I just recently left my 2016 Macbook Pro for a MSI GS65 Stealth with the RTX2070 MaxQ but now seeing the new 16" MBPs with the new GPUs, I’m starting to regret it a bit after being an Apple user for 15+ years.
Wondering what everyone’s thoughts on the new release and other considerations with the mac/pc debate?
I was a Mac head for 15+ years too, so I feel ya.
Apple builds well constructed and thoughtful computers. No doubt about that. macOS is really slick for development, and all in all a joy to use. I don’t mind Windows 10 these days… it’s come a long way. I still prefer Finder to Explorer any day of the year though.
But despite all that, Apple GPUs have never really competed with PCs. They’re usually a few generations behind, with costs that are highway robbery. I think my Razerblade gives Apple a run for its money. Is it perfect? Nah, and neither are the MSIs/Gigabytes/etc. But they are better bang for the buck, solid designs, and for what we do (GPU-centric work), fall way more in line: at the end of the day, we’re technicians, not brand ambassadors, lol.
What made me rofl about the 16" 2019 mbp was the reintroduction of the escape key. “We listened to our developers, so we’re adding… the esc key. Back! Borderline revolutionary.”
It just doesn’t get more Apple than that, hahaha. /facepalm
Hey,
I’m about to upgrade my laptop.
I really want to get 16” MacBook pro , with all the top mods,
I use TD, but also Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro etc.
After reading your post, would you still go with a MSI over Macbook?
If so what would you recommend between the RTx 2070s and 2080s? Sounds like the 2080 is hard to cool? Is this going to be an issue?
Any other options and advice would be great.
Thanks in Advance
I just answered something similar over here:
Check the link in that post for feature support based on OS and GPU.
Yes, all 2070 and 2080 GPUs are hard to cool and you will definitely hear the fans. But the new 16" Macbook also ramps those fans up much more than any Macbook before it (refer to all the reviews of it for video editors). I think across the board you are going to be dealing with hot, fan-spinning laptops when you are looking at a thin chassis with a top-speced GPUs, it’s just physics.
If it’s going to be your only machine, it’s tough call. But it also depends greatly on how you plan on using TouchDesigner. If you are performing, one laptop can do everything for you and you only need one machine. If you’re doing installation work, eventually you’ll be building/buying machines (likely desktops) to leave at the installation venue (you’re not going to leave your daily-driver laptop there for days, right?). In this case your choice of mobile platform opens up considerably.
Legend!
Thanks a lot for your reply Ben.
Very helpful
Cheers
