macbook pro

Richard Collins · May 25th, 2013, 08:29 AM

No worries! It absolutely needs a refresh though...!

May 25th, 2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig Seeman

The best possible Mac for FCPX would probably be 27" iMac Quad i7 with 2GB GeForce 680MX

This is what I replaced my 2010 MBP with and it works great with FCP X. I have it configured with 32 GB of RAM and a 3TB 7200RPM drive.

Denise Wall · May 26th, 2013, 10:30 PM

Aren't they getting ready to refresh the MBPs in weeks, like as early as June 11? I've got a mid 2010 MBP that's needing to be replaced but I figured I could limp through until then. Or use my Mac Pro desktop.

I know they recently did an upgrade but is anybody else waiting for the June upgrade like me?

Charlie Branham · May 28th, 2013, 06:50 PM

June 11 is target date. Found a 2012 macbook non retina 2.3, 500 gig drive open box for 1488.00 at best buy. Buy it or wait to june 11?

William Hohauser · May 28th, 2013, 08:54 PM

It's expected that the new generation of Intel processors will be announced soon but that doesn't mean that anything will be delivered before the fall or later. The speed improvements are expected to be decent, (possibly 10% processor improvemnt and 40% graphics improvement in MacBooks and iMac, all rumors right now) but until somebody gets to do some real world tests it's hard to say if it's worth the wait if you need a computer upgrade right now.

Charlie Branham · May 29th, 2013, 05:10 AM

Thanks for the info!

Craig Seeman · May 29th, 2013, 07:16 AM

I'm hearing the most noticeable improvement Haswell chips will be battery life. Some say up to 50% (but under what circumstances). Apple might make additional changes though.

I can make some wild guesses (not even spotted on rumor sites). Maybe two Thunderbolt ports on non Retina MBP for example.

Charlie Branham · May 30th, 2013, 04:55 AM

Picked up last open box 15inch non-retina for 1369.00 yesterday. So much much faster than mac mini. got 256 sad & 16 gigs ram ordered. So far so good.

John Nantz · June 16th, 2013, 12:56 PM

Hey Charlie - Looks like you really scored!

On another note, everybody keeps fixating on computer speed and that's certainly one thing to consider. But considering the holistic picture that includes operating system, peripheral, application, and security updates, the Apple system is much easier to work with. My PC is a total pain to do updates with because it seemed there was always one problem after another.

May 25th, 2013, 08:29 AM	#16
Richard Collins Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 25	Re: macbook pro No worries! It absolutely needs a refresh though...!

May 26th, 2013, 10:30 PM	#18
Denise Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Advance, NC Posts: 153	Re: macbook pro Aren't they getting ready to refresh the MBPs in weeks, like as early as June 11? I've got a mid 2010 MBP that's needing to be replaced but I figured I could limp through until then. Or use my Mac Pro desktop. I know they recently did an upgrade but is anybody else waiting for the June upgrade like me?

May 28th, 2013, 06:50 PM	#19
Charlie Branham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 76	Re: macbook pro June 11 is target date. Found a 2012 macbook non retina 2.3, 500 gig drive open box for 1488.00 at best buy. Buy it or wait to june 11?

May 28th, 2013, 08:54 PM	#20
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: macbook pro It's expected that the new generation of Intel processors will be announced soon but that doesn't mean that anything will be delivered before the fall or later. The speed improvements are expected to be decent, (possibly 10% processor improvemnt and 40% graphics improvement in MacBooks and iMac, all rumors right now) but until somebody gets to do some real world tests it's hard to say if it's worth the wait if you need a computer upgrade right now. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation Last edited by William Hohauser; May 29th, 2013 at 10:52 AM.

May 29th, 2013, 05:10 AM	#21
Charlie Branham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 76	Re: macbook pro Thanks for the info!

May 29th, 2013, 07:16 AM	#22
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Re: macbook pro I'm hearing the most noticeable improvement Haswell chips will be battery life. Some say up to 50% (but under what circumstances). Apple might make additional changes though. I can make some wild guesses (not even spotted on rumor sites). Maybe two Thunderbolt ports on non Retina MBP for example.

May 30th, 2013, 04:55 AM	#23
Charlie Branham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 76	Re: macbook pro Picked up last open box 15inch non-retina for 1369.00 yesterday. So much much faster than mac mini. got 256 sad & 16 gigs ram ordered. So far so good.

June 16th, 2013, 12:56 PM	#24
John Nantz Trustee Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,254	Re: macbook pro Hey Charlie - Looks like you really scored! On another note, everybody keeps fixating on computer speed and that's certainly one thing to consider. But considering the holistic picture that includes operating system, peripheral, application, and security updates, the Apple system is much easier to work with. My PC is a total pain to do updates with because it seemed there was always one problem after another.