Hello.
I'm after a bit of advice.
I am a Graphic Designer / Animator and I have a Mac Pro (Early 2008, 2.8 Octo Core, 6Gb Ram, 1.5 Tb HD) which is great for my current needs. However my circumstances are soon changing and I was wondering if I should change my set up.
Anyway, these are my circumstances... I've been lucky enough to have been accepted on a great animation MA for the next two years (from this october). The thing is when I become a student again I think I'd really appreciate the portability of a laptop - so I was wondering about selling the Mac Pro and using the money to buy a MacBook Pro.
I use and will be using Photoshop, After Effects and Maya quite regularly so would I notice much of a speed drop moving to a macbook pro? I figured I could use the universities render farms for really big jobs anyway. Do you think there's any thing else I should consider before I make the change? (I guess I'd need to buy a decent external HD too)
I think I'd probably go for a 15" will there be much difference between the i5s and i7? Is it worth spending the extra and maxing out on specs? or will I not really notice the difference? What would you go for if you where in my situation?
Thanks a lot in advance for any answers
I'm after a bit of advice.
I am a Graphic Designer / Animator and I have a Mac Pro (Early 2008, 2.8 Octo Core, 6Gb Ram, 1.5 Tb HD) which is great for my current needs. However my circumstances are soon changing and I was wondering if I should change my set up.
Anyway, these are my circumstances... I've been lucky enough to have been accepted on a great animation MA for the next two years (from this october). The thing is when I become a student again I think I'd really appreciate the portability of a laptop - so I was wondering about selling the Mac Pro and using the money to buy a MacBook Pro.
I use and will be using Photoshop, After Effects and Maya quite regularly so would I notice much of a speed drop moving to a macbook pro? I figured I could use the universities render farms for really big jobs anyway. Do you think there's any thing else I should consider before I make the change? (I guess I'd need to buy a decent external HD too)
I think I'd probably go for a 15" will there be much difference between the i5s and i7? Is it worth spending the extra and maxing out on specs? or will I not really notice the difference? What would you go for if you where in my situation?
Thanks a lot in advance for any answers