Apple 15" MacBook Pro versus Dell Precision M3800 which is best for LR + PS
Hi folks,
I am considering buying a 15" Apple MacBook Pro. At the moment I have a Dell Precision M4600 which is great however it is very heavy to carry if I take it with me.
I'm now considering a switch to MAC. I have a a creative cloud license so I could switch,
At the moment my 3 year old M4600 runs with 16 gig memory & a 1Tb SSD + an Intel i7 processor so the laptop, It's I plenty fast however is a "sturdy brick".
If I got for a MAcBook I will spec 16Gig RAM & a 1Tb SSD. It's a pain you cant add them yourself. As I think this would be much cheaper.
Is any one out here running Adobe LR5 and PS CC on a Apple MacBook Pro 15" with 16 Gig memory and SSD ?
How does it run & is the apple OS much better or better at all than MS Windows7 / 8 ?
Anyone made the switch recently from WIN7 or 8 to MAC OS?
Thanks for help
BTW, David
I've tried Prism trial version, the files can be inported into FCP, but they need unbeliveable long period time to render when you finalized the sequence and try to exporting them, BTW, when editing with the Prism converted files, my FCP becomes very slow, or non-responsive so to speak, it wasted me tons of time.
Yesterday, I've tried a software called Pavtube MTS-M2TS converter, it converts many pro vedio formats that can compatible with FCP (even though they are much bigger in file size, plus when I importing the converted files, my FCP show me a notice that says: "the following media files are not optimized for Final Cut Pro. It is highly recommended that you either recapture the media or sue the Media Manager to create new copies of the files to improve their performance for multi-stream playback.)
Therefore, I am looking for a better way to convert the files I've got to optimize my work flow.
Thank you so very mcuh!!
Kevin
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Dell Precision M3800 Performance Question
Hi Everyone,
First time posting here so excuse me for the simplicity of the question ad information that I am providing.
I have recently bought the DELL Precision M3800 Workstation
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