(again check the apps you may wish to use)Īs someone who deals with image files and Photoshop, I was more concerned about RAM and minimum drive space.
#Best macbook for photography students update#
I might be accused of being a re-hash but here are some more peanuts to toss into the gallery and it applies to not just people doing photography.ġ) Get an idea of what applications you will be using and research best hardware set ups.Īs example, some apps only require 1 core vs multi-core, some take more advantage of the GPU and of course RAM.Ģ) Decide what best meets your physical needs as in small vs larger laptop.ģ) Realize that with many Apple products, ability to update later the hardware internally is a big NO so you will need to ideally plan ahead.Ĥ) Some hard core users realize that as time moves forward, the need for a bit more power or drive space should be anticipated at purchase. Personally, I would only consider getting a maxed out rMBP unless I had the budget for a separate maxed out iMac at home. In the field our rMBPs slide into the back pocket of our Tenba Large Messenger camera bags. When we are home the rMBPs become our desktop machines by being hooked up to keyboards and 4K monitors that are calibrated. The great thing about an SSD for backup in the field is that they are quick, small, low power, and don't have moving mechanical parts to fail like a HD can. When we are in the field we backup the SSD with Time Machine onto external 1TB SSDs. The entire file system is backed up by Time Machine onto separate 6TB drives. When we get home we use Lightroom to move the completed images from the internal SSD to the external RAID 0 drive sets. We complete the post processing in Lightroom and plugins (On1 Photo 1-, Macphun Creative Kit apps, and rarely in Photoshop). Then we cull before we import the keepers into Lightroom. When we are in the field we use the rMBP's to import images onto the SSD folders. We each have a rMBP with 16MB of memory and a 1 TB SSD. Once the new machines are announced you can decide to go for one of them, or look for a sale for the current models.
#Best macbook for photography students plus#
First, don't purchase anything until Apple announces the new Macs that have Skylake CPUs, likely support DDR4 memory, have USB-C that will likely replace any types of ports, supports USB 3.1 high speed plus Thunderbolt 3.
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