I never saw an advantage in buying a Retina display before, but you have completely changed my mind!
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro [email protected] On Apr 26, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Much of what I suggest has already been mentioned but I'll chime in anyway. > > • Due to speed and RAM on-board, I suggest you get one of the Retina Display > units. It will come with more RAM, usually 8 GB and with the SSD HD which is > considerably faster for doing the production work of Pro Tools. > > • The external SuperDrive is a USB3 model which connects easily with the > Retina Display models and has very quick transfer speeds. > > • The Thunderbolt to Firewire adaptor is available although you may need to > purchase a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 as well as the 800/400 Firewire cable > to make your scenario work. > > This would be a very quick machine with the likelihood of being useful longer > than the older models. > > Just my opinion, of course. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2013-04-25, at 6:14 PM, Cameron Strife <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi. As previously stated, any of the mac book pros that are non retina >> display models will have the superdrive on board. >> >> Whether you're talking about the firewire 800 port or the Intel >> Thunderbolt port, the digi 002 would work with both via a reasonably >> priced adapter. (I believe mine cost me around $25US.) >> >> If you're going to be using it for pt, be sure to get a solid state >> hard drive, or, at least upgrade the stock drive to a 7200rpm drive. >> (A hard drive upgrade is one of the options if you order from the >> online apple store for example.) >> >> Cameron. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/25/13, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Only the retina model Macbook pros, and all Macbook airs do not have optical >>> drives. You can get a non retina 2012 Macbook pro and it will have an >>> optical drive and firewire 800 which is backwards compatible with firewire >>> 400. >>> >>> hth >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Apr 25, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> Granted I could ask this on the pro tools list too. >>>> Still I really enjoyed the wisdom Anita got when she was putting hers >>>> together, and I have some of the same goals. >>>> Let me ask the more pro-tools like question first however. >>>> My desire will be a laptop. I want to put things together much the way >>>> people guided Anita to doing, being sure I still has a cd optical drive >>>> being very very sure I can still have firewire 400 access. I use a digi >>>> 002, and want absolutely to connect this device to the machine. I think >>>> there is still an adapter for this if needful. >>>> Now, my goal would be if I can to put what I want together, but pick it up >>>> in store, the apple store here in Toronto where I intend taking advantage >>>> of the in store training apple provides. >>>> I want to support this effort with my business. >>>> Assuming I can actually finance the machine in the first place smiles, can >>>> I >>>> 1, still find a laptop with the sort of firewire connection required for >>>> the digi 002? That one is for those on list here who can answer that. >>>> 2, if I follow the steps in the other thread choosing the size and other >>>> pieces I desire can I indeed place the order either on the phone, on >>>> line, or in a store with the item going to a store for pick up? >>>> I imagine this will be a unit or so back, which is perfectly okay. >>>> My registered copy of pro-tools goes back a bit. it is critical that I >>>> can connect the digi if this is impossible, then I will either wait to get >>>> the new mac, or get one still with things like the cd optical drive and >>>> be sure I can connect other aspects of production to that machine. >>>> I know I will be using the full sized keyboard I have with this older mac >>>> anyway, so I can type normally lol. >>>> >>>> I have an older mac here already that I use for production now. >>>> I know that seems confusing, but trust me lol. >>>> Let me stop here, as I am wanting to be very firm about what I do not wish >>>> to negotiate on smiles. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Karen >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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