MacBook Pro

I've a 2012 13" MBP. Mine is if the 2.5 GHz i5. I upgraded mine to 16GB RAM and and added a 250GB SSD.

I've had mine about a year and it is pretty speedy. I went round and round on getting the i7 when I bought it. I finally decided I would be better off with more memory and the SSD.

The only think I don't like is that I wish it had a higher resolution screen.

 

I want one!:icon_bigg
I'm going to get one in September, when my student loan comes through

 

Do you actually need 16GB of RAM? I don't get why people are obsessed with upgrading their PCs all the time.

 

I suppose it depends on what one is doing with the computer...

I don't even have a gigabyte, and I'm getting by just fine. But I only do light weight tasks, and I'm running Linux, so my memory requirements are a lot lower than what some people need.

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I like the MacBook line, except for the glossy screens most models have. (I don't like the reflective glare.) It'd be high on my list if I ever went shopping for a new notebook computer, which, at this point, doesn't seem likely given that I really don't need portability. It's too bad portable computer technology wasn't better and more affordable when I was student aged and really could have used it.

 

The few tasks that require that much (and more) RAM are very taxing and shouldn't be done with a laptop anyway. Meanwhile, if it's a PC, I can understand. In my line of work, 8GB of RAM is considered inadequate. 32GB is recommended. For a laptop, the weakened CPU bottlenecks the laptop's performance, so you won't notice any changes even with more RAM added. 8GB is plenty enough.

 

Not all application the need lots of memory need lots of CPU.

In my case I need to build up test environments that replicate enterprise IT environments. Heck I've had a couple of times where 16GB was not enough, yet my CPU was sitting idle.

Anyway. The the Unibody machines are way easier to upgrade than the old models. Just a handful of screws and the bottom panel pops off. I was able to upgrade the memory and install the SSD in about 10 minutes. I've never bought memory from Apply they charge way too much. I bought the 16GB upgrade for what they charged for the 8GB upgrade.

 

Still liking the Macbook Pro? I have a late 2009 Macbook and I'd love to be able to upgrade to a pro at some point. Just not enough funds right now with being in college.

 

I have a desktop.

30" 1000GB HDD 8gb RAM 3.3GHz (3.5 overclock)
Macs are powerless ._.

 

I have a Macbook Pro!

It's two and a bit years old though so almost certainly not as up to date as yours. (I'm not enough of a computer geek to be able to give you exact specifications without spending about twenty minutes searching for them, as I found out a few days ago when I had to enter them on a form...)

It's not as fast as it used to be, I guess I'm using up a lot more of its memory after two years of university, but it's still pretty decent. They do dent easily though, be careful if you're taking it out and about.

 

After like 3 years, macs lose their touch.
Also, they're a bitch to find compatible apps for

 

I work for da Apple Right, we only offer the 16GB RAM with the higher end Retina MacBook Pro 15 inch models. 8GB is the support ram max on the other models, but you could install more RAM, it does void your warranty though :/ What kind of things are you doing that require more than 8GB? Another thing is we do offer support documents for installing RAM. The base model MacBook Pros can be upgraded by the user and we offer a support doc that shows you how to do it. Wouldn't recommend voiding a warranty though :/ Haswell processors just went into the 13 inch Air, so I guess that could be on the horizon. They've upgraded the processors in the MacBook Pros a couple of times since the initial release of these models... I don't understand the fascination with 16GB and processor styles either.. most of my customers will never do anything remotely important enough to require 16GB of RAM and a specific processor type. Every year they want some other processor.. First it was Ivy Bridge this, ivy bridge that.. now Haswell. lol.

 

8 gigs works fine for pretty much anything you'll ever want to use an MBP for, though... If you really want to do heavy lifting, why not run Linux or Windows?

 

I have a question for MacBook Pro owners. Do your laptops get too hot?
The part between the keyboard and the screen gets seriously hot sometimes and I wonder if that's a common thing with Macs or it's just mine.

 

What model do you have? My old 2007 15" MBP used to get really hot. I don't notice it much on my 2012 13" MBP.

 

It says model A1286 in the box...I'm not sure what year the model is from because I got it from my college...it shouldn't be too old though, bought it this year.

 

Mine is boiling, but it's a 2009 model, so it's probably mostly because it's old. Try opening it up and blasting the cpu fan with some compressed air!