 'iPhone 7Plus', and 'Apple Watch 2' all at the same time, and those three all together may even be slightly cheaper than buying a '15" Retina MacBook Pro.
I used my original MacBook Pro for 8yrs (from 2006-2014, which I no longer use, but it still works), so I won't be using my current computer for such a long period (as after time you can no longer use the latest Operating Systems, or even the latest software) as computers become very slow.So will update to this new generation Retina MacBook Pro at some point next year.
I used my original MacBook Pro for 8yrs (from 2006-2014, which I no longer use, but it still works), so I won't be using my current computer for such a long period (as after time you can no longer use the latest Operating Systems, or even the latest software) as computers become very slow.So will update to this new generation Retina MacBook Pro at some point next year.
Also, remember that there will probably be no GT4e after Skylake, according to the Coffee Lake roadmap leak a few months ago. This applies only to 15" though.
Anyone else hoping for new color choices? I'm pretty tired of the standard aluminum. Would love a matte black or space grey MBP.
I remember they use to have a black macbook. I play drums too, but I play on TAMA. Are you a jazz drummer?
Yup, 0.99 euro a month.
128 GB. I don't do "work" work on the MBP. Some Photoshop, some InDesign, I've got music software on it but don't really use it as the Hackintosh is much more useful for that, but if I'm on the road it's handy to be able to do things. So my backups run back to... let me check... July. It's good enough for me.
The slots I use the most, in order:
1. SD
2. HDMI
3. Headphone jack
4. USB
Plus, of course, MagSafe which saved me countless times already, as I have all the grace of a drunken elephant.
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