Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

Well it's on the table. Need a quick sale as tax bill has cleaned me out.

Has it got Mavericks installed on it already? If so I might be tempted...

(I need a cheap machine to have a bash at doing app dev.)

[EDIT] Bah. 4th in line it seems.

Yup. 10.9.2

And Cash is king. I can have it ready for pickup for the weekend.

Anyone? Bueller? Or are we all poor from the tax bill?

Also, anyone installed 10.10.2 yet? I heard rumour that it's caused wifi problems in computers that didn't have a problem before... fucking hell.

Tax bill £300 more than I was expecting, but have just done two weekends on call so I may just bite the bullet anyway, will let you know later on this week.

Cool.

What Mac should I get?

I'm sure you've throught about it long and hard! What Mac do you need?

Used late 2011 MBP, stick an SSD in it... Boom...

Or get an Air...

The 13" MacBook Pro is perfect for Tumblr.

Transl8, plz...

At least SP might occasionally use his machine for work...

I have a 2009 MacBook but it's a bit... fucked. Cracked screen, knackered keyboard, old software, low compatibility, full up. So I was thinking to replace it with a new MacBook Pro, probably 15", definitely Retina display.

The base model has a 2.2GHz processor and 256gb flash storage. I'd probably up the former to 2.5 for £80 and I thought about doubling the flash storage, even though it's £240 extra.

Which begs the question, do I go for the top drawer one at £2000, as it has both of these upgrades as standard PLUS a dedicated graphics thing? It's overkill at the moment, but I'd like to think I'll get 7-10 years out of it.

I use AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign all the time, plus I'm getting into Revit and I'd like to get into sophisticated rendering as I start to do more private work, designing buildings for people and stuff. Plus I need all the usual bullshit to allow me to function in 2015, such as a web browser, electronic mail and a calendar. shit's getting real and I need to get busy. It'll still have a special folder for pictures of bikes and shoes though.

I could make do with the base model but is it a false economy? In for a penny etc...

Thanks x

To be honest, it sound like a desktop computer would be more beneficial and the last a lots longer (32GB max ram), unless you really do need a laptop.

Desktops are great, but laptops are more versatile... Buy an external monitor, keyboard, mouse and a couple of backup drives and you're done... Instant desktop when you need it...

Or get an iMac and an Air...

Buy the fastest and most powerful you can possibly afford. Max processor/RAM/HD

The 15" Retina MBP are good value IMO - I have no trouble doing hefty photoshop work on mine and large high res preview indesign docs etc. etc. External monitor for home is a must.
Even after a year I'm consistently surprised at the slick speedy feel.

I thought about it but I really need to be mobile, party for making presentations etc. The desktops are better value and beautiful but routed to a desk enough at work.

I thought about doing it this way but I don't want to compromise too much on screen space when I'm out and about or showing work to a client. I think I'll eventually get a display but can't be limited in the meantime.

Reassuring, thanks guys.

My MacBook Pro is also the same age as your, but it was a mid range model with a dedicated graphic card, it still work pretty well running Photoshop and Lightroom but can be further improved by installing an SSD to get a few more year out of it, annoyingly the RAM maxed at 8GB.

I'd go for the high end model if you can afford it, you can able to get 7 years out of it easily.

My MBP is flying, last of the non-glued models... I do all my shit on it hooked up to a 27" Thunderbolt, serious workhorse... It was starting to lag 'til I put the SSD in there, now she floats through my workload...

Yep. They're back.

@StandardPractice buy practically any other brand of laptop.
I cannot stand this laptop any more. Nothing works like it should.

+1. Mine is a 13" early 2011 and with 16gb ram and a ssd it's almost on par with the new MBP's