Gone to the "dark side"

ronlane · Dec 13, 2014

Well, I finally convinced the wife that I needed to upgrade my laptop before it totally crashed on me. So today, I got a new 13" Macbook Pro with the Retina display. Still getting it set up and trying to get used to the different OS. I also upgraded to the CC for Photographers, so I will now be able to access the full Photoshop instead of the PSE's limited items.

Looking forward to getting photos into it and seeing what LR5 and CC can do to improve my post processing.

The_Traveler · Dec 13, 2014

congrats.
I have avoided upgrading my equipment because I want to be able to blame my faults on the old stuff I have.

JustJazzie · Dec 13, 2014

Congratulations on your new toy!!

The_Traveler said:
congrats.
I have avoided upgrading my equipment because I want to be able to blaim my faults on the old stuff I have.

Faults? What faults? ;-)

ronlane · Dec 13, 2014

I was avoiding it due to the cost, but it got to the point that I had to do it.

Ysarex · Dec 13, 2014

Oh Nooooo! Don't bite it!!!

snerd · Dec 13, 2014

Congrats! New computer toys! We can overlook your error in judgement on the Apple. Have fun!!

ronlane · Dec 13, 2014

Thanks everyone.

snerd, I had to do something to get into CC and I really wasn't liking the MS OS offerings.

KenC · Dec 13, 2014

ronlane said:
I really wasn't liking the MS OS offerings.

What, you don't like waiting to see what MS will screw up in the next Windows while trying to fix other things? I maintain what little sanity I may have only because my company is too cheap to upgrade operating systems very often. It took me a little while to get used to the peculiarities of Win 7, which is one of the better ones, and so far they are keeping it - it's been a few years now.

ronlane · Dec 13, 2014

KenC, you pretty much got it. I got the kids a desk top last year that had 8 and I knew that I didn't want to go to it.

480sparky · Dec 13, 2014

Geez. What a disappointment.

Here I thought you were going to say you were converting to Nikon. :048:

ronlane · Dec 13, 2014

480sparky said:
Geez. What a disappointment.

Here I thought you were going to say you were converting to Nikon.

OMG Sparky. Why would I do that? I just sent my 70-200mm f/4 in to be worked on, so I'm even more $$ locked into Canon.

snerd · Dec 14, 2014

I've been seen on the Apple website, drooling over the MBP's. However, 13" would never work for me! Maybe a 15". Do they make a 17"?

ronlane · Dec 14, 2014

snerd said:
I've been seen on the Apple website, drooling over the MBP's. However, 13" would never work for me! Maybe a 15". Do they make a 17"?

Sneed, it is a change going to the 13 from a 17".

snerd · Dec 14, 2014

ronlane said:
snerd said:

I've been seen on the Apple website, drooling over the MBP's. However, 13" would never work for me! Maybe a 15". Do they make a 17"?

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Sneed, it is a change going to the 13 from a 17".

I bet! Maybe the improved graphics will offset it a bit. I hear nothing but good things about them.