1. What is your budget?
$2500
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15"-17"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Highest possible, the MBP Retina Display looks amazing
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Desktop replacement
5. How much battery life do you need?
Doesn't matter
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
At the moment, no. Down the line possibly Diablo 3 or Assassins Cree III.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Animation, 3D Modelling, Rendering, Hi-Res Sculpting, VFX, Photomanipulation, Web Development
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250gb
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
www.apple.ca I am considering the newest MBP but I am unsure of the performance for my needs.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
1-2 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Not required
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
Preferred brands: Apple, Lenovo
I'm open to anything pretty much, I do appreciate a good design, not clunky.
13. What country do you live in?
Canada
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
This machine will be used for visual effects development. Software I will be using: Autodesk Mudbox, 3DS Max, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Mari, Hiero, and last but not least Adobe CC.
I'm open to pretty much anything but if there is anyone here doing this sort of thing that has experience with the Retina Display MBP I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on that machine. The display looks great but I am not sure on the GPU performance.
$2500
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15"-17"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Highest possible, the MBP Retina Display looks amazing
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Desktop replacement
5. How much battery life do you need?
Doesn't matter
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
At the moment, no. Down the line possibly Diablo 3 or Assassins Cree III.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Animation, 3D Modelling, Rendering, Hi-Res Sculpting, VFX, Photomanipulation, Web Development
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250gb
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
www.apple.ca I am considering the newest MBP but I am unsure of the performance for my needs.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
1-2 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Not required
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
Preferred brands: Apple, Lenovo
I'm open to anything pretty much, I do appreciate a good design, not clunky.
13. What country do you live in?
Canada
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
This machine will be used for visual effects development. Software I will be using: Autodesk Mudbox, 3DS Max, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Mari, Hiero, and last but not least Adobe CC.
I'm open to pretty much anything but if there is anyone here doing this sort of thing that has experience with the Retina Display MBP I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on that machine. The display looks great but I am not sure on the GPU performance.