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MacBook Pro 13” (2011) Upgrade - Buying advice sought
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<blockquote data-quote="homelesskitty" data-source="post: 1849165" data-attributes="member: 404355"><p>Hi there everyone</p><p></p><p>I currently have the following set up;</p><p></p><p>MBP 13” - Early 2011 - High Sierra</p><p>Upgraded to 8GB RAM</p><p>1TB SSD (Main HD bay)</p><p>2TB HDD (Optical bay)</p><p></p><p>I use the MacBook for mainly Photoshop, Illustrator, writing, watching movies, some emulation of old consoles, watching streaming content online, djing occasionally and general browsing/email/messaging etc.</p><p></p><p>I have had no problem with my current set up, regarding it being able to handle anything I have thrown at it, and have had no issues with it for what I need it to do running Photoshop, Premiere etc and doing all the things I need it to be able to do; no notions of upgrading to a new machine, and kind of proud to get so much life out of a decade old machine with a few choice upgrades at the right times over the years.</p><p></p><p>I recently have been having some performance issues with it (see my other threads), that I think I have pretty much exhausted my capabilities of being able to solve, so figured I might upgrade.</p><p></p><p>Basically, I do all the things above and I...</p><p></p><p>• Like the ability to repair/upgrade/replace components</p><p>• Like having an SDXC slot</p><p>• Like having USB ports</p><p>• Would like to drop in at least one of my existing storage solutions, if not both, into a new machine (physically I mean, I will probably do a fresh install anyway)</p><p>• I’m not a power user, but I don’t like being restrained by only being able to install from the App Store or have full control over certain elements of my system</p><p></p><p>I would however like...</p><p></p><p>• Bluetooth 4.0</p><p>• Catalina (like above, so I can further utilise iOS integration working between my Mac and my iPhone etc. although preferably not at the expense of having my OS dumbed down a shade/be unable to have full control over my OS)</p><p>• USB 3.0 (I have fairly humble dreams.. <img src="/images/smilies/giggle.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":giggle" title="Giggle :giggle" data-shortname=":giggle" />)</p><p></p><p>I was looking at a MBP 15” 2012, as that seems to add a lot I would like to gain without sacrificing the things that more recent MBPs have done away with. I don’t mind going bigger than 13”, I figure that will be more useful to me now than it was at the time of purchase, when portability for djing regularly was more of a priority, however I’m not fussy. I just thought; performance improvements are probably going to be neglible, so I’d be as well getting something out of the replacement to make it feel more value-for-money.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have any advice? I have done my own research to a degree, but find Apple’s model numbering/naming/dating conventions to be difficult to figure out when certain functionality is added/phased out etc. so would be eager to hear anyone’s advice on what I should maybe do?</p><p></p><p>Haven’t even thought about a budget, not that money is no object, it’s just... what I’d be willing to spend would vary depending on how much I feel it’d be worth it.</p><p></p><p>Is it fallacy to invest a few hundred in a machine only a year newer than my current one?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="homelesskitty, post: 1849165, member: 404355"] Hi there everyone I currently have the following set up; MBP 13” - Early 2011 - High Sierra Upgraded to 8GB RAM 1TB SSD (Main HD bay) 2TB HDD (Optical bay) I use the MacBook for mainly Photoshop, Illustrator, writing, watching movies, some emulation of old consoles, watching streaming content online, djing occasionally and general browsing/email/messaging etc. I have had no problem with my current set up, regarding it being able to handle anything I have thrown at it, and have had no issues with it for what I need it to do running Photoshop, Premiere etc and doing all the things I need it to be able to do; no notions of upgrading to a new machine, and kind of proud to get so much life out of a decade old machine with a few choice upgrades at the right times over the years. I recently have been having some performance issues with it (see my other threads), that I think I have pretty much exhausted my capabilities of being able to solve, so figured I might upgrade. Basically, I do all the things above and I... • Like the ability to repair/upgrade/replace components • Like having an SDXC slot • Like having USB ports • Would like to drop in at least one of my existing storage solutions, if not both, into a new machine (physically I mean, I will probably do a fresh install anyway) • I’m not a power user, but I don’t like being restrained by only being able to install from the App Store or have full control over certain elements of my system I would however like... • Bluetooth 4.0 • Catalina (like above, so I can further utilise iOS integration working between my Mac and my iPhone etc. although preferably not at the expense of having my OS dumbed down a shade/be unable to have full control over my OS) • USB 3.0 (I have fairly humble dreams.. :giggle) I was looking at a MBP 15” 2012, as that seems to add a lot I would like to gain without sacrificing the things that more recent MBPs have done away with. I don’t mind going bigger than 13”, I figure that will be more useful to me now than it was at the time of purchase, when portability for djing regularly was more of a priority, however I’m not fussy. I just thought; performance improvements are probably going to be neglible, so I’d be as well getting something out of the replacement to make it feel more value-for-money. Anyone have any advice? I have done my own research to a degree, but find Apple’s model numbering/naming/dating conventions to be difficult to figure out when certain functionality is added/phased out etc. so would be eager to hear anyone’s advice on what I should maybe do? Haven’t even thought about a budget, not that money is no object, it’s just... what I’d be willing to spend would vary depending on how much I feel it’d be worth it. Is it fallacy to invest a few hundred in a machine only a year newer than my current one? Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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