The "I just ordered / bought / got my new/refurb MBP" thread [Merged]

[rezwits]

I placed the following order a few days ago:

13" MBP w/ Touch Bar

• 1TB drive

My question is whether I will regret my purchase, specifically the lack of a quad-core CPU and a dedicated GPU.

Why do you need so much storage? I got the 256 and I am keeping mine at 128 Capacity as much as possible, it may get up to 160 but I will hack and slash...

Anything I don't use REGULARLY, ship it to external or server...

IDK I mean I am sure you have your reason, I have desktops that are pinned at 500GB with Logic and FCP and all the apps in the world... but for my laptop I was just like essentials only...

 

[shareef777]

Cubs win! Now what do I do to wait :-(

 

[jsmith189]

Annoyed - I ordered when the shipping was 2-3 weeks. Financing took hours to actually apply the funds to the order and it slipped to 3-4 in the meantime lol

So I called up to see if there was anything they could do about this - knowing there wasn't lol. I just wanted to try to get back to the 2-3 weeks they originally quoted me. She said she "called the warehouse", but that there wasn't anything that could be done. She said that she placed a "priority" on the order, but I'm sure that was just to get me off the phone lol.

 

[macnoob00]

I order the 15" w/ touch bar on Tuesday I've the phone which I'm very excited for and the lady told me that we should be getting them way ahead of our expected shipping date, so fingers crossed. But I'm getting into photography and I wanted to know if the base model and a hard drive would be good.

 

[nitschi]

I order the 15" w/ touch bar on Tuesday I've the phone which I'm very excited for and the lady told me that we should be getting them way ahead of our expected shipping date, ...

Now THIS sounds promising! Did you order via the Apple online store on the phone?

 

[macnoob00]

Now THIS sounds promising! Did you order via the Apple online store on the phone?

I ordered over the phone and my estimated delivery date was between dec. 8-14 and she said don't be surprised if you get it November I said really and she said yes and she sound very sure about it.

 

[hahn24]

I currently have a 2012 13" 2.5GHz 8GB ram MBP non-retina screen and just ordered a new 13" MBP with 2.9GHz and 16GB ram. Ive never used any of the new MacBook since I bought mine so I'm not sure how the quality of them has been these past few years. Will this be a pretty big increase for me performance wise or will it not be that noticeable besides screen quality.

 

[csicilia]

If you have not upgraded your MBP with an SSD yet, the difference just for that should be huge.
In my case I have 2011 13'' 2.7Ghz and when I swapped the internal disk for an SSD after a disk failure it was like having a new machine, and new SSDs are much much faster…

 

[shareef777]

Ugh, that OWC dock is at $280! Sure hope competition ramps up quick before my laptop goes out for delivery.

 

[cambookpro]

Why do you need so much storage? I got the 256 and I am keeping mine at 128 Capacity as much as possible, it may get up to 160 but I will hack and slash...

Anything I don't use REGULARLY, ship it to external or server...

IDK I mean I am sure you have your reason, I have desktops that are pinned at 500GB with Logic and FCP and all the apps in the world... but for my laptop I was just like essentials only...

Maybe this is their primary computer, and they want it to be portable...? It's expensive and powerful enough to be!

I've gone with 512GB as once Xcode dumps all of its simulators and other assorted bits and bobs around the system, that's around 50GB; apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, FCPX, Motion, etc take up another 25GB or so, and then you add a (fairly modest) photo and media library (not counting films which are on an external), plus documents and projects and you're probably hitting the ~250GB mark.

 

[rezwits]

That's true but I go into Xcode's secret folders about once a month and delete about 10-15 GBs every time...you can trash those old iOS Symbol files... and documentation if you want...

 

[MarcBou]

Why do you need so much storage? I got the 256 and I am keeping mine at 128 Capacity as much as possible, it may get up to 160 but I will hack and slash...

Anything I don't use REGULARLY, ship it to external or server...

IDK I mean I am sure you have your reason, I have desktops that are pinned at 500GB with Logic and FCP and all the apps in the world... but for my laptop I was just like essentials only...

I ordered it with 1Tb SSD aswell. For me this is my main working machine (I have an old PC but is not for working, at least not anymore). I work on films and advertising and do professional video editing, so I use Premiere, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop... Add to that a lot of video files (at least 200Gb), sure I can have them on extenal drive, but when I'm out I need to be able to edit anywhere without any external devices. Also like to have my personal stuff such as movies, series... (50Gb or so) and other stuff.

With 512Mb I'd be out of storage pretty soon.

 

[littlepud]

I just ordered the Touch Bar 15". 2.6 GHz base model with CTO 1 TB SSD and the RX460.

 

[MarcBou]

I just ordered the Touch Bar 15". 2.6 GHz base model with CTO 1 TB SSD and the RX460.

Ordered exactly the same yesterday. Delivery date 12-15 December (Spain)

Hope it arrives earlier.

 

[Mike84]

Alright, just pulled the trigger on a 2016 15 rMBP, 2.7GHz, 512GB ssd, and Radeon Pro 455. I couldn't bring myself to paying more for the 1Tb, which I really wanted. Ugh!

Says it will be delivered between Dec 13 - 19. I truly hope it comes in sooner.

 

[kucharsk]

Following last week's announcement I ordered a fully loaded 13" 2015 rMBP, perhaps the last fast Mac notebook with a physical ESC key, which I need.

 

[Starlock]

Ultimately decided to go with a straight from Apple, refurbished, maxed out, mid 2015 15" macbook pro. (+ 2gb discrete gpu)

After looking it over, the new design MBP just isn't ready (to me) for purchase yet, (maybe gen2 or 3)? At this point its too early, too expensive, too untested, too lacking in features. It will be a different story once it's on coffee-lake, has 32gb ram + possibly has Intel Optane, and who knows what else.

I am really looking forward to the Mac I'm getting after a very long wait: best of the last design, Magsafe, actual ports / etc. From all the specs and benchmarks I've seen it should be able to handle around 100+ tracks in Logic Pro !!! Which is incredible.

I've never ordered a refurb unit from Apple before (O_O), so we'll see how it works out. Now, it's just the waiting game while it ships.

Good luck everyone with your new Macs

 

[kucharsk]

I don't get the complaints that the new MBPs are "too expensive."

They're only slightly more expensive than the 2015s, and if you compare using time value/money comparisons they're essentially priced no different than past MBPs in 2016 dollars.

PC laptops are dirt cheap but they also lack many of the features of the MBP.

 

[menizzi]

I found $990 in my pay pal that i never new I had and found another $400 in cash in my old Iphone box so I used that as a down payment on a mac. I told my self I would never come back 4 years later. Windows 10 and its BS as of late Just can't do it

2013 Dell M4700 Quad core 32gb of ram

Macbook pro (non TB)
Core I7 3.4
16GB ram
512GB SSD
Ship date shows Nov 17th to ship to store so we will see.

Going to start encoding alot of my videos to H.265 Let it run for a few days take a break let it run for a few days i want to see just how long this dell can go.

Not sure if the USB-C adapter from apple can power the 5TB little external Hard drive I have but no real problem if it does not.

 

[Brookzy]

I found $990 in my pay pal that i never new I had and found another $400 in cash in my old Iphone box so I used that as a down payment on a mac.

Jesus Christ - check down the back of the sofa, you've probably got a winning lottery ticket!

 

[rezwits]

I don't get the complaints that the new MBPs are "too expensive."

They're only slightly more expensive than the 2015s, and if you compare using time value/money comparisons they're essentially priced no different than past MBPs in 2016 dollars.

PC laptops are dirt cheap but they also lack many of the features of the MBP.

Right it's just with the 15" they MAKE you HAVE TO GET the dGPU... that's really all I see...

There's just no 15" iGPU only $2000 model...

 

[Nick11Mac]

Recently purchased a

Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro 2.7GHz Dual-core Intel i5 with Retina Display

from the Apple refurbished store online. It's 256GB, 8GB, model A1502. Full specs here: http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...5-2.7-13-early-2015-retina-display-specs.html

Love it!

 

[BarredOwl]

This latest MBP has had me seeing red ever since the announcement. In response, I went to my local Apple Store and bought a 2015 15" 2.8i7/16GB/1TB to get me through the next couple of years.

I hope to god Tim Cook et al do better by the Mac in the future, but that seems to be a pipe dream.

I really don't want this to be my last Mac. After all, 32 years is a really long, long-ter, loving-working relationship.

 

[Krafty]

Is there a better external CD drive than the Apple one to use for a 2015 Macbook Pro?

 

[justinf77]

Macbook pro (non TB)
Core I7 3.4
16GB ram
512GB SSD
Ship date shows Nov 17th to ship to store so we will see.

Just out of curiosity, why buy a maxed out Non-TB version for $2,199 when you can get the faster TB version with 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM for the same price?