11-05-2014, 12:10 AM
I've doubts about the refrigeration capabilities of the MacBook Pro when you are using very CPU or GPU demanding software. In addition you have no posibilities of expand it, change the batery or the HD.
I have been working with a Dell Precision M4300 for about 6 years and now I've a Precision M4700, with i7 3840 QM, 256 Gb main SSD, 750 Gb secondary HDD and a third HD in the slot of the optical unit (yes, three HD's in a 15,6" laptop), 16 Gb RAM and FirePro M4000 GPU. It's a beast and the refrigeration works very well (indepent fan for the CPU and the GPU, and very easy to unmount and clean).
The main disadvantage is the weight ... but if you need light machine maybe you could take a look to the Surface 3 ...
I have been working with a Dell Precision M4300 for about 6 years and now I've a Precision M4700, with i7 3840 QM, 256 Gb main SSD, 750 Gb secondary HDD and a third HD in the slot of the optical unit (yes, three HD's in a 15,6" laptop), 16 Gb RAM and FirePro M4000 GPU. It's a beast and the refrigeration works very well (indepent fan for the CPU and the GPU, and very easy to unmount and clean).
The main disadvantage is the weight ... but if you need light machine maybe you could take a look to the Surface 3 ...