The discrete high-performance graphics chip is now a 4GB Radeon Pro 560, which replaces a 4GB Radeon Pro 460. The $2,799 model now has the Intel HD Graphics 630 instead of the Intel HD Graphics 530 as integrated graphics. MacBook Pro Thunderbolt 3 adapter guide will help you get the ones you need.Īnother major change is the graphics technology. So go easy on me and explain it to me in simple-man terms! For example, I know there is newer types of RAM etc, with different numbers and letters in the title but I have no idea what this would mean for running what I want.įor reference I'd like to run newest versions of Pro Tools, Pro Tools and Final-Cut.Stock up on adapters: The MacBook Pro relies on Thunderbolt 3 for connectivity. In all honestly, I am not amazing with tech. Negatives being: older, and far more controversial. I also hear that it is over-priced and not really a Pro machine.įor the mini - it is still fairly portable, and obviously going to be far cheaper, even + upgrades. The main advantage for me the Pro 13' has is the portability and obviously it is a higher spec machine. But I too know people spending 25k on a new studio and using a Mac Mini as their main computer, and people who highly rate it. I hear that Mini's are totally over priced, heat up, and are just way too old for professional use in 2018. Everyone I've asked has had a totally different answer so I want to know what to do! I could spend the 1.7k on the Pro, I do have the money, however it would be a long summer of works worth, all gone. When I told a friend of mine he said 'why not get a Mac Mini and upgrade it?' and it got me thinking. That would be:Ģ.5GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz Hi! Long story short, I have been considering spending 1.7k on a pretty much fully specc'd out 13' Macbook Pro 2017 without touch bar.

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