![]() On the third, I was eventually able to lessen these (they’d happen as often as every 20 mins before) by ditching every bit of MOTU software related to my ultralite Mk4. But if your 2013-2015 system is working fine, I would also advise you not to feel a need to upgrade unless you have a very specific reason to do so and not simply “it would be nice”.įWIW I went through three 2018 MBPs (testing, returning w/in window) that suffered from the T2 crash (2 sec freeze then system rebooting). Plus the new chips have some very nice improvements in audio/media processing that are nice to lock in versus the previous generation - there was a solid bump in capability the past year or so and I don’t expect 2019/2020 to offer significant performance increases, we’ve locked in the current round of ‘next gen’ for a little while, I think. So if you’re looking for reliability in performance never look to any specific brand, but look to a redundant and time-proven rig, regardless of your system preferences and hardware choices.Įdit: and to stay on topic, I do say that if you’re going to get a Mac now, get a new 2018 system and don’t get a 2016/2017, because of the improved keyboards and there will be support and security updates for that much longer, and security updates are going to be an increasingly important concern in the upcoming years. The proliferation of A/B instant-failover rigs (like the iConnectivity stuff and Radial’s A/B switcher) in today’s touring rigs should speak to this too… even proven touring workhorse systems fail spontaneously, almost always mid-show (and never in rehearsal, of course!). But that goes for any definition of ‘recent’ across any year, I’m not singling out the 2018s or the upcoming 2019s or any brand… I just wouldn’t use a recently purchased system of any kind for live shows until I had gained confidence in it with my setup. To say that I’m cynical about the state of GP computing is a massive understatement, and I’m with you - I wouldn’t trust any recently manufactured system for live duties until it had performed flawlessly for a while in a practice/studio setting and gotten into the reliable phase of the famous ‘bathtub’ curve as we engineers call it. I avoid the use of all general-purpose computer systems for live performance having seen far too many of all brands (ranging from vintage Compaqs to recent Macs) work flawlessly up until showtime and then randomly conk out with some bizarre failure moments before or even during the actual performance, despite doing many run-throughs and resets flawlessly even the same day. ![]() If I didn’t need it for live work I might have kept going until I got a non-afflicted 2018, but I do. I’ve used macs live for decades with zero issues - this is the first time I’ve even considered the prospect of a mid-performance crash and it’s not worth the stress. A big letdown (the 2018 plus egpu would have also replaced my Mac Pro for my film and video work - in fact I was going to fund it by selling the Mac Pro) but now even if I got a 2018 that’s seemed fine I’d be too nervous to perform with it. Since my MBP is for performance work I need it to be absolutely solid so I gave up and went for a 2017 refurb which has been perfect so far (only a few days in). There are a fair number of threads around about it. Apple admits the problem but it is - or was until a couple months ago - rare. Just my bad luck to get multiple such machines in a row I guess. It’s not common and one theory involves a faulty batch of T2 chips - another that only the i9-plus-Vega units do it (kind of makes sense given sone iMac pros have the issue too). ![]() So if you have a 2016/2017 machine and have had a few keyboard repairs, it’s worth knowing that may be an option. So they had to process it in a manner from what they normally do, but they managed in the end. They were really accommodating too, in that I’m in the UK but the laptop was originally purchased in the US. On top of that, it’s the equivalent spec (I got the upgraded CPU option originally, so they juiced up the one they have on order too). I didn’t take them up on the offer as the keyboard is fucked by design and that would just give me the headache of setting my computer up from scratch.įastforward almost a year later and I’ve gone back in with a fucked keyboard again, and it turns out that the offer still holds but since they no longer have 2017 machines, I’m getting a new 2018 machine. When I went in for my 4th one they told me they could swap out the machine for a new one to see if that would help. Going through 3 repairs in the course of a month last year. ![]() Like many with the 2016/2017 MBP keyboards, I’ve had a nightmare of a time with it. Not super relevant, but figured I’d post this here as there may be others going through similar issues.
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