Need opinions on what equipment I should purchase!

Caleb Cox · 2014-03-14T22:14:35

I'm looking at getting a laptop that's as powerful or as close to as powerful as my current desktop rig. The only thing I've found so far is the new 15.6" Macbook Pro with retina display. The Macbook's specifics are as follows: 2.3GHz 4th Gen i7 Turbo's at 3.5GHz 16GB of RAM 15.6" Retina Display NVIDIA GeForce GT750M 2GB's dedicated graphics. 512GB's of PCIe based Flash Storage. The price tag at Best Buy is listed as $2,499. I'm looking at using this laptop for graphic work as well as programming, my question is has any used this particular Macbook before, if so how was the experience? Was it work going to the more expensive 15.6" model? I'm trying to get this thing ASAP, but at the rate I'm saving I won't have the money for it til August, which would be fine if I didn't need it to work while out and about. I'm trying to find out if it's worth going to the higher model, or if the lower tier will work just fine or if I may have some kind of other option out there. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

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Started by Nestik March 14, 2014 01:16 AM

9 comments, last by Nathan2222_old 10 years, 10 months ago

Nathan2222_old

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March 14, 2014 10:14 PM

Keep in mind I fully understand I won't get the same performance out of my laptop as I will my desktop but I want as close as humanly possible.

I know of one that's
more than twice your budget, very heavy (yet more portable than a desktop), 18", not Apple and is the fastest laptop (gaming though) i've seen yet (depending on customization). Lol

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