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Is It Worth The 2014 Macbook Pro Now?

Dan Munteanu
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I am planning to buy a mobile workstation for my daily workflows, occasional 4K editing and a lot of Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign.. I do not have a lot of money to spend on a laptop (~1500$). I looked over the internet and I found the mid 2014 model with the NVIDIA card and a 512GB SSD... This should be the best choice for me, I think. What's your opinion guys, is it worth it nowadays, should I opt for something else? Another great choice for me would be the 2015 Dell XPS 15 with the 1080p panel - is it okay for print ready work? I've searched online and it covers 95% of sRGB, but I couldn't find how much it covers from the  Adobe color spectrum. Which panel is better? The 4K display would be a far better alternative, but my pocket is really crying at this moment. Thanks! :D

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As Final Cut Pro uses Quicksync to help with video editing and exports, a Mac may not be a bad choice for 4K editing. You would want a Haswell in there or better. Pretty sure the 2014 model is using a Haswell chip.

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4 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

As Final Cut Pro uses Quicksync to help with video editing and exports, a Mac may not be a bad choice for 4K editing. You would want a Haswell in there or better. Pretty sure the 2014 model is using a Haswell chip.

Yes it is. Hopefully the 2014 will be the pick. :D

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my late 2013 MacBook pro 15 inches is still going strong, gonna hit 4 years this October. it still feels like a new laptop, i am planning on keeping it for a ling time. 

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1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

my late 2013 MacBook pro 15 inches is still going strong, gonna hit 4 years this October. it still feels like a new laptop, i am planning on keeping it for a ling time. 

Totally agree with you. A friend of mine bought an early 2009 MacBook Pro and he is pretty impressed, especially for Lightroom editing. I do imagine the performance difference between the mid 2014 and the early 2009 mac.

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What is your budget? You might be able to get a newer one for the same or cheaper. 

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