Retina's don't have optical drives. they are essentially the Pro version of the AIR. Hell a maxxed out top of the line air is starting to get to the point of usuable for real work lol
On 2/26/13, Brian Casey <[email protected]> wrote: > The whole Retina model vs non retina model thing is bugging me > > There are some interesting refurbished models knocking about at the moment, > > none with 8 or 16 gigs of ram hat have the optical drive though. > > But I think my questions about the apple audio chip are answered anyway, > nobody seems to have issues with them under boot camp. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Monkey Pusher" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:14 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Some boot camp questions quick responses very much appreciated > >> I believe the 13 inch are the ones that are limited to dual core >> processors. gotta go with a 15 inch if you want quad core in a laptop. >> Yeah cuz its an after market mod you would have to siled out the >> drive bay and put the cdrom drive back in if you had to take it in. T >> That being said, I challenge you to name a PC maker who has a warranty >> like apple care despite the fact you will have to swap the original >> part back in. >> >> On 2/26/13, Brian Casey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thanks for those thoughts. >>> >>> Yeah I'm confidednt of the performance of these new macbooks, but >>> funnily >>> enough I'm having trouble figuring the macbook pro vs retina thing on >>> the >>> mac website....maybe the macbook pro without retina are restricted to >>> dual >>> core processors an d8 gigs ram or something, must check again. >>> >>> One thing swaying me back to buying a purpose built laptop for windows >>> to >>> tie me over is I can get one with two internal hard rivdes, one ssd and >>> one >>> sata 7200 rpm like you say without ruining my warrantee. >>> >>> If I remember correctly dropping in a new hard drive into a macbook is >>> an >>> issue there, but I guess you coul dalways swop it back if an issue >>> arose, >>> but that's not particularly honest. >>> >>> Brian. >>> >>> >>> From: TheOreoMonster >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:52 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Some boot camp questions quick responses very much >>> appreciated >>> >>> >>> Any of the current Gen mac book pros or mac book pros retina should be >>> fine. >>> When you Boot Camp, apple provides you with all the windows drivers for >>> >>> the >>> internal hardware of that speciffic computer so everything will work >>> well >>> under windows. If you get a current gen mac book pro with 8 or 16gb of >>> >>> ram >>> it will handle sonar and etc fine. The advantage to a macbook pro over >>> a >>> mac book retina is you can remove the cd rom drive and put in a second HD >>> >>> f >>> you want anduse the CD rom drive as an external drive. If you travel >>> alot >>> this allows you to have two internal drives and not have to worry abut >>> an >>> external HD. As far as the second drive or external HD you want that one >>> >>> to >>> be a 7200 rpm drive or higher, not a solid state drive as those aren't >>> made >>> to handle being constantly written to like they would be when recording. >>> >>> It >>> can handle it fine but it will shorten the life of solid state drives >>> the >>> more you constatntly write to them as in a recording session. Solid >>> state >>> drives are fine for the main boot drives and I highly recommend them >>> for >>> that. >>> >>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 6:23 AM, Brian Casey wrote: >>> >>> >>> Thanks Chris, >>> >>> >>> From: Chris >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:10 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Some boot camp questions quick responses very much >>> appreciated >>> >>> >>> Hire Brian. >>> >>> >>> I use a macbook in my studio, and though its not anywhere near >>> professional, I don't have any problems with it, and its far from new, >>> or >>> even good spec. >>> >>> >>> On the boot camp side, I rub that too, and it seems to do fine, >>> although I >>> only use it for less than demanding tasks. One thing I particularly like >>> >>> is >>> that you can use the headphone jack, and the laptop speakers at the same >>> time. Not sure if this is intentional, but its cool anyways. >>> >>> >>> Only thing I'd say, is probably avoid windows 8, as I find a lot of >>> times >>> the sound doesn't load up on start-up and I am forced to use a braille >>> display to get it back. >>> >>> >>> I know nothing about drives, other than that I an using a western >>> digital >>> drive. >>> >>> >>> Anyways, hope I helped somewhat, and hopefully someone with more >>> knowledge >>> of these subjects can step in and tell you more. >>> >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 26 Feb 2013, at 08:25, "Brian Casey" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Appologies firstly, as some of these questions aren't directly PT >>> related, but they all relate to me jumping back into protools, and >>> really >>> this list is the best knowledge base for this. >>> >>> Basically my studio windows machine is giving trouble and the daw >>> builder in the UK I got it from is being very awkward with tech support, >>> >>> but >>> my studio business is getting busier and busier and I'm under a lot of >>> pressure. >>> >>> I had planned on getting a laptop to complement my windows daw as I >>> travel a bit and it would allow me to keep up with editing etc, and for >>> affordability I was going to go windows custom daw again with the >>> laptop, >>> particularly as I don't feel I have time to get up to speed with >>> protools >>> having dipped my toes in with it right when 8.0.4 came out and I had >>> access >>> to a mac/pt rig. >>> >>> Anyway, with my studio machine embarrassing me in front of clients >>> and >>> my previous wish to have a mobile solution, I'm now thinking I'll get a >>> top >>> of the range macbook and it should be more powerful than my 2 years old >>> 2.8 >>> ghz quad core i5 windows machine, so it could function as my windows >>> based >>> daw, and I can in parallel be getting propperly comfortable with VO on >>> the >>> OSX side of my system partition. >>> >>> I need this machine soon so any contributions from listers would be >>> appreciated on the following: >>> >>> 1. anyone here running a studio off a Macbook. I know technically >>> bang >>> for buck is never as good in terms of processing heft etc when you go >>> for >>> the mobile solutions, but stability etc should be fine shouldn't it? >>> Apple >>> can be trusted on this front surely? >>> 2. One of the reasons I decided a macbook is the best choice for me >>> even >>> running windows is that I'll need an internal audio chip in whatever >>> system >>> I get for jaws feedback, but this would kind of throw a cat in amung the >>> pigeons when buying a windows custom daw, but I'm thinking the apple >>> internal audio chip probably works flawlessly with windows and doesn't >>> tend >>> to clash with hardware/sequencers etc on the windows side. Is this a >>> fair >>> assumtion to make? To me it may seem like a safer bet than some windows >>> based laptop using a real teq chip or god knows what not. It’s a bit more >>> >>> of >>> a known quantity. >>> 3. On the same note, I know that under the mac os the core audio and >>> internal soun dchip in the macbook is perfectly acceptable and can run >>> at >>> acceptable latencies with logic or even PT for mixing etc when on the >>> go, >>> would the same hold true on the windows side. How for example would that >>> built in hardware work for me with sonar to tie me over while I get ready >>> >>> to >>> jump to pt. Are there asio/wdm drivers that run well with the apple >>> audio >>> hardware in the macbook or what's the story there. >>> 4. A more PT related question. Anyone have recommendations with >>> regard >>> to external thunderbolt/usb 3.0 drives. I take it 7200 rpm sata drives >>> are >>> still a better choice than solid state in this regard, has avid given >>> the >>> green light to any thunderbolt stuff yet? Is anyone using/liking anything >>> >>> in >>> particular for their audio drive? All other thoughts on that side of >>> things >>> are welcome. >>> >>> I willl post these questions on midi mag also, but there aren't so >>> many >>> mac users there, so I hope you all forgive the relatively off topic post >>> >>> as >>> I'm in a bit of a professional crisis. >>> >>> I'd have much prefered to gentley get into the world of mac/pt in a >>> years time or more like I had planned, but circumstances right now seem >>> to >>> point to it being a good choice to go with mac now. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Brian. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> >>> an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> >>> an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
