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Hey thread! I'm currently rocking a 2009 macbook pro, and it's still going strong. However, I'm thinking of upgrading to something with a crispier display at the beginning of the year. I have a couple of quick questions. Any reason not to upgrade via the refurbished store? The price for what I want (15inch retina, 16 gig, 256 to 512gb SSD) is so much cheaper than new. Also is there any real important difference between 2014 and 2015 years? I am a writer as my primary day job, (This includes photo shop) though in the coming year I may be doing some 4k video editing as well. Will the refurb keyboard feel like it's been used a lot, or do they slap a fresh one on them? Also, I'm looking at maybe grabbing a 4k monitor. At this point is it easy to just pug and play with either of those macbook pros? Or would I have to get the 2015? Also, what's the battery life difference between the 2014 and 2015?
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fleshweasel posted:Jesus Christ apple. iPads are for reading forums, watching videos and finger painting. Macs are for creating content. I mean, I just ordered an iPad Air 2 because it's the right choice for me as a portable coffee shop machine, but I am chomping at the bit for a new 5k iMac.
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Aug 2, 2016 17:46
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I'm just waiting for updated iMacs. Anything to make it be able to run 2 4k displays at 60fps without issues and I'll be set with my desktop computer for the next 6+ years
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Aug 10, 2016 18:28
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Arsten posted:I'm right there with ya, bromance brother. Same. I'm an author and need that sweet sweet 5K goodness... though if I have a good enough Christmas I might grab a new laptop too.
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Sep 23, 2016 04:19
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Selklubber posted:I wish they'd release a MacBook with rainbow colored Apple logo. You can always go over to color ware and design one... It's only like $1500 dollars more than a regularly priced macbook lol. Also, with a refresh around the corner (please please please have it be a full line upgrade including imacs) I would say hold off.
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Oct 3, 2016 20:01
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Counter point to keyboard chat. The current Mac chiclet keyboards (wired ones) are my favorite keyboards to use. I have a cherry blu CM board, but the chiclet board gives me no RIS issues, and if i use the mechanical too much, it does. From what I've seen though, and briefly using it, the magic keyboard 2 (with scissor switches?) is the best board for RIS. I hope the MacBook Pro redesign throws those in. Also, where the gently caress are the new macs?!
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Oct 6, 2016 18:51
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Ugh. Groupon has a 5K iMac for $1300... but it comes with a standard hard drive. Taking one look online, replacing it with a ssd looks like a big old can of nope to me. Can the new computers be announced already?
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Oct 15, 2016 00:03
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Mu Zeta posted:The 12" Macbook is the one with the terrible keyboard. To clear this up... I agree. They use the new scissor switches, compared to old school chiclet style. However the new magic keyboards have scissor switches that rock. Totally different experience.
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Oct 16, 2016 05:03
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eames posted:Please don't be thinner, please don't be thinner... Please give us a spec bump imac that doesn't force me make me fork out an extra $200 for freaking normal usual able SSD or hybrid drive...
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Oct 18, 2016 16:20
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I'm in the market for a new iMac, so... hopefully a minor spec update comes next week too.
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Oct 19, 2016 22:25
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binarysmurf posted:Looks like there will be no new iMacs or displays released at the upcoming event, although I'm hopeful Apple will tease us with SOMETHING, at least. I'm still waiting till 11am on Thursday before I hit purchase on one of the iMacs in the refurbished store though, just in case... anybody have a 2 TB Fusion drive? It work okay?
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Oct 24, 2016 04:23
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Bob Morales posted:Gonna be a lot of butthurt people next week when they go to sell their rMBP's to finance the purchase of the latest and greatest, and find out they're only worth $500-700 Oh, I'm going to be very happy personally. I'm almost positive I'll be dropping most of my $$ on a refurbished iMac at this point, but if I can pick up a RMBP to go with it for another $600 I'll be fine with that  I'm still rocking a 2009 MacBook as my main machine...
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Oct 25, 2016 16:16
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Okay gang, I refuse to ask macrumors this question... if tomorrow they don't release iMacs (they won't) which of the refurbished should I pick? 512SSD or the 2Tb or 3 TB fusion? I'm a graphic designer/book publisher. I don't play games (other than the occasional star craft and Stardew valley). Either way I'm getting a couple of standard 1 or 2TB hard drives as time machines and weekly clones, but I'm wondering if Fusion is really a bad option? I do plan on becoming a Youtuber at some point in 2017, so Final Cut Pro will be in my future. (The iMacs I'm looking at have 8 gig of ram, obviously I'll bump them up with an additional 16 gig pack from crucial.)
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Oct 27, 2016 05:38
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Oh god I'm already crying. These loving videos man. They get me in the feels.
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Oct 27, 2016 18:03
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There are no new iMacs are there? 
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Oct 27, 2016 18:16
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Head phone jack!
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Oct 27, 2016 18:34
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You tubers are going to love this poo poo.
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Oct 27, 2016 19:00
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Still buying a refurbish iMac, and probably picking up a 2015 rmbp cheaper for Christmas.
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Oct 27, 2016 19:02
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So the iMacs can't run the new LG 5K display right? But they can run the new LG 4K display?
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Oct 27, 2016 20:18
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Ordered a iMac 5K with a 2TB Fusion Drive, and a total of 22Gig of Ram. Stoked. Sure the new ones will be able to power that 5K display, but honestly, running a 4K as a second display at some point will be more than enough for me.
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Oct 27, 2016 22:24
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Guys. Just got my Retina 5K iMac. It's amazzzing. And as soon as I'm brave enough to unplug it, I'll be adding 16 gigs to the 8 that came with it.
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Nov 1, 2016 19:12
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Here's a fun one. Got my new refurbished Imac 5K yesterday. Love it. Works great. However, if I sleep it, it wakes up after two seconds. If I turn off my magic keyboard and mouse, it stays asleep though. What the hell?
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Nov 3, 2016 00:04
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pzy posted:Is the mouse on a weird surface like glass? Might be registering phantom movements. Wood table.
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Nov 3, 2016 00:23
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its no big deal posted:I agree, but there are no SSD refurbished options, so I'd be looking at $2k for a new 27 base spec with a 256 SSD. Do you think the extra $300 is worth it? Go with an SSD or the larger fusion drive, 2TB. They have a larger SSD built in. I have one, and it runs great
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Nov 16, 2016 03:18
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Strong Sauce posted:dongle nation everybody God I love Casey. I wish he still daily blogged.
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Dec 14, 2016 00:18
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Krispy Kareem posted:Yeah, but only for 4 hours until the battery dies. Two turntables and an USB-C power pack. I haven't tried it yet (no Apple Store near by and Best Buy hasn't gotten any in yet). If the keyboard doesn't drive me nuts I'll consider buying one. I like the touch bar for photo editing and speeding up certain functions in my word processing programs though. It has potential.
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Dec 14, 2016 18:25
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I so want to want to buy a new MacBook pro.... but the keyboard just isn't there for me. I finally tried one. Good lord is it terrible. I'm an author, typing is what I do. Honestly it's insane they didn't just put in the same keyboard that the Magic Keyboard 2 has in the new laptops. I grabbed a 5k iMac and am so happy that I did. For my portable solution, I currently have an iPad air 2 that is pretty awesome, but could see myself upgrading to a new IPad Pro when they come out in the spring... At least this way I can still use a good keyboard with it. It's honestly just a lack of photo management that keeps an iPad from being the ultimate portable for me.
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Dec 20, 2016 20:16
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Strong Sauce posted:if the entirety of this is true, that's kinda disappointing. the fact that there's no clear "vision" and they have engineers working on two designs is a bit worrisome. Sigh. Fair enough. I'll give it a try next week.
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Dec 20, 2016 20:55
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I have a IMac 5k that I love. I'm a writer and publisher and it's hands down the best machine for the job... but on the mobile side of things, the new laptops have me weary. Especially with the new Chromebooks being so much cheaper, and doing most mobile things I honestly need. If it wasn't for the fact that Scrivener and a good version of Fade In (best screen writing program out there) aren't on Chrome OS, my next laptop would most definitely be a higher end Chromebook with a retina like screen.
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Jan 11, 2017 02:04
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Mandibular Fiasco posted:Thanks very much for this! Suggestions as to where to get good instructions on how to do the exchange? Super duper clone of old drive and then Ifixit guide?
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Jan 11, 2017 21:21
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Krispy Kareem posted:I bet after Apple sells their Mac line to Lenovo, we'll see more regular updates. Sure, and also easy back door access for hackers.
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Jan 11, 2017 23:10
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Mu Zeta posted:I have an iPad Air 2 and hardly ever use it because I use a phone and iMac. Pry MacOS from my cold dead hand mother fucker. I have an iMac 5k, a iPad Air 2, an ancient 2009 MP, and an iPhone. My MacBook Pro is docked at home, and my iMac is at my office. Which means I use my phone and my air a LOT for browsing, and if I want to get basic work done at a coffee shop. A portable blu tooth keyboard, and it's a very similar (but smaller screen) experience to working from my main machines.
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Jan 12, 2017 06:22
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sonatinas posted:All mac desktops are dead I got an iMac 5k in November and was nervous because of the refresh that never happened. I love this computer and hope someday they upgrade it so I can eventually buy that one. All hail desktop with the best screen supremacy.
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Feb 22, 2017 21:06
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Boiled Water posted:You could've gotten a Mac Pro and never be nervous again in your life. Lol. 5k screen as a publisher and a powerhouse photoshop artist machine is good enough
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Feb 22, 2017 21:29
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TACD posted:I keep forgetting they really did that. I'll probably need to replace my phone soon and every time I start to consider a new iPhone I have to remind myself I won't be able to use it for music. Guh. Arivia posted:I'm looking at buying an iMac, but wow are the current offerings bad and outdated. I know MacRumours says don't buy, but do we have any indications about an update? I'm guessing WWDC at the latest, but June is a long way away. (I'm upgrading from a 2012 MBP I've basically trashed.) What are you doing that makes it truly outdated? Bought one in November after they weren't refreshed, and aside from an occasionally weird wakes it up from sleep mode bug it's the best desktop I've ever owned. Photoshop user,plenty of browser tabs open etc.
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Mar 10, 2017 20:26
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Strong Sauce posted:updating iphones and backing them up already take a long time. no need to prolong it by doing it wirelessly. Color ware has you covered...
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Mar 10, 2017 20:28
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Arivia posted:I'm not doing anything in particular, but it's pretty loving absurd that a $3k CAD iMac ships in 2017 with the same amount of RAM (8gb) and VRAM (1gb) as my non-Retina 2012 MBP that I'm trying to upgrade from. I know that Apple offers options for more, but I shouldn't have to pay - it's like how they were still selling 16gb iPhones until, what, last year? Computer specs aren't always directly comparable, but I'm not complaining about an i5 having less clock speed than a P4, it's RAM. And for $3k, I want a computer that's going to last a good long while and be usable until the next time I can afford a new one. 8gb RAM is already a stretch today in some respects, let alone five years down the road like my MBP has lasted me. Yes, I know I can replace the RAM on a 27" iMac myself still, but I shouldn't have to. Two words for you: Refurb Store. I paid I think $2100 for a refurb, and threw in a ton of extra ram. Ended up paying $2500 for 24 of ram, and software I need for my business. I do lots of photo editing (I'm a publisher) and always have Chrome and Safari open, 50+ tabs included. Runs like a dream.
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Mar 10, 2017 22:05
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Pivo posted:To be honest these days if someone wants a powerful desktop and doesn't need Xcode I point them towards PCs. You can build a hell of a machine for 2k, and Apple just has nothing there worth discussing. Even laptops, LG Gram and XPS are pretty darn good, and I'm a fan of the Surface Book as I've posted before (but I didn't have to pay for it). You can build a hell of a machine for 2k, but you add in a 5k display and the fact that it's running Mac OS, and I don't see it. But then different use cases I guess. I'm running a business, 5k imac is the best tool for my job. If you want to play a lot of games, windows machine makes sense.
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Mar 10, 2017 22:07
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Pivo posted:Nah man it's not just about games. Who games on a Mac? 5k display, okay, why not 4k? You have so many different options for huge pixel density in desktop panels, it's not like Apple has a monopoly on pixels. I'm an author and a publisher, so the difference in terms of pixel count actually matters to me a LOT. I'm staring at a screen 8-14 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. When you're spending all that time looking at text, the difference between 4K and 5k does add up, and made a difference for me. Not to mention, while windows has come a long way, it's not as clean. It just ins't. My apple poo poo just works, and gets out of my way so I can get my work done. I know other publisher's who do use windows, and they run into technically issues way more than I do. Don't get me wrong, I'm a major fanboy, but if it was truly better on the other side, I'd jump in a heartbeat. I have another program called Vellum (made for publishing novels) that is mac based only as well. Scrivener is more fully featured on mac. Not to mention FaceTime, iMessage (that it works so seamlessly across all mac devices is HUGE. Snapchat works better on iPhone... the list slowly adds up more and more why it makes sense for this professional to stick in the ecosystem. Also, as someone who plans on expanding his business to YouTube in the next year, FCPX is another major factor for sure. Them getting rid of the SD card on the RMPB is a major bummer though. I think the 17 inch argument needs to die though. It's over and it's never coming back.
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Pivo posted:Same could be said for your workflow. My workflow of an Imac working with iOS?
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Mar 10, 2017 22:54
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