Mid-2012 mbp vs late-2016 mbp
Hi there, I currently have a quad core, SSD, i7, mid-2012 mbp (16G RAM) for mobile music work. I have been considering updating the laptop to be able to handle some of the Logic sessions that I run on my 2013 Macpro (at least doing its best, not expecting the same results.)After looking a...
2016 tMBP SSD slow? Owners' input pls
So I just checked out a 15" 2.6 i7 tMBP at a local Mac store and was comparing it to my mid-2012 2.6 i7 rMBP with 1TB SSD (after-market) upgrade. I should mention that my machine's SSD only had 30GB available of the 960GB it has, the rest is used. One thing I noticed was that the 2016 tMBP se...
2012 15" mbp vs new 13" mbp
Is there any configuration of a new 13" mbp that is comperable to a 2012 15" mbp in any configuration from a performance perspective?
Do MBp SSD write/read speeds really matter in this case?
MBp late 2014 256gb with 700mb read/write speed vs MBp early 2015 256gb 1400mb read/write speed. My question is at these high speeds will I actually notice any difference and if yes where exactly? (installing programs, starting programs, start time of OS etc). I understand the latter is twi...
New SSD Speeds
Hi everyone,I recently installed an OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD in my mid-2012 15" MBP. It feels faster, but I downloaded QuickBench and I don't understand the results. The numbers appear to be measured/labeled differently than OWC's site (they specify "Peak" and "Incompressible" data rates vs. ...
2010 vs 2012 Macbook Pro SSD
Is it normal to have slower read and write speeds on a 2010 macbook pro compared to a 2012 macbook pro? those are from a mid 2010 2.4 ghz core 2 duo with 4gb ram the 2012 gets read and write speed of 400-500+ Both are using 256GB Crucial M550 on clean installs of Yosemite ...
macbook 17" 2011 vs 15" 2012
I like the 17" size, but its not THAT important to me. But I'd prefer a 17" Through ebay, I am able to get: 17" 2011 MBP - $1100-$1300 (loaded with SSD etc) OR 15" 2012 MBP - $1200-$1400 But is the performance increase in the 2012's really worth it? USB3/HDMI/GT 650...