Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4745768 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:23:45 +0200 Received: from mtaout-da01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.129]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q5DHQLSV000925 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:26:21 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.17] (pool-71-105-107-131.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net [71.105.107.131]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da01.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id F0BC0E000094; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:26:20 -0400 (EDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-CF183B94-37B4-4C93-BC94-ED9551A58FC5 Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) From: Tsassoon Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] NEW Apple Macbook Pro 15" just announced - with kepler GPU Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:26:19 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1339608381; bh=NPKoASbgxp2+BDWZr5TL0EpfTkB1qhtaBtKLvjOpnHc=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=Iy3xogIPyKbOPaLvqgU2ZA8OwyDg808GAAa3CkntcCWaMh8KpJmtfSBwbLNEOnsor Hbt6Q+2XUxFxjFss2ZhMWRCypPjLxzTTrBavWVAVOLXHRGk8HI1adsR6JeeKDhx5pS SvPvUTCB9vmOEh0DQaYocvQflFG8KyEc9bqhM+/A= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:387118912:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33814fd8cd3c19dc X-AOL-IP: 71.105.107.131 --Apple-Mail-CF183B94-37B4-4C93-BC94-ED9551A58FC5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'd strongly recommend getting AppleCare and selling the unit in two years, w= hile it's still got a year of coverage. You'll get back probably 60% of the p= urchase price selling it then. Applies to all Macs. Plus, doing this work, do you really want to be using a more than 2yo machin= e? Tim Sassoon SFD Santa Monica, CA Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > ...and it looks like the news from the new MBP is not all good after all. L= ooks like I got sucked into the hype. Doesn't mean I'd kick one out of bed, b= ut it's looking less sexy by the minute. >=20 > http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/retina-mpb-ifit-teardown/ >=20 > - Battery is glued to the housing. Not replaceable. I had the battery in m= y 2009 mbp nearly explode. this is not good. >=20 > - bottom-of-the-barrel hynix ram. non-replaceable. I've had my fair share o= f RAM issues. if it's faulty you're S.O.L. Also once you pick your amount at= the store, you're locked into it. not cool. I just recently upgraded my 201= 0 mbp to max ram, it gave the system new legs. >=20 > - Samsung-made SSD. I didn't know samsung made SSDs. All SSDs are not crea= ted equal. Will look at performance. Also non-replaceable. Max storage is 76= 0 GB. That's way less than a 2011 or even 2010 with upgrades (removing optic= al drive, adding 1.5 tb 2.5 drives etc) >=20 > - display is glued to the casing. Again, that's going to be a $1200 repair= . More than 90% of laptops cost these days >=20 > all in all, this thing is looking more like a disposable camera and less l= ike a $2100 laptop you could rely on for five years.=20 >=20 > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Brendan Bolles wr= ote: > On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:20 PM, scott.aelist wrote: >=20 > > i'm working on one right now. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I'v= e been doing it for a couple years now. In fact this was the reason I didn't= opt for a macbook, because they only went up to 1440. I can't imagine tryin= g to work in AE at such low rez. >=20 >=20 > Cool, it looks like with the retina display they'll let you scale the UI h= ow you want. Although I guess it maxes out at the 1920x1200 equivalent, not= letting you masochists go all the way to 2880x1800, although I bet someone w= ill probably figure out how to hack it. >=20 > http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/12/a-closer-look-at-the-new-macbook-pros-= retina-display/ >=20 >=20 > Brendan >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 --Apple-Mail-CF183B94-37B4-4C93-BC94-ED9551A58FC5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
I'd strongly recommend get= ting AppleCare and selling the unit in two years, while it's still got a yea= r of coverage. You'll get back probably 60% of the purchase price selling it= then. Applies to all Macs.

Plus, doing this work, d= o you really want to be using a more than 2yo machine?


Tim= Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, CA

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

...and it looks like the news fro= m the new MBP is not all good after all. Looks like I got sucked into the hy= pe. Doesn't mean I'd kick one out of bed, but it's looking less sexy by the m= inute.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/retina-mpb-ifit-teardown/<= br>
- Battery is glued to the housing. Not replaceable. I had the battery in= my 2009 mbp nearly explode. this is not good.

- bottom-of-the-barrel= hynix ram. non-replaceable. I've had my fair share of RAM issues. if it's f= aulty you're S.O.L. Also once you pick your amount at the store, you're lock= ed into it. not cool. I just recently upgraded my 2010 mbp to max ram, it ga= ve the system new legs.

- Samsung-made SSD. I didn't know samsung made SSDs. All SSDs are not cr= eated equal. Will look at performance. Also non-replaceable. Max storage is 7= 60 GB. That's way less than a 2011 or even 2010 with upgrades (removing opti= cal drive, adding 1.5 tb 2.5 drives etc)

- display is glued to the casing. Again, that's going to be a $1200 repa= ir. More than 90% of laptops cost these days

all in all, this thing i= s looking more like a disposable camera and less like a $2100 laptop you cou= ld rely on for five years.

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Brendan Boll= es <brendan@fnordware.com> wrote:
On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:20 PM, scott.aelist wrote:

> i'm working on one right now. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I'= ve been doing it for a couple years now. In fact this was the reason I didn'= t opt for a macbook, because they only went up to 1440. I can't imagine tryi= ng to work in AE at such low rez.


Cool, it looks like with the retina display they'll let you scale the U= I how you want.  Although I guess it maxes out at the 1920x1200 equival= ent, not letting you masochists go all the way to 2880x1800, although I bet s= omeone will probably figure out how to hack it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06= /12/a-closer-look-at-the-new-macbook-pros-retina-display/


Brendan


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