Need expert advice on buying new macbook pro 15 inch

Hi I Am a digital textile designer and planning to buy my first retina macbook pro. I need expert advice, which model should i buy 15 inch base model or with dedicated graphics card. i will use macbook for digital designing on Adobe photoshop and multi tasking. so now really confused is intel iris pro graphics will handle heavy files on photoshop or Nvidia GT750 m will good for heavy work. I am working on very large resolution file like 10 to 15k in resolution approx 1 GB in file size with lot of filters is being use while designing. Which model will handle above task well and last longer.

Look at the specifications here:
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro
You may be confusing the quad core CPU with the Graphics processor.
It should have no difficulty in running Adobe Photoshop.
Ciao.

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I have the G Drive 1 TB (GEN4 1TB) external drive purchased in 2010. I need to connect to my new MacBook Pro. I'm using the external drive for media storage of my video editing projects. Will a 800fw to thunderbolt adapter cable work? I understand that using a USB port connection is not fast enough for video editing. I read somewhere the G Drives don't connect well to MacBook Pro.
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I doubt this can be relocated or moved so you might want to just repost in the macbook pro area.
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Can you afford a new Thunderbolt case and cable? any case with FW800 is going to be slow 72MB/sec and less, and any new 1TB drive is capable of 75MB/s minimum up to 125MB/sec.
Thunderbolt storage can of course when setup properly reach 100's of MB higher using multiple drives.
Use what you have for a system backup or for secondary backup storage.
you might be able to take the drive - most cases allow you to open and swap drives - and use this:
G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mini High-Speed Portable Hard Drive
or this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HB137VC/A/g-technology-4tb-g-raid-professional -high-performance-dual-drive-hard-drive?fnode=5f

Buy new Macbook Pro now or wait until 2015

Hi!
I'm currently trying to decide between buying a new Macbook Pro 15" right now, or waiting for any possible releases next year.
I'm totally dependent upon my laptop for both school and work. I heavily use programs such as Photoshop, Xcode, and others on an everyday basis. My current laptop is a summer '09 unibody Macbook Pro 13" (the cheapest version), with upgraded aftermarket storage and ram (two years ago). It works surprisingly well, and I could probably go on living perfectly fine with it. However, I find myself every day swearing over how annoyed I am by it. I often resort to turning it off and back on due to it freezing or lagging. But by all means, I can live with it.
I was planning on buying a new Mac last winter, but I decided to wait for a possible upgrade this summer (2014). But when that was released I couldn't buy it until September because I was abroad. When I finally got back, I reluctantly decided to wait for a larger upgrade this October (heard something about Broadwell processors), but that didn't come.
I figured since I waited that long, I might as well just wait a bit longer (until January). However yesterday my charger stopped working (Apple gave me a new one free of charge), and I realized how fragile and old my laptop is. I better trade it in before anything serious goes wrong.
So now I'm trying to decided whether I should wait for a possible upgrade or buy a new one now. I don't think whatever upgrade is coming will be large enough for it to be worth it, but I just don't wanna splurge $2500 on a new mcbp if it's gonna be outdated soon. When I'm buying something I like it to be just after it was released, to avoid situations where I'm left with a brand new outdated product.
I'm scared that if I buy it now I will regret it if a new version comes out soon. However, I'm scared that if I don't buy it now I'll end up waiting indefinitely (or just until next summer).
It'd be stupid of me to waste time now using my old Mac when I'm clearly in need of a new one. But again, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if they release a new major update in early 2015.
So hopefully someone understands my problem. My question is: what do you guys think is the right thing to do? What updates can we expect to see to the Macbook Pro line, and when can we expect to see them? Are we talking about minor upgrades like this past summer, or are we talking massive design changes, lighter and thinner body, better screen and performance? And would we see this in early (Q1, Q2) 2015 or as late as 2016? I know you can't give any definite answers, but at least you can make better assumptions than me haha.
Thanks!

We don't know. We have no more insight into Apple's plans for 2015 than you do. Making your decisions for you is not the purpose of these forums, so please do your own research and make your own decisions. If you have a technical problem with an Apple product then that is a proper use of these forums.
Apple Support Communities - Terms of Use

Looking to buy new MacBook Pro for editing with Premiere/After Effects, but wondering about trade-off between Processor Speed and Graphics Card

I'm a professional video editor (using Premiere and After Effects) looking to buy a new MacBook Pro and am deciding between two models. The slightly older model has a 2.8GHZ i7 (3rd generation) Quad Core processor with a 1GB SDRAM of NVIDIA GE FORCE GT 650M Graphics Card. Then newer model has a 2.3GHZ i7 (4th generation) Quad Core preocessor with 2GB SDRAM of NVIDIA GE FORCE 750M/Intel Iris Pro Graphics Card.
Which makes the most difference (processor speed vs. graphics card) with editing with Premiere and After Effects?
Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
mike

Poikkeus wrote:
1. Your MBP will be somewhat slower than your iMac, as reflected in the general speed; desktop Macs have more RAM and storage.
You recon? If he get's the 17", he would have up to 8x more RAM, 4 x more GPU,, and a bit faster CPU;.
2. Be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of extra RAM. Loading up the slot will make juggling multiple applications easier, like Photoshop, VLC, and Safari. However, more than 4gigs of RAM will make loading your MBP on startup twice as slow - at least a minute, probably longer. That's why a MBP user with extra RAM should sleep their machine nearly always when not in use, rather than powering off.
I did not know this, I just upgraded from 4gb to 8gb the other day. Have not noticed it being slower, but I don't often shut it down. It's nice to not even have to bother with ifreemem.
3. Additional storage and RAM will maximize the basic capabilities of your MBP, but you won't be able to make a 2.3ghz machine any faster than it already is.
SSD
4. I still feel that your iMac will be faster than your prospective MBP. The only way to dramatically increase the speed would be the installation of a SSD drive (like the lauded OWC series). But they're not cheap.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but want you to get a more realistic idea of your performance.
I chose a macbook pro, 17" of cause. I use it for gaming. Yes a iMac is better for gaming. But, it's nice to be able to move around. Set up a man cave in the lounge 1 week, or in the bedroom, the next. But you fork out a lot more dosh for that luxury. And yes, not as much power as Poikkeus has said.

Need help synching hotmail between new macbook pro and iphone.

Hi,
I have an iphone and now have a new macbook pro. My hotmail does not synch between the two. Called apple support and they couldn't help me. Stated I needed to load imap vs pop and had to get hotmail support. Found this link and followed instructions to make change on macbook in my apple email. http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/how-to-set-up-outlook-com-using-i map-in-apple-mail-or-microsoft-outlook/. Deleted Pop acct.
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Looking to buy new Macbook Pro...

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Buy new MacBook Pro 15 inch

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Need help with linking my new macbook pro with my printer

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Advice about buying new Macbook

Hi all,
I'm trying to decide between the Macbook Air and the Macbook Pro with Retina display, and I'd like to see if people have advice about which one would better serve my needs.
This is my only computer, and while it needs to be portable, it doesn't need to necessarily be the lightest possible (Macbook Air).
What I do want is at least 256GB of storage. Right now I have 156GB, and I'm almost maxing it out. I've had to take things off my hard drive to make more room. I have a large iTunes library and a large iPhoto library, and I want all those things on my hard drive.
I also want good performance because that's where my 2008 Macbook is not doing so well - gets very slow, esp when iPhoto and similar apps are open.
I need to be able to work with several apps open - Word, Excel, Adobe Reader, Chrome, etc. I don't need to do a lot of gaming or sophisticated video editing or anything like that - I work mostly with MS Office programs.
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The Air should be ample for your described needs. If weight is not a consideration, the Air has by far the best battery run time, so if a lot of work is done without an AC outlet available, that is some thing to take into account.
The Pro has a superior display and is a more powerful machine, but the extra power is not needed for what you have described.
Personally I would urge you to consider installing as much storage as you can afford. Using external HDDs in the field gets very old quickly. Over time data has a habit of increasing.
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Ciao.

Suggest me to buy new macbook pro..

Hey Guys
i need your valueable suggestion and help to buy my very first macbook. As i am new to mac, literaly i dont have any idea..so..help me to buy one.
well can any one tell me if i need a macbook with following configuration h0w much it cost??
screen=1680x1050 high-resolution glossy (not antiglare) // and if possible 1920x1080 but not retina one...as it costs too much
2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
8GB memory
and I prefer a bit lower space in HDD (Around 350gb if its possible to reduce the cost)
ps:
and will this resolution be good enough as 1920x1080???
thanks.

can any one tell me if i need a macbook with following configuration
We can't advise you unless you tell us what your going to use it for and if you have enough money to afford one and the higher cycle of software purchases as OS X gets updated annually now.
If your a struggling student and can't afford to buy a new Mac every year, or two or your working closely with other Windows users and third party specialized hardware, or if your college course requires PC's, or if your place of work is using all PC's and you using a Mac would make you stick out or not get hired, if your IT department won't support Mac's, or if your a 3D gamer, or if you live in a high crime area, or your very rough with computers, or you live in a area with high temperatures or extreme cold, or the closest Apple Support of any kind is more than your willing to commute to get there, or you need to use a wide range of software, then these are all valid reasons not to get a Mac.
If you want everyone to know your a "creative", non-compliant type, or like to appear rich, trendy and/or fashionable, or simply want a bit more reliable and secure platform than commonly used Windows, despite the smaller market share, and can afford one, then a Mac is certainly a option for you.
Otherwise under the hood a Mac and a PC are basically the same machines, with the same processors, video cards, storage drives, RAM etc.
As a Mac user, your likely going to have to install Windows regardless in order to keep your skills up in that area, if you don't then it makes you less skilled and desirable as a employee. So you really need to run both Windows AND OS X on a Mac, which is more complicated and costly.
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?
And BTW, experienced computer users opt for anti-glare screens on laptops because one can't always control the lighting, windows etc. everywhere they go, to reduce the reflections on the glossy screens which then one can't see what they are doing on them.
Apple is working on making reduced glare glossy screens, the iMac has 75% reduced glare, it's a start anyway.

Need help/advice on choosing a Macbook Pro for music editing !!

Hi all
so ive just started TAFE/college doing sound production and i can't decide if i should get the high end 13" 2.7GHz i7 MBP or the low end 15" 2.0GHz i7. both refurbished. or if i need one at all?
my current pc is abit old and i would like a new computer to run either logic or cubase depending what i end up with (pc/mac) so i can do music edits and mixing (maybe with visuals) for TAFE and possibly for my future career, i also plan to do home recordings when i can get the equipment. Nothing too fancy just basic home recordings. I can afford the 15" but wuld i be better off getting ther 13" and saving the money to buy the recording equipment i.e interface, cond mic.
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Hi,
No, you indicated both MBP's had i7 chips and the 13" has a faster clock speed, so lightly better performance would be expected from that. Logic of course is Mac only so if you decided to stay with the PC you'd have to go with Cubase. Or better still use the DAW that your college recommends.
Most outboard Audio Interfaces are currently either USB or Firewire. Thunderbolt interfaces will appear over time and this should bring performance improvements. I suspect PC's will offer Thunderbolt eventually too. With the home based setup you described in the original post I'm not sure why you would need more than a couple of USB ports and you would also get a Firewire 800 port with a Mac.
Bottom line is if your existing PC can cope and is compatible with the college recommendation use it, if not, upgrade your PC and use the savings to buy the other bits you need. Or buy the 13"MBP.
While I don't want to get into the discussion about whether Macs are easier to use or just different to use, I work with both platforms doing music in UK schools and I find kids pick up the basics of computer music more quickly on a Mac. Just an observation.
Good luck with your music studies whatever you deside to do.
Alastair.

Buying new macbook pro...which to buy?

I'm currently in the process of purchasing a new MBP. The only thing I really use my computer for work, school, internet streaming/ downloading, music and the occasional photo editing.
im looking to get a 15" mbp, but which one is best for what I need?

For your needs I'd 2nd Sig's suggestion, if you still want a 15" then get the base model. Your needs don't warrant anything more powerful based on what you've said.
Roger

Advice on buying new Mac Pro

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You can see the differences here...
http://www.barefeats.com/harper.html
No word on the BlueRay yet. I have seen and read about people using them on MacPros though.
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I just buy new Macbook pro retina. How can I change the language from USA to Chinese., I just buy new Macbook pro retina. How can I change the language from USA to Chinese.

anybody can help?
How can I change the language from USA to Chinese? I already select in setup.

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Hello fellow Mac users, I've been a long-time Mac user and owner.
I just got a new MacBook Pro after using a 2006 model for 2 years and am having a display adapter issue that I need help and advice with:
The new MacBook Pro has the mini DVI display connector, my non-Apple external display is does not support the mini DVI, no problem there, I bought the display adaptor...
Except that it doesn't fit the adaptor that fit the 2006 MacBook Pro.
Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sdjOcw1jrddqtAfjAU0Trw?feat=directlink
File comment: This is the adaptor that connected my 2006 MacBook Pro to the the display. It changes the connection from the Mac's DVI to fit the VGA connection of my display. There are the four extra pins around the flat pin to the left of the connector.
Somehow the male end of the mini DVI to the full-size DVI adaptor doesn't fit the female end of the full-size DVI to VGA adaptor! Please see the images. It seems a few extra pins prevent the connection!
Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4bG788QVKGCOIJUkzHcjKg?feat=directlink
Comment: This is where the problems begin. The flat portion lacks the four holes needed for the DVI to VGA adaptor to connect.
Is it possible to just remove the four offending pins in the Full Size DVI to VGA Male End?
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Thanks a lot for your help!

Hi Rob with a Mac and welcome to the boards.
My suggestion would be that you simply take the adaptor back and get a mini-display port to VGA adaptor instead.
I ran into a similar problem myself recently when I wanted to connect my own MBP13 to an overhead projector. I had assumed that I could use the mini display to DVI adaptor that I use for the DVI capable external monitor with my new MacBook, combined with a DVI to VGA adaptor that I had for my 2007 MBP, connected to a VGA cable to do the job, but this is not possible.
MiniDisplay to VGA adaptors for the newer MBPs are readily available at Apple dealers or through the online store and not too expensive.
Cheers
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