OK. What sort of data do you store on the internal SSD? I know the internal drive is convenient, particularly if you are a very mobile user (working in airplanes , coffee shops, or moving between meeting rooms etc) but I find one needs to have a realistic view of the bandwidth actually required. Very few tasks need >2GB/s transfer speeds, and you pay handsomely for the privilege.
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OK. What sort of data do you store on the internal SSD? I know the internal drive is convenient, particularly if you are a very mobile user (working in airplanes , coffee shops, or moving between meeting rooms etc) but I find one needs to have a realistic view of the bandwidth actually required. Very few tasks need >2GB/s transfer speeds, and you pay handsomely for the privilege.
Why? What kind of workloads are you running?
I would say that if you need that level of storage you probably shouldn't be looking at a laptop computer at all, but require a fast storage array with a high speed interface.
Are you limited by storage capacity or bandwidth?
I think it very much depends on whether you are sitting at a desk most of the time, or using it "on the go", on your lap, in transit, or having to move the computer physically more than a a few times a day.
My usage is usually sitting at a desk and plugging into a dock of some sort, so it makes little difference if the drive is external or not (for TB3/4 drives), and even USB3 is fast enough for most tasks, particularly with 10Gbps interfaces.
Bear in mind that if you have a huge internal SSD, you're still going to need a backup solution, so you might well be carrying an external disk in any case.
2 TB SSD or 4 TB SSD is not big enough.
2 TB is now only enough for 10 games, I must know it because I have the games and yes I know that the old MacBook Pro user doesn’t know that the size of games increased a lot and some of them don‘t know what a game is.
The games will be also updated and that will increase the size.
The new games next year will be even bigger and 2023 games will be again bigger.
If someone wants to use the MacBook Pro for 10 years and not upgrading every year to a newer MacBook Pro then go for the 8 TB SSD.
Also don’t forget the space for movies and pictures and private videos and work and hobbies and some other stuff.
The main problem is: Old MacBook Pro user doesn’t understand that the time has changed!!
Old MacBook Pro user: 33% photo editing, 33% video editing, 33% music stuff.
New MacBook Pro user: photo editing, video editing, music stuff, games, simulations, hobbies, office, netflix, hardcore cpu work, hardcore work for what you need at least 64 gb ram or more, hardcore work for what you need at least 8 tb ssd or more, lot of stuff which runs in the background, for studying, company software, probably sooner or later mining…
You can access it remotely (at least for Synology you can), as long as you have a connection.
I would have a 400 down 30 up connection.
Would that be ok for final cut video in general. probably 4k just to future proof.
Or would that take and make final cut stutter with longer load times.
thank you!
P.S. can Synology drives be protected and used with FileVault 2?
P.S. I plan on adding the fastest ethernet speed i can in case that helps when I am in the same location.
P.S. could also use this for time machine. bonus.
Would that be ok for final cut video in general. probably 4k just to future proof.
Or would that take and make final cut stutter with longer load times.
thank you!
P.S. can Synology drives be protected and used with FileVault 2?
P.S. I plan on adding the fastest ethernet speed i can in case that helps when I am in the same location.
P.S. could also use this for time machine. bonus.
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I don't do anything with video, so that I don't know. My connection is 1000/1000, but I think you'll be fine. Maybe somebody else can chip in on that.
More on Synology protection (so not FileVault 2): https://www.synology.com/en-uk/dsm/overview/security
Yes you can use it for time machine.
More on Synology protection (so not FileVault 2): https://www.synology.com/en-uk/dsm/overview/security
Yes you can use it for time machine.
Yep! Latest report says the 14” and 16” are now in mass production. Obviously Apple has done some serious work to block leaks because otherwise by now we would have a full look at both models.
Absolutely assured if we believe the latest article on the Front page from a day or two ago. It stated that production will ramp up to 800,000 units per month by the end of November.
I reckon 100 percent we are getting an October announcement with a late Oct to early November release. At the very worst we'll get a mid to late Nov release I reckon.
Well that's my thinking as it stands atm, anyway.
Stockpiling three months’ worth of MBPs seems like overkill on Apple’s part. Does Apple traditionally stockpile MBPs for three months before release?
I think there is a chance that they’ll be announced together with iPhone 13 on September event. DigiTimes had said about September release before and Mark Gurman also includes September is his “guess”. Even though it is very unlikely to happen based on previous years but who knows it might happen this year because of Covid-19, and also considering not much new major updates about iPhone 13 except 120Hz refresh rate screen and better camera.
It’s likely that for the first few months, production will not be at maximum capacity, and will quickly ramp up. That could mean 1.2 million units between now and September, which isn’t that much considering the expected demand.
it is slightly weird mixed messaging, they’ve positioned mLED as a pro feature on the iPads, with the Air set to get OLED instead, but they’re apparently going with mLED for their cheapest MacBook? I think it’s probably just a case of wanting to move all devices to a HDR capable panel of some sort, and mLED working better for 12” and up, and OLED for 11” or less, but they (unusually for Apple) aren’t communicating this very well.
Yeah, it would be very odd for the iPad Pro to have MiniLED, MacBook Pro to have OLED, and then the iMac Pro to have MiniLED (I highly doubt this will have OLED).
if you are right, will they prioritize shipments to the US or we will wait like everybody else?
Well I got really surprised this year when I sold my 16" and went with the base model Air.. I'd thought I'd miss the 16" size and the GPU performance... Turns out I don't? And I'm never above 45c or 50c when I'm hooked to a monitor lol. Honestly right now my only issue with it is not being able to connect to 2 monitors because other than that it's pretty good.
Even with 8GB I end up the day with 5GB swap.
But anyways back on topic I'm looking to upgrade to the 14" or the new Air, however since this is my definitive machine I'll go with 16GB.
Even with 8GB I end up the day with 5GB swap.
But anyways back on topic I'm looking to upgrade to the 14" or the new Air, however since this is my definitive machine I'll go with 16GB.
They are all shipped from China, aren't they? I guess that means if released same time across the globe it'll be first ordered, first get.
Mini-LED MacBook Pros should launch before end of September
The long wait for redesigned 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pro models is probably nearing its end. A reliable source for Apple info says these Macs will
www.cultofmac.com
Quality hopium.Mini-LED MacBook Pros should launch before end of September
The long wait for redesigned 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pro models is probably nearing its end. A reliable source for Apple info says these Macs willwww.cultofmac.com
they might stock up more in some countries prior to launch