Mark1971 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Hi, The latest MBP's seem pretty good for music production. I checked the everymac site and the Geekbench 4 (MC) is 16880. And for $1200 not too shabby. Any thoughts? Edited August 28, 2020 by Mark1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Only a 256 GB Hard drive? That will fill up pretty fast if you have a lot of sounds and samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I don't know about any MacBook Pro 13" equipped with 256GB of RAM... The 256GB refers most likely to the internal hard disk capacity. In such case, a 256GB HD (even in SSD) will not serves you for a long time. You will soon reach its useful function capacity, which usually equate 80-90% from which you also subtract the OS and system footprint size. In short you are left with 200GB. You will have to resort to external drives. i5 as processor isn't either too appealing, especially in the long term, I think. If you intend to use it only with Logic and has no plan for big projects, that could do the job but you should expect to be constantly in resource management mode, which would eventually hinder your creativity... My 2 cents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1971 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hi, I meant to type 256 SSD. But what if I have an external drive for all my sounds and samples? That would work right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Sure it will work, do you also use an external HD for saving your projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1971 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 I can get one. So, I'd have on for large instruments/samples (Keyscape, etc...) and then one to save my sessions. I was just thinking of getting a new one because the used ones I'm looking at (2015 MBP's) are from like $800 to $1200. If I'm gonna be in that range then why not just get a new one. Know what I mean? I appreciate your insight on this:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Remember with the new ones it's all about Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports. So get a good TB3 hub to avoid all the adapters. I use the ones from OWC: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-3-pro-dock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1971 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Sounds good! Ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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