It's Already 2AM: 29th Edition... Time for Tony to bring out his Whacktacular Weapons

Where'd Steven go... I've got a 2010 Macbook Pro to pawn off on him now :P

themadman wrote in post #14564837
Wow... LR4 is generally pretty good about compression, crazy file sizes!

EDIT: There must have been a lot going on in the photo.

Not at all. They're snaps of the camp site at midday.

^Hi Shawn. Wassup?

jdizzle wrote in post #14564865
^Hi Shawn. Wassup?

Having a coffee and laughing at all the people complaining about the new MBP GPU and saying it's dumb that it's not as powerful as their m17x Then getting ready to lace up and go for the evening run with the gf. What are you up to Julian?

smcclelland wrote in post #14564888
Having a coffee and laughing at all the people complaining about the new MBP GPU and saying it's dumb that it's not as powerful as their m17x Then getting ready to lace up and go for the evening run with the gf. What are you up to Julian?

I think the GPU concern is legitimate. At over twice the resolution of a 1920x1080 display, I wonder how well the GT650M will hold up.

Look at the iPad 3rd Gen. It doesn't really run graphics intensive apps any faster than the iPad 2 even though it has a huge graphics processor upgrade because it has way more pixels to drive. I would have really liked Apple to go with a "enthusiast" GPU, but that might have generated too much heat and cost even more.

smcclelland wrote in post #14564888
Having a coffee and laughing at all the people complaining about the new MBP GPU and saying it's dumb that it's not as powerful as their m17x Then getting ready to lace up and go for the evening run with the gf. What are you up to Julian?

I see. I never get into the MAC vs. PC stuff. I just use whatever works for me. Nothing much atm. Just going through some photos of my camping trip this past weekend.

Julian > Next to the water! Nice

themadman wrote in post #14564908
Julian > Next to the water! Nice

Thanks! The night temps made it tolerable and comfy. I didn't even have to use my sleeping bag.

themadman wrote in post #14564902
I think the GPU concern is legitimate. At over twice the resolution of a 1920x1080 display, I wonder how well the GT650M will hold up.

Look at the iPad 3rd Gen. It doesn't really run graphics intensive apps any faster than the iPad 2 even though it has a huge graphics processor upgrade because it has way more pixels to drive. I would have really liked Apple to go with a "enthusiast" GPU, but that might have generated too much heat and cost even more.

Actually the iPad 3 does have an increased benefit in that the upgrade to 1gb of video memory and extra bandwidth means it got a much better fill rate. It's likely not noticeable now but as apps dig further in to maximize potential I think you'll see a ton more capabilities.

As for the 650M it'll handle it just fine as it's the GDDR5 model and you're really dealing with a base res of 1440x900 which is nothing for a 1gb GPU. I'd venture in gaming it'd do just fine under boot camp as well because Windows should just downscale to 1920x1200 as the max res and the 650M should perform better than the previous gen ATI cards.

It may not be a mobile GTX680 but it's not stuffed in a laptop big enough to crush a puppy

Looking at those pics makes me want to go camping...

smcclelland wrote in post #14564932
Actually the iPad 3 does have an increased benefit in that the upgrade to 1gb of video memory and extra bandwidth means it got a much better fill rate. It's likely not noticeable now but as apps dig further in to maximize potential I think you'll see a ton more capabilities.

As for the 650M it'll handle it just fine as it's the GDDR5 model and you're really dealing with a base res of 1440x900 which is nothing for a 1gb GPU. I'd venture in gaming it'd do just fine under boot camp as well because Windows should just downscale to 1920x1200 as the max res and the 650M should perform better than the previous gen ATI cards.

It may not be a mobile GTX680 but it's not stuffed in a laptop big enough to crush a puppy

We shall see, if I bought a 2880x1800 resolution screen I'd want to run it at that, not 1920x1200.

themadman wrote in post #14564933
Looking at those pics makes me want to go camping...

Hehe! The guys couldn't stop talking about it! They had a great time! We're definitely going to plan another one for October.

jdizzle wrote in post #14564899
Here we go...

The first three are shot with the Nikon 14-24 @ 14mm. EXIF is intact.

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Three of us wound up using tents while the others used hammocks.

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The next three are shot with the 50 1.8 G. EXIF is intact.

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My friends set up their hammocks by the water. According to them it is very comfy to sleep in. You can also see the black hammock on the right of the image.

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Love the details in the larger sizes.

smcclelland wrote in post #14564932
Actually the iPad 3 does have an increased benefit in that the upgrade to 1gb of video memory and extra bandwidth means it got a much better fill rate. It's likely not noticeable now but as apps dig further in to maximize potential I think you'll see a ton more capabilities.

As for the 650M it'll handle it just fine as it's the GDDR5 model and you're really dealing with a base res of 1440x900 which is nothing for a 1gb GPU. I'd venture in gaming it'd do just fine under boot camp as well because Windows should just downscale to 1920x1200 as the max res and the 650M should perform better than the previous gen ATI cards.

It may not be a mobile GTX680 but it's not stuffed in a laptop big enough to crush a puppy

Good thing i could care less about gaming on a computer

vipergts831 wrote in post #14565000
Good thing i could care less about gaming on a computer

Misconception Number 1: GPU only matters for gaming. Your GPU is always being put to work. The GPU is what drives the pixels on your screen, whether you are gaming or not. It is not a matter of gaming for me, who games on a Mac anyways? It is a matter of smooth and elegant user experience. Crap ton of pixels can hurt the experience if the GPU cannot keep up. I think the GT650M should be ok most of the time though.