[Jeremy Garchow] "Do you want state of the art, or speed?"
Both!
I remember when one meant the other and visa versa. I don't think that's too much to ask, especially when you're dropping close to $5K.
[Jeremy Garchow] "Once cs6 is retina, won't much of the scaling go away?
As long as you aren't browsing Facebook and editing at the exact same time, won't you be OK? He explains why Facebook lags."
Yes he does:
"The GPU has an easy time with its part of the process but the CPU’s workload is borderline too much for a single core to handle. Throw a more complex website at it and things get bad quickly. Facebook combines a lot of compressed images with text - every single image is decompressed on the CPU before being handed off to the GPU. Combine that with other elements that are processed on the CPU and you get a recipe for choppy scrolling."
He then goes on to write about how it's much better in Mountain Lion:
"Whereas I would consider the rMBP experience under Lion to be borderline unacceptable, everything is significantly better under Mountain Lion. Don’t expect buttery smoothness across the board, you’re still asking a lot of the CPU and GPU, but it’s a lot better."
I think it's great that Mountain Lion is more efficient, but for the money this machine costs, I'd much rather have a CPU and GPU that was totally up to the task. I want my buttery smoothness in hardware!
[Jeremy Garchow] "If you really need speed, why not a PC?
Have you looked at the HP laptops? They are 7+ pounds, but sport a Dreamcolor.
Double the ram, triple the HD capability, similar price.
;)"
True dat. If I had the resources for a dedicated work machine, I'd think seriously about Windows. But thing is, I use my one machine for everything -- work and everything else in my life. Not gonna give up Mac OS for the non-work everyday stuff. I mean would you? ;)
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