<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>The new mac pro isn’t really pro any more. If she needs a gpu, they are phasing them out right now. So video editing and rendering is all processor based now. </div><div><br></div><div>Citation : my work just bought me a macbook pro three days ago and it has no gpu and no pro had a gpu as an available option. </div><div><br>On Nov 30, 2017, at 7:08 AM, Stephen Partington <<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Getting a machine with a Spinning Disk is an easy upgrade to SSD for less than the apple price difference.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 11:49 PM, David Schwartz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newsletters@thetoolwiz.com" target="_blank">newsletters@thetoolwiz.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">I’ve been using Macs regularly since I got a 27” iMac back in 2006.<div><br></div><div>I’ve had a few Mac Minis, and both them and the old white iMacs could be opened up (with a little effort) and upgraded.</div><div><br></div><div>Newer stuff is much harder to crack open, although I’m told MBPs can be upgraded without much trouble by removing their bottom (with the right screwdriver).</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I like to buy equipment that’s slightly behind the leading edge, preferably refurbished, or “nearly new”.</div><div><br></div><div>All MBPs seem tocome now with: quad-core i7, 16GB RAM, and SSDs.</div><div><br></div><div>The variations are: CPU speed, SSD size, and GPU.</div><div><br></div><div>Here’s a tip: you’re going to find the best deals on Apple stuff between Christmas and around the 5th or so of January on eBay.</div><div><br></div><div>College kids who’ve gotten something the previous semester on a student discount suddenly have to leave school, or they need to sell their machine to help pay for school, or something.</div><div><br></div><div>Look for a machine with a “bottom-end” (today) CPU (eg., 2.6GHz i7), 1TB SSD, and a “bottom-end” GPU, with AppleCare.</div><div><br></div><div>The MSRP on MBPs like this online or at the Apple Store will be around $3400. If you’re patient, it’s extremly likely you’ll be able to find one on eBay during this time for $2k give or take a couple hundred, because these folks just want to pay off the balance they owe after a semester of use.</div><div><br></div><div>You can also keep your eye on the Apple Refurbished store online.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3cK2FVJjyu2N-2Bxco034fZhkcNOiartu8q1tF5gHJ5EbRa-2BAQuAXC53h0paxl2KQ9RwS0uK1It2N1YkjSlQInhw-3D-3D_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeIewqeHOfkg3lN40c4PHrtKSaOMWpP34rNV2OuUg4h2-2B2rrG9VXZs8PPAb-2BH9nA8LIlcUk4iVdJD8lMEOKYoXZspNisAqzLcbIyWB7ebjsGTHD70fR7t7-2BNBChCsSfBagmiYMfyGzMSFgopGzgUrFs4XkU1WxNAzOSGgaTZ-2F9NXU-3D" target="_blank">https://www.apple.com/shop/<wbr>browse/home/specialdeals/mac</a></div><div><br></div><div>In this case, get a machine that was released 12-18 months ago. You get a full warranty, you can buy AppleCare, and it’s 15-25% off the original price.</div><div><br></div><div>Just because someone doesn’t think they need a laptop for its portability is no reason to avoid them. I keep my 15” MBP sitting on my desk closed most of the time. I have it connected to a 55” 4k monitor, and I use an Apple keyboard, Apple trackpad, and a Logitech USB mouse with it.</div><div><br></div><div>Even if money were no object, I’d be hardpressed to think of a better setup. Maybe a Mac Pro. But I like being able to unplug my MBP and take it with me any time I might want it.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW, regarding Mac hardware, the biggest two factors in price when it comes to their machines is: SSD size and CPU speed.</div><div><br></div><div><div>On the refurb store, 13” MBPs start at $829 with a spinning HD, and those with SSDs start at $1100. The top-of-the-line 15” is $3569. So there’s a model for almost any budget!</div><div><br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Nov 29, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Mark Phillips <<a href="mailto:mark@phillipsmarketing.biz" target="_blank">mark@phillipsmarketing.biz</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_580800802019111385Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">It is time to upgrade my daughter's 2009 Macbook Pro. She does not need the portability of a laptop as she uses her iPad for that. He home use is not that demanding, except that she loves to edit her diving and vacation movies. She could use a Mac mini, as she has a 23" monitor, apple keyboard, and apple mouse. However, I am not sure there is enough RAM and horsepower in a Mac mini, so I have been looking at iMacs as well. <div><br></div><div>My assumptions are she needs at least 16 GB of RAM and a quad core i7 for serious video editing (around an hour of 1080p 60 Hz. video when rendered). Which puts us up around $1400+. Are my assumptions correct, or off base? What should we be looking at?</div><div><br></div><div>She was a Linux user when she was younger, but then they grow up, go to college, get a job, get married, and think they know everything....;) (she ditched Linux in college)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div></div></div></div><span class="">
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