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New computer Macbook Pro 13
11 years ago
I managed to get myself a Macbook Pro Retina 13" It is lighter to carry and a little bit faster but more or less the same perhaps than the gamers laptop which is considered old now... So roughly the same power with a portion a bit better and much faster overall performance. Which is great because it was killing my bad back while carrying it from home to the studio and back, and could not manage , and used the late 13" 2008 Macbook to connect to my PC remotely for the 3D stuff, but it could manage the 2D stuff.
Old Machine:
1)Lenovo Think Pad/idea pad (21/10/2011 - release date)
£800
Intel i3 CPU 2 cores/4 threads. 2.3 GHz
Intel Intel® HD Graphics 3000 +
Nvidia GeForce GT 520M
RAM 8GB
Storage 500 GB (normal hard drive)
Heavy to carry with bad back from home and to the studio and back.
New Machine:
2)Apple Macbook Pro
£1099
(xx/10/2013 -release date)
Intel i5 CPU 2 cores/4 threads. 2.6 GHz
Intel® Iris™ Graphics 5100
RAM 8GB
Storage 512GB flash storage (SSD)
lighter than late 2008 Macbook.
I would be for a few months stinging on my cash to pay off the credit card back. The reason being the credit card was the best choice of getting the new Mac computer , because apple would not allow me to have a financial plan because of not being an employed artist, rather I do art freelance for the art more than the money, while living on disability.
Anyway, I am happy with the new computer so far, and think it would be perfect for my 2D work with the Retina display, and can manage just about the same as the PC with the 3D work... but I am planning when the credit card is fully payed off, to build a gamers desktop PC , that I would use specifically for watching movies , gaming and 3D rendering, after modelling and manipulating 3D art on mac.
Old Machine:
1)Lenovo Think Pad/idea pad (21/10/2011 - release date)
£800
Intel i3 CPU 2 cores/4 threads. 2.3 GHz
Intel Intel® HD Graphics 3000 +
Nvidia GeForce GT 520M
RAM 8GB
Storage 500 GB (normal hard drive)
Heavy to carry with bad back from home and to the studio and back.
New Machine:
2)Apple Macbook Pro
£1099
(xx/10/2013 -release date)
Intel i5 CPU 2 cores/4 threads. 2.6 GHz
Intel® Iris™ Graphics 5100
RAM 8GB
Storage 512GB flash storage (SSD)
lighter than late 2008 Macbook.
I would be for a few months stinging on my cash to pay off the credit card back. The reason being the credit card was the best choice of getting the new Mac computer , because apple would not allow me to have a financial plan because of not being an employed artist, rather I do art freelance for the art more than the money, while living on disability.
Anyway, I am happy with the new computer so far, and think it would be perfect for my 2D work with the Retina display, and can manage just about the same as the PC with the 3D work... but I am planning when the credit card is fully payed off, to build a gamers desktop PC , that I would use specifically for watching movies , gaming and 3D rendering, after modelling and manipulating 3D art on mac.
