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Building a macbook

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SamMcChesney
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Sorry to make 2 threads but I am also gonna build a new macbook. I will be running FCP, possibly some after affects and a lot of other stuff. I know I need a lot of ram but what else is good? I would like to keep it under 2,500

some specific question.
what does this mean: -Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz

so basically what I am asking is when I go to build a 15 inch pro 2.3 GHz (whatever that means?)with retina display what should a upgrade and what doesn't matter.

Thanks!


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1337
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the 13" rMBP comes out soon, might be worth waiting for. Haven't checked the processor specs but will be a decent price (compared to the 15") with a retina screen, 2x thunderbolt, USB3, hdmi
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zahava
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I'm in the same boat. My 5 year old MBP is dying a slow death. It's a 2.16 intel core 2 duo, 2 gigs of ram, 128 gig internal. I'm doing photo so I'm processing giant photoshop files on a regular basis, scanning huge neg files, and constantly running multiple applications. I'd love the 15in MPbR, but $2500 (base model) is a lot to drop on a laptop.

I might be able to take my dads old MBP, it's only like 1&1/2 years old, decent processor, 4 gigs of ram but I can upgrade to 8, and I think a 256 gig internal. Not to mention the later is free, my dad can use his new one as a tax write-off/his business might pay for it anyways... He wants to upgrade to the new 13in air dropping soon, want's a lighter comp and doesn't need the power.
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AwR
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Yes, but I dont believe it has a discrete graphics card. Something that comes in very handy whilst editing video.
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HWW
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I wish I could read your thread, but I only speak English and German.

Any translations appreciated! :-)
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.qzyxya
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Well when editing do all programs have GPU acceleration? I know premiere pro has CUDA acceleration (nvidia) but what about fcp and ae? Gaming also runs totally on the gpu, but now that I think about it the processor/cpu should matter more than the gpu for editing, right?
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eheath
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you mean dedicated graphics card
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family_vacation
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Pay $100 extra to get the 2.6 processor in the base model rMPB.

Pay $200 to get 16 gigs or ram.


That will cost $2500 and be a beast. Do you happen to be a college student? If so you can get $200 off.
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.qzyxya
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It's $200 bucks extra for 16gb of ram? lol. Why did they decide now to solder the memory on and not allow you to put in your own ram? stupid apple.
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AwR
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yes!
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eheath
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because they made it way thinner. $200 isnt that bad really 100-150 would be more reasonable
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.qzyxya
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yeah
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1337
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2560x1600 screen doesn't run itself, I bet it will have one
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SamMcChesney
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thanks guys, and no I am not a college student, I am a junior in HS.
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TwoSkisOneJib
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Just pirate After Effects and Final Cut and save like $500
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oil.
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you still might be able to get some sort of discount on it.
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SamMcChesney
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whoa, didnt know about that. I save about 300! thankyou.
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tomPietrowski
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Well considering you can now get 32Gb of ram for $140 for a desktop Pc, even $50 for an extra 8Gb is bad.
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jibbinc.
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craigslist?

i got my 2010 13" mbp 8gb 750hdd 2.4ghz for $800.
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eheath
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cheapest you can get 16gb for a mbp is 80. considering they solder it onto the motherboard and charge you a mark up, $200 isnt as bad as it sounds, youre already spending 2300 why not 2500? but for real, like 3 years ago to get 4gb of ram was like $300 on a mbp and to do it yourself was like $200
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