Mac Book Pro for Photoshop?

[Jay Vaughan]

My advice: don't buy a Macbook Pro right now.  Wait until March/April.  The MBP's are in an 'interim' design phase whereby Apple are phasing out old stuff (ExpresscardPCI) and getting ready to implement new stuff (multi-touch tablet LCD interface on next MBP).

If you buy now, in 3 months time you'll wish you waited for the new lineup.

If you *really* have to buy now, then save some money and get a late-2011/early-2012 Macbook Pro, which can be upgraded easier than the existing generation.  There is nothing "Pro" about the current lineup - the Pro's were left in the dust and given a paltry upgrade this year. Next year they'll get bumped to a new plateaux.

j.


On 17/12/2012, at 5:37 AM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looking for advice from the Mac experts..
> 
> My wife, a long PC user, has decided to get a Mac.  She does a lot of
> freelance work and silly as it is gets a lot of questions about why she
> uses a PC rather than a Mac.  Since she is due for a new machine anyway she
> is making the switch.  It also helps since her school and her new largest
> client both use primarily Macs (she can buy it through her school and get a
> discount).
> 
> Anyway, these are the specs she is looking at.   She will be doing a LOT of
> photoshop and illustrator on it.  In fact, that will be pretty much all
> it's used for as her old laptop will still be used for her games.
> 
> 2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
> 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
> 256GB Flash Storage
> Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide (English)
> Accessory Kit
> 
> Software
> 
> iLife '11
> OS X Mountain Lion
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony
> 
> 
> 
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