Should I sell my MacBook Pro?

[high heaven]

I have MacBook Pro 15 inch late 2013 that I bought it 4 years ago. For 2~3 years, it served me well since it was the only Mac computer that I had. But almost 2 years ago, I bought Mac Pro 2010 and since then, I rarely used MacBook Pro and I never used it for photography purpose. Becaues of this, Im thinking to sell my MacBook Pro but Im not sure. I def need to sell it one day cause I used it more than 4 years. Any thoughts about this? I know I need a laptop for tethering but are there any other uses?

 

[akash.nu]

What are you even asking?! Why would you want to sell a newer better model to keep using a much older model?! I think you need to define what you really use the MacBook for on a regular basis. By the sound of it, you’re wasting money by buying MacBooks anyway.

 

[high heaven]

What are you even asking?! Why would you want to sell a newer better model to keep using a much older model?! I think you need to define what you really use the MacBook for on a regular basis. By the sound of it, you’re wasting money by buying MacBooks anyway.

I guess you are not understanding what Im saying. I got a desktop and it works better than a laptop. Because of that, I rarely used a laptop.

 

[akash.nu]

I guess you are not understanding what Im saying. I got a desktop and it works better than a laptop. Because of that, I rarely used a laptop.

Ah I see. In that case definitely sell it. The more you wait the less you’re going to get for it. Although a 2010 Mac will not get anymore OS updates / support, are you ok with that?

 

[VitaminX]

If you’re wanting a desktop I would sell both and upgrade to a newer desktop as the 2010 Mac Pro is outdated.

 

[high heaven]

Ah I see. In that case definitely sell it. The more you wait the less you’re going to get for it. Although a 2010 Mac will not get anymore OS updates / support, are you ok with that?

Ummm MacOS Mojave is supported with a supported GPU tho?
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If you’re wanting a desktop I would sell both and upgrade to a newer desktop as the 2010 Mac Pro is outdated.

There is no other desktop out there. I wouldn't use iMac or iMac Pro since i already have 2 monitors and I concern about its cooling system.

 

[VitaminX]

Ummm MacOS Mojave is supported with a supported GPU tho?

But it will likely be the last version for it, and then software support for it and bug fixes will go away rapidly.

 

[high heaven]

But it will likely be the last version for it, and then software support for it and bug fixes will go away rapidly.

We dont know about that. I still have time to wait for new Mac Pro.

 

[akash.nu]

We dont know about that. I still have time to wait for new Mac Pro.

Depending on your usage, have you considered a Mac mini?!

 

[VitaminX]

There is no other desktop out there. I wouldn't use iMac or iMac Pro since i already have 2 monitors and I concern about its cooling system.

Personally I’d be far more concerned about something going wrong on an 8 year old computer than having any issues with the cooling system in an iMac or iMac Pro, but if you really don’t want either of those then your options are to either keep your current set up (I would keep the MBP in case something fails on the Mac Pro), and wait to see what comes of the modular Mac Pro, or move to Windows. If you stick with the 2010 Mac Pro you’ll have to move to one of those options sooner rather than later.

 

[high heaven]

Depending on your usage, have you considered a Mac mini?!

lol no def no.

I just need 32~64gb RAM and high clock speed CPU with a proper CPU cooler. I tried both iMac Pro and Mac Pro 2013 for my projects but they were shut downed due to overheating.

 

[VitaminX]

Depending on your usage, have you considered a Mac mini?!

If he’s concerned about the cooling in an iMac the Mac Mini is in a pretty small package, I’d imagine he would have the same issues with it.

 

[high heaven]

Personally I’d be far more concerned about something going wrong on an 8 year old computer than having any issues with the cooling system in an iMac or iMac Pro, but if you really don’t want either of those then your options are to either keep your current set up (I would keep the MBP in case something fails on the Mac Pro), and wait to see what comes of the modular Mac Pro, or move to Windows. If you stick with the 2010 Mac Pro you’ll have to move to one of those options sooner rather than later.

Well, I asked a question about this on Mac Pro FB page and they told me that Mac Pro can last long.

 

[VitaminX]

Well, I asked a question about this on Mac Pro FB page and they told me that Mac Pro can last long.

It can, there also are examples of the Apple II and the original Macintosh still running, you might luck out and have yours be the one that lasts, but I wouldn’t want to count on it if it’s your only computer, or the work you are doing is actually important.

 

[akash.nu]

lol no def no.

I just need 32~64gb RAM and high clock speed CPU with a proper CPU cooler. I tried both iMac Pro and Mac Pro 2013 for my projects but they were shut downed due to overheating.

May I ask what’s your typical usage is like?! Do you primarily use it for image / video processing?!

 

[macintoshmac]

I have MacBook Pro 15 inch late 2013 that I bought it 4 years ago. For 2~3 years, it served me well since it was the only Mac computer that I had. But almost 2 years ago, I bought Mac Pro 2010 and since then, I rarely used MacBook Pro and I never used it for photography purpose. Becaues of this, Im thinking to sell my MacBook Pro but Im not sure. I def need to sell it one day cause I used it more than 4 years. Any thoughts about this? I know I need a laptop for tethering but are there any other uses?

The best thing for you to do, financially permitting, would be to sell both, and buy a large iMac (after the impeding event). Then, if you need a laptop, get yourself a MacBook 12" or 13" (depending on your use) which would suffice for when you need it while travelling.

 

[kenoh]

Well, I asked a question about this on Mac Pro FB page and they told me that Mac Pro can last long.

I could go either way here. If it isnt broken then don't try to fix it or get rid while it is worth something.

If you really prefer the Mac Pro desktop and don't use the MacBook Pro, then sell the MacBook Pro while it is worth something. However....

What do you do on the mac Pro that needs the Mac Pro performance? editing photos doesnt need a pimped out Mac Pro. If you are concerned about cooling, then something may be wrong. Short of mining bitcoins or heavy extended periods of intense number crunching, your machine should not cause concerns for cooling. Keep an eye on that.

I did a quick search on Geekbench (I know not conclusive but hey just a quick check).

2010 Mac Pro is typically scoring around 3,050 for single thread and 14,785 for multithread. A 2013 MBP 2.4Ghz scores 4,058 single and 12,753 so marginally slower on multi-thread tasks. A 2017 iMac scores 5,279 single and a whopping 17,158 multi-thread. It is a significant performance jump over the venerable mac pro and they support multiple monitors.

Now, here's the thing, If you keep the Mac pro now, Mojave may be the last OS upgrade to support it. Two things I would consider there. First, it has life left in it yet but, after Mojave, it's resale value will plummet because no one will want to buy unsupported hardware at a premium price especially not hardware vulnerable to the likes of the chipset level security flaws we have seen of late.

I think you need to be thinking whats next in your refresh plan and selling the Pro to keep the MBP might actually make more sense. You can use the MBP with multiple monitors and a docking station so it wil be exactly the same as the desktop experience yet in a pinch you can grab and go.

This is just the ramblings of a mad man but hope it helps.

 

[high heaven]

May I ask what’s your typical usage is like?! Do you primarily use it for image / video processing?!

Both photo and video. But I have a project that MacBook Pro can not run.

 

[VitaminX]

Both photo and video. But I have a project that MacBook Pro can not run.

So considering they are not all that far apart in power can you at least give us a general description of what the project the MBP can’t run is?

 

[high heaven]

So considering they are not all that far apart in power can you at least give us a general description of what the project the MBP can’t run is?

Each PSB file size is between 11~30gb. 25~50 layers. With Mac Pro, it just takes time but stable while MacBook Pro cant even process that huge file.

Not only that, MacBook Pro does not perform well compared to Mac Pro. It is a fact that desktop perform and stabilize better than laptop. I have no reasons to use MacBook Pro as a main computer.

 

[VitaminX]

Each PSB file size is between 11~30gb. 25~50 layers. With Mac Pro, it just takes time but stable while MacBook Pro cant even process that huge file.

Not only that, MacBook Pro does not perform well compared to Mac Pro. It is a fact that desktop perform and stabilize better than laptop. I have no reasons to use MacBook Pro as a main computer.

Then I would recommend upgrading to a current iMac or iMac Pro, either one will beat the performance of the old Mac Pro.

 

[high heaven]

Then I would recommend upgrading to a current iMac or iMac Pro, either one will beat the performance of the old Mac Pro.

I dont think so. I already tried iMac Pro and iMac for a while from school but they failed several times when I tried to work in Photoshop. They cant handle the heat once I start using Photoshop with large files. Btw this is already out of topics while I was talking about selling my MacBook Pro.

 

[0009827]

Then I would recommend upgrading to a current iMac or iMac Pro, either one will beat the performance of the old Mac Pro.

Even an iPad Pro beats the Mac Pro 2010 on single core geek bench. The old pro towers look nice but really that is all, this is 2018.

 

[mollyc]

What do you mean when you say the machines can’t handle the heat? Are they shutting down, or just that the fans spin? Fan spinning is a good thing as it means the heat is dissipating. I have a 2017 iMac and while it can get noisy I’ve never felt it was going to have anything catastrophic happen to it.

 

[high heaven]

Even an iPad Pro beats the Mac Pro 2010 on single core geek bench. The old pro towers look nice but really that is all, this is 2018.

Im not using Mac Pro just for the performance but the stability. Like I said, both Mac Pro 2013 and iMac Pro failed several times for my project and I can not risk that. Even the performance is great, can you risk of loosing your whole projects? Both computers just shut downed by itself because of the heat.
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What do you mean when you say the machines can’t handle the heat? Are they shutting down, or just that the fans spin? Fan spinning is a good thing as it means the heat is dissipating. I have a 2017 iMac and while it can get noisy I’ve never felt it was going to have anything catastrophic happen to it.

They just shut downed by itself by showing the screen of death. Mac Pro is well knowned for that as I been used it from school for 4 years.