I though I’d try a little performance test pitting my new MacBook 2016 with a Core M3 processor with my Mac Mini (late 2012) sporting a Core i5 processor. The test was to stitch a panorama together with PTGui Pro. I took five shots, each having five bracketed exposures. That made a total of 25 images to process. The results blew me away. In the … Continue reading Macbook 12″ 2016 performance
So I just spent the last weekend at my son’s soccer tournament. I decided I was going to take some sports shots with a new 2x teleconverter. I’ll write about that one later. I brought the MacBook 12″ with me to test the workflow the Lightroom. I was actually quite impressed by the machine. Lightroom imported quickly thanks to the SSD drive. I could select … Continue reading A first working weekend with the MacBook
So far, so good. I’ve installed Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as PTGui Pro and Aurora HDR Pro. Everything seems to be running smoothly. I was mostly concerned with the performance of Lightroom on a Core M3 processor but I have to complaints so far. Performance is good. The keyboard takes some getting used to, though. Short travel keys for a touch typist is a … Continue reading First days with the MacBook 12″ retina
I decided to get a new MacBook for the times when I’m on the road or doing some light mobile computing. For the size and weight, I chose the new MacBook 12 inch 2016. It has a 12 inch retina screen and a Core M3 mobile processor. I don’t have a great need for a super powerful machine, I use my Mac at home for … Continue reading MacBook 12 inch 2016
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