Anyone considering the new Retina Display MBP as a MP replacement?

[VirtualRain]

Well I definitely would get a 6 core minimum. Mainly I am just editing with fcpx and editing photos

I dunno if you need a 6 core for that... unless time is money for you and every second spent rendering is costing you money? I can edit 1080p just fine on my 3 year old quad core and my MP doesn't even break a sweat. Editing a large library of RAW photos is actually more taxing than 1080p video.

 

[valleydesign]

Just ordered a 2.7Ghz 16gb retina mbp. I really wanted a mp for the longevity and upgradeability but with no true 2012 mp and my early 08 mbp failing fast, I had to buy something today. I mainly run Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator which should all run more than adequately on the new mbp.

Luckily my work doesn't absolutely demand the MASSIVE workhorse of a 12 or 16 core machine but to those of you that rely on workstations to make a living... I feel for ya.

 

[Blue Sun]

While the new MBP has more than enough power for my needs as of right now, I was really looking forward to the expandability the Mac Pro offers. Being able to replace parts of the system a few years down the road is paramount, as it will end up saving me a whole lot of cash.

 

[Tiituli]

Absolutely.

I shall now upgrade my 2008 MBP and continue waiting for the MP. Originally, however I was hoping to get the MP now and give my MBP to my daugher. In the end, however, she'll get my MBP now, I'll get the new MBP and later the MP.
So, in my case, Apple is going to get my money twice (i.e. for MBP & MP) instead of just once (i.e. for MP). Not so stupid of them!

 

[chaosbunny]

If anything I'd consider the updated "oldschool" MacBook Pro as a Mac Pro replacement, not the new AdaptorBook Pro. For those who absolutely want the new ****, I'd wait and see how reliable these things are, especially under heavy load. New, thinner Apple product + overheating - it wouldn't be the first time ...

 

[valleydesign]

If anything I'd consider the updated "oldschool" MacBook Pro as a Mac Pro replacement, not the new AdaptorBook Pro. For those who absolutely want the new ****, I'd wait and see how reliable these things are, especially under heavy load. New, thinner Apple product + overheating - it wouldn't be the first time ...

Apple Care.

Plus I have faith that Jony Ive knows what he's doing this time around. (might be a little biased as Sir Ive is a hero to me as a designer)

We'll see I guess.

 

[Wild-Bill]

NO. I don't believe the correct course of action is to reward Apple by giving them more of my money after what they just pulled. Quite the opposite, in fact.

 

[fox10078]

Before you switch here's a neato picture of my Macbook's CPU maxed. Yes the new MBP has supposedly better fans and stuff, but I still wouldn't want to do anything remotely heavy on a laptop.

I'm going to assume thats in F right?

 

[InuNacho]

I'm going to assume thats in F right?

Yes, its 92C.

 

[ogs]

Off to the apple a store to stress test this new MBP. It'll have to tide me over until next years MP release.

 

[xgman]

I'm considering it as a distraction maybe in September when the Belkin TB hub is available which I would have to have to use this properly, but a tri9cked out iMac with new spces would be a better option, but seems that is on the back burner as well. I would switch back to a mac pro in a heart beat if they do update it for real next year, but I am anxious to move on to some of the newer technology that is absent in the mac pro. That said, I realize that dropping to 4 cores will hurt, having 5 hard drives, a 30" monitor, firewire sound, and network all running off of TB makes me nervous. Max 16 gb ram for audio editing is s step down even though it is faster ram. Still, I'd sure like to try it and see how it feels.

If I could and I knew what I was doing Hackintosh wise, I might go with something like the the ASUS P8Z77-V Premium motherboard w/ Thunderbolt, but one of the reasons I came to Apple desktops is sop I wouldn't have to fiddle around with this sort of thing anymore and just get some work done.

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I really want to go to an apple store and see how it runs a large session in logic pro (no pro tools at the store) with a lot of plugins on each track and see how it processes it. Put this ivy bridge to work

Let us know.

 

[theSeb]

Off to the apple a store to stress test this new MBP. It'll have to tide me over until next years MP release.

I've tried already today, but they don't have any in store.

 

[ogs]

Most likely going with a 6cMP. Sell it next year before the update if need be

 

[jetjaguar]

I'm really lost on what to get now

 

[Macsonic]

MacBook Pro Retina has Soldered Memory

According to this Website the ram of the new MacBook Pro is soldered to the logic board. Not good. I am still going for a Mac Pro than a laptop.

 

[ORTOX]

I'm one of those guys who has a Mac Pro just for the heck of it. Completely unnecessary.

I just posted my Mac Pro on craigslist to see if I could get a decent amount of cash to put towards a retina MBP. I have a connection that would allow me to get 15% off a new system as it is so I'm thinking I should capitalize on the opportunity.

I'd be selling my 2011 11" Air too. I've realized it'd be so much easier not to have all of these systems to manage and maintain. It's like I have four personal computers considering I use windows on my Macs as well.

Such a time drain.

 

[strausd]

I currently have a 2010 MP and its great. I will also be getting a new RMBP for mobile work. And in a year or two, it will be my most powerful Mac.

I plan on getting rid of my Mac Pro and building a custom workstation. I hate that Apple only offers sub-par consumer grade GPUs and only one mid-range workstation GPU with mediocre drivers. I need a powerful workstation GPU and that is just not possible with a Mac Pro.

 

[Buffsteria]

Why would anyone buy a laptop with the RAM soldered into the board?

 

[ssgbryan]

If anything I'd consider the updated "oldschool" MacBook Pro as a Mac Pro replacement, not the new AdaptorBook Pro. For those who absolutely want the new ****, I'd wait and see how reliable these things are, especially under heavy load. New, thinner Apple product + overheating - it wouldn't be the first time ...

I hear you. I have a large stack of Apple equipment that died because Sir Idiot Boy was more concerned about looks than he was about heat dissipation.

 

[thekev]

Before you switch here's a neato picture of my Macbook's CPU maxed. Yes the new MBP has supposedly better fans and stuff, but I still wouldn't want to do anything remotely heavy on a laptop.

I've never seen one that high. If the temperature on mine hit that range I would Arctic Silver with overnight shipping. Of course if I tried to take it in for warranty repairs after that they'd know something was wrong when their tests run at reasonable temperatures.

If anything I'd consider the updated "oldschool" MacBook Pro as a Mac Pro replacement, not the new AdaptorBook Pro. For those who absolutely want the new ****, I'd wait and see how reliable these things are, especially under heavy load. New, thinner Apple product + overheating - it wouldn't be the first time ...

I share your concern. These things don't seem to like running at max load.

Apple Care.

Plus I have faith that Jony Ive knows what he's doing this time around. (might be a little biased as Sir Ive is a hero to me as a designer)

We'll see I guess.

Forced warranties aren't a good solution. If they're going to make the board into a gigantic SoC they should at least come up with a courtesy warranty in case it blows up. At least you can buy Applecare cheaper from third party retailers, but I wonder how long that will last.

Yes, its 92C.

Somehow I doubt it's meant to run like that for long periods of time.

I currently have a 2010 MP and its great. I will also be getting a new RMBP for mobile work. And in a year or two, it will be my most powerful Mac.

I plan on getting rid of my Mac Pro and building a custom workstation. I hate that Apple only offers sub-par consumer grade GPUs and only one mid-range workstation GPU with mediocre drivers. I need a powerful workstation GPU and that is just not possible with a Mac Pro.

I've considered migrating back to Windows after roughly a decade of Macs and ielectronics. I'd like to hear about your build once you go through with it. Are you going to wait for Kepler based Quadro cards?

 

[strausd]

I've never seen one that high. If the temperature on mine hit that range I would Arctic Silver with overnight shipping. Of course if I tried to take it in for warranty repairs after that they'd know something was wrong when their tests run at reasonable temperatures.

The temperatures on my 2009 MacBook Pro 3.06 GHz consistently get above 200° F when in After Effects.

I've considered migrating back to Windows after roughly a decade of Macs and ielectronics. I'd like to hear about your build once you go through with it. Are you going to wait for Kepler based Quadro cards?

Absolutely will be waiting for updated Quadro cards. Do you have any idea when they could be coming out? Looking at past releases, they nearly always coincided with Adobe Creative Suite releases...

I am also planning on waiting for Ivy Bridge Extreme edition CPUs to get a single 8-core CPU. Right now I am running a 12-core MP at 2.93, so I would like to see a single CPU that gets close performance as my dual CPUs. But the main reason for the switch will be for GPU support. And honestly, I hate to say it, but Maya runs better on Windows

 

[Nostromo]

I'm on a very old iMac and I simply can't wait any longer.

4-core Mac Pro is a no - outperformed by the retina MBP.

So I'm thinking of getting a retina MBP until the Mac Pro comes out.

My biggest concern is fan noise. I don't want to have something sitting next to me, fanning like crazy (I don't know if that's the case - I read about the asymmetric ventilation blades working towards silent computing).

I think I'll simply wait what people say when they work with all this power cramped into that sleek body of a supermodel.

I mostly work in Photoshop, so 16 Gb RAM should work fine, and FCP X shouldn't cause a problem, either.

 

[thekev]

The temperatures on my 2009 MacBook Pro 3.06 GHz consistently get above 200° F when in After Effects.

That would piss me off immensely. I don't like consistently running things at throttling temperatures or near the point of forced shutdowns. It seems way too common with these machines even when they're working as intended.

Absolutely will be waiting for updated Quadro cards. Do you have any idea when they could be coming out? Looking at past releases, they nearly always coincided with Adobe Creative Suite releases...

I haven't seen any credible rumors. I found this but not much else. I'm not sure if it'll really take until 2013, but I can't find any fully credible information. Speaking of Adobe Creative Suite, 10 bit displayport under Windows has tempted me for a long time. I like Eizo, but my damn shadows still get crushed under OSX due to driver limitations. Adobe RGB displays were never meant to run with 8 bit drivers.

I am also planning on waiting for Ivy Bridge Extreme edition CPUs to get a single 8-core CPU. Right now I am running a 12-core MP at 2.93, so I would like to see a single CPU that gets close performance as my dual CPUs. But the main reason for the switch will be for GPU support. And honestly, I hate to say it, but Maya runs better on Windows

It has a much bigger market on Windows. For years the OSX port was considered second rate and Maya Unlimited was Windows only. There always seems to be a debate over which OS runs it better in recent years though. Also I'm constantly reading debates on Quadros vs gaming cards when you dip below the top end (Quadro 5000, 6000). CGsociety is full of threads on it, and many of them suggest that Viewport 2.0 doesn't benefit so much from the Quadro drivers. Personally if I was going to build a Windows workstation, I'd wait for the newest Quadro cards and look for reviews. They haven't really shaken up the Quadro line in a while.

 

[ogs]

Stress testing today, my local apple store has theirs in stock. I know I'll end up going with the 6 core, but who knows, it might surprise me in power.

The display, size, thinness is all beautiful, and a bonus, but the necessity is power.


Will let you guys know how it does.

 

[rebirth]

I feel for everyone wishing for a better MP, but frankly I'm still pretty happy with the performance of my 2009 Quad.

Now, I'm starting to think a new retina display MBP with 2.6GHz->3.6GHz Ivy Bridge, Nvidia 650M, and 512GB SSD with dual TB and USB3 ports, would be a nice upgrade... I could replace my Mac Pro and my Mac Air and have it all in one very portable but capable laptop. I could add a TB RAID array for my photo storage and be very well equipped!

Hmm.

Anyone else considering this?

Funny because I did exactly that. Sold my Mac Pro 2009 and Macbook Air to buy the new Retina MBP with 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM