#SUPERDUPER VS PAID FOR MAC#
#SUPERDUPER VS PAID UPGRADE#
#SUPERDUPER VS PAID FULL#
#SUPERDUPER VS PAID PRO#

Just out of curiosity but also questioning the idea of economical work equipment.

#SUPERDUPER VS PAID PRO#

I hope we will see MacBook PRO machines again made for actual use as working machines at some point opposed to the latest Latte Macchiato accessory these computers have sadly deteriorated to. The whole SSD soldered to the PCB affair is just EXACTLY THAT a scam - I loved that last gen aluminium MacBook Pro 15' a couple of generations ago - everything was user upgradable, drives, ram, proper extension port, replaceable battery. I still see the whole spinning drive to SSD evolution being utilized greatly by the manufacturers and vendors to properly increase margins at the cost of end users. This time around though the markup for the biggest SSD option is OUTRAGIOUS in my opinion.

#SUPERDUPER VS PAID UPGRADE#

In the past I have always maxed out my MBP as I tend to run them over two upgrade cycles for ~3 years and rather like the added performance.

#SUPERDUPER VS PAID FULL#

I opted for the i9 although it does never seem to reach its full potential in the sleek, compact MBP shell but reports state that it does perform to a higher performance when opting for the biggest Vega GPU option (people seem to suggest that that GPU probably runs less hot, hence the CPU needing less throttling in return).

The new machine apparently can run 2x 4K screens - I hope this means it can do so at 60Hz and not only maxes out at 30Hz as the MacPro (Apple conveniently keeps that a secret in their marketing material). I also see that the port bandwidth is now ~double that of my current machine which will even allow to finally get a second 4K Eizo (it took me a long time to get used to work on a single monitor). I decided for the biggest GPU as the tests in rendering speeds I have seen are quite revealing - the difference over the basic 560 option is astonishing. I ended up with a fully maxed out option except for the STUPIDLY expensive 4TB SSD (I only went for the more reasonable 2TB option). Unfortunately this MBP just develops a swollen battery so I ordered a replacement and will have it completely refurbished once the new machine is up and running. I rarely use the MacPro for this work though as it is way more convenient to run all work through the MBP and be able to take it and run. The only time when my current MBP and Rhino suffers is when working in complex models in surface mode and of course when running rendered mode (which I rarely ever do for work).

#SUPERDUPER VS PAID FOR MAC#

I am still on a fully maxed out BTO mid '15 MacBook Pro:įor Rhino 5 for Mac it works mostly ok (I am using a 4K Eizo at my work station and have both this MBP and a current MacPro 6core hooked to the screen).

Is there any word on reliability differences between the different GPU options (I was unfortunate enough to have had fried GPUs in past MBP generations and rather avoid that if one option is said to be more reliable than others) ? I do not use any other software that would make use of the GPU upgrade - does Rhino benefit from these or is this money wasted?

Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory + $350.00

Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory + $250.00 Usually I max out the CPU + RAM, have a reasonable SSD size with the MBP but I am reading a lot of negative press about the MBP not really being able to make use of the i9 as of heat management issues - so bad in fact that due to throttling the actual performance is not better than it’s base i8 CPU option.Ģ.6GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHzĢ.9GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz + $300.00ĭo these 2 GPU options make ANY sense for Rhino at all in performance + temperature management?

Superduper vs paid