Hey everone!
Has anyone tested Unity on one of the new "Macbook"s?
Those are 1.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core M with 8 GB RAM at maximum specifications plus Intel HD Graphics 5300.
Greetings,
Shu
I wouldn’t be surprised if a local Apple Store would let you install it on one and try it out.
Unity works just fine on a late 2013 Macbook Pro, but they aren’t exactly the same machine. Zero issues here though.
Make sure you check out the keyboard. I didn’t like it compared to my Macbook pro.
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Wait for the iteration with Skylake CPU/GPUs as they will be Direct X 12 (Windows 10) / Vulkan (openGL equivalent of Direct X 12) HW compatible. There are good improvements from Broadwell but if you need now, you need now.
Thank you for your answers!
This is a good idea. I will try to do this before I decide to buy one. (But: Is this even legal?)
Yes, I already checked out the keyboard. I am most certainly not a big fan of it either.
Then again, I dislike the glossy display anyway and in fact, I’d probably want to have an HDD instead of an SSD*. Both a matte display and an HDD are not available for any of the current Macbooks.
But the thing is, I use a 2011 Macbook Pro and it starts showing its age. However, it does have a matte screen, which I completely prefer over the glossy ones.
So I was thinking, I might buy a secondary machine to work on while my main machine is rendering / building projects.
On the other side, I might as well just buy a new Macbook Pro and replace the one I currently use completely, which, of course, would be a better option. But then I am tied to the glossy screen.
Also:
This is a very useful statement! Now I tend to not buy any Macbook now and wait for Skylake to hit the Macbooks so that I can buy a new one to replace my current machine.
(Those glossy displays, though! For me, the reflectiveness makes it really hard to work with all day long. But if I got valid information about this, matte screens aren’t going to come back in Apple producs any time soon.)
*I still have some concerns about data corruption. When I understood this technology correctly, it will (unnecessarily) rewrite data all the time, which will increase the chances of data being written incorrectly, right?
Tell them you want to see how it runs so you can make a decision. I haven’t had any issue getting them to let me try out a well known app on a machine at my local Apple store.
I just gave my 2011 Macbook pro to my wife. The battery in her 2006 MacBook started expanding so I figured that we should get her a new computer before the house burnt down. At first she thought that she could save money and get a cheaper hp laptop. After 10 minutes she said she couldn’t live with it and wanted a mac so I gave her mine. Now I’m not sure what to replace it with. I’m thinking of just going with a mac mini until the skylake based laptops start appearing.
I see. If I do this, I will let you know about the performance.
On the other hand, after goats comment, I really have to rethink this whole scenario.
I was thinking about a Mac Mini + matte display setup, too, but, well, it’s a static setup.
EDIT:
Oh, and also: There is no trackpad, which, at least for me, is a huge tool to work with.
I had one of their earlier glossy displays, and it was terrible to use. I hated it. But in 2012 introduced new displays that are much less reflective. 75% less according to Apple: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/06/11Apple-Introduces-All-New-MacBook-Pro-with-Retina-Display.html
I now have a late 2013 15" rMBP. The screen is excellent, and more usable in bright light than the external monitor sat next to it that has an anti-reflective coating (HP ZR24w).
I am going for a mac mini skylake (I hope this October) and turn it into a dual boot (osX / Windows) or even tri-boot (os X / Windows / Linux). I will buy either the mid-range or high-end model. My last 2007 Mac Mini was good enough from mid 2007 - 2014 and Unity 4.6.x.
I don’t quite remember the 2011 reflective displays you are comparing the new ones with. But as far as I’m concerned, I probably couldn’t take those reflections for a long time, even when looking at the newest models. The iMac display is similar to me and when working on 2014 iMacs, I am constantly in trouble because of the glossy display (not seeing stuff and / or eye strain after longer use).
Hopefully, the next Mac Mini will be actually worth it. The 2014 one was rather disappointing.