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2023-11-24 GREAT Deal on Same 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max that I Bought a Few Months Ago

2023-11-24 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Travel Machine Faster than even my 28-core Mac Pro

2023-11-07 Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: my Perspective on Apple’s Powerful New Laptops

2023-09-26 OWC Deals on Laptops and More

2023-08-01 40% off = $1780 off 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-07-19 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max *** ALL TIME LOW PRICE $1900 Discount ***

2023-07-04 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Travel Machine Faster than even my 28-core Mac Pro

2023-05-22 TODAY ONLY: Massive Discount on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-05-10 TODAY ONLY: $1600 Off MacBook Pro 64GB/2TB M1 Max = Only $2499

2023-05-02 TESTED: Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max vs Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-04-28 Got One: Deeply Discounted Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max + Monterey vs Ventura

2023-03-03 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Good Choice to Replace a Destkop Computer?

2023-02-17 Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Blows Away Intel Macs on Almost Everything; High-End Workstation Masquerading as Laptop

2023-01-17 Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max

2022-12-22 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro, Studio Display, etc

2022-12-05 Good Time to Buy a Mac Laptop

2022-09-12 Save Big on iMac 5K, MacBook Pro at OWC

2022-01-29 Adobe Photoshop Vertical Line Artifacts after Smart Sharpen on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2022-01-26 Adobe Photoshop: Vertical Line Artifacts after Smart Sharpen on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2022-01-26 TESTED: Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max — a Stunning Performer That Crushes Intel-Based Macs

2022-01-22 Beware of Claims for Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max Speed Gains Over Intel! OpenCL on/off can be win/lose

2021-12-18 Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro/Max: Hard to Come By, but Some are In Stock

2021-10-24 Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max: a Few Things To Note for Photographers

2021-10-22 Reader Question: Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max vs Desktop

2021-10-20 Bang for the Buck: $2899 for a Loaded iMac 5K with Gorgeous Display, or $5K for an Apple MacBook Pro M1X?

2021-10-19 Apple 16" M1X MacBook Pro: Can it Beat the 2019 iMac 5K and the 2019 Mac Pro 28-Core for Most Tasks?

2021-10-18 Apple 14/16-inch MacBook Pros Here, with M1 Max or M1Pro CPU — and Why a Desktop is Often Better than a Laptop 

2020-12-03 OWC Envoy Pro Elektron USB-C SSD: terrific SSD for travel or desktop use

2020-05-12 Kids Need Computers for Sure, What with School Attendance Uncertain

2020-05-12 Work from Home: Apple MacBook Pro, and What to Get With It

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2023-11-10 GREAT Deal on Same 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max that I Bought a Few Months Ago

2023-11-07 Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: my Perspective on Apple’s Powerful New Laptops

2023-09-26 OWC Deals on Laptops and More

2023-09-23 macOS Ventura Breaks Bluetooth Pairing— “not supported”

2023-07-20 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max Strangely Slow with Adobe Lightroom

2023-07-19 Slowdown/Performance Variation with 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max... Ambient Temperature? Apparently not

2023-05-02 TESTED, Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max vs Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-05-02 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Lightroom Import/Export

2023-05-02 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Image Scaling, Topaz Gigapixel AI

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Testing Notes

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Maven Build Java App

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks

2023-05-01 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Photoshop Filters

Mechanics and Organization

Downloading, organizing, etc. .

1. Downloading and Backing Up Images In The Field

Medium Format Magazine

Articles written for MediumFormat.com..

1. Choosing a Computer for Advanced Photography (December 2019)

Off Grid: Powering Gear in the Field

Powering cameras and equipment..

1. GOAL ZERO Yeti 150 Solar Generator Power Pack
2. Anker PowerCore+ 20100 USB-C Charger Battery for iPhone/iPad/Cameras/MacBook/etc

Digital Photography Workflow

Tips for digital workflow..

1. Workflow— Downloading and Backing Up Images In The Field

Dell UP2715K: 5K Display

Bleeding edge with dual inputs has some issues..

1. Dell UP2715K 5K Display: Works on Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina too!

Dell 4K UltraHD UP2414Q

A jaw-dropping visual experience for video or stills..

1. Configuring Dell UP2414Q on OS X

Computer Gear for Photographers

Recommended computer gear for photographers..

1. Which Firewire 800 digital camera card reader?

Grab Bag

Various articles..

1. PC or Mac—Making a Sensible Choice

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2023

2023-11-24 GREAT Deal on Same 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max that I Bought a Few Months Ago

2023-11-24 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Travel Machine Faster than even my 28-core Mac Pro

2023-11-07 Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: my Perspective on Apple’s Powerful New Laptops

2023-09-26 OWC Deals on Laptops and More

2023-08-01 40% off = $1780 off 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-07-19 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max *** ALL TIME LOW PRICE $1900 Discount ***

2023-07-04 Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Travel Machine Faster than even my 28-core Mac Pro

2023-05-22 TODAY ONLY: Massive Discount on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-05-10 TODAY ONLY: $1600 Off MacBook Pro 64GB/2TB M1 Max = Only $2499

2023-05-02 TESTED: Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max vs Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2023-04-28 Got One: Deeply Discounted Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max + Monterey vs Ventura

2023-03-03 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Good Choice to Replace a Destkop Computer?

2023-02-17 Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Blows Away Intel Macs on Almost Everything; High-End Workstation Masquerading as Laptop

2023-01-17 Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max

2022

2022-12-22 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro, Studio Display, etc

2022-12-05 Good Time to Buy a Mac Laptop

2022-09-12 Save Big on iMac 5K, MacBook Pro at OWC

2022-01-29 Adobe Photoshop Vertical Line Artifacts after Smart Sharpen on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2022-01-26 Adobe Photoshop: Vertical Line Artifacts after Smart Sharpen on Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

2022-01-26 TESTED: Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max — a Stunning Performer That Crushes Intel-Based Macs

2022-01-22 Beware of Claims for Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max Speed Gains Over Intel! OpenCL on/off can be win/lose

2021

2021-12-18 Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro/Max: Hard to Come By, but Some are In Stock

2021-10-24 Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max: a Few Things To Note for Photographers

2021-10-22 Reader Question: Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max vs Desktop

2021-10-20 Bang for the Buck: $2899 for a Loaded iMac 5K with Gorgeous Display, or $5K for an Apple MacBook Pro M1X?

2021-10-19 Apple 16" M1X MacBook Pro: Can it Beat the 2019 iMac 5K and the 2019 Mac Pro 28-Core for Most Tasks?

2021-10-18 Apple 14/16-inch MacBook Pros Here, with M1 Max or M1Pro CPU — and Why a Desktop is Often Better than a Laptop 

2020

2020-12-03 OWC Envoy Pro Elektron USB-C SSD: terrific SSD for travel or desktop use

2020-05-12 Kids Need Computers for Sure, What with School Attendance Uncertain

2020-05-12 Work from Home: Apple MacBook Pro, and What to Get With It

2020-02-19 Recommendation for Photographers, Three Great Deals for Apple MacBook Pro

2020-02-15 $500 Off Apple Mac Pro at B&H Photo, $300 Off 16" MacBook Pro, iMac Too

2020-01-27 MacBook Pro Finally the Do-It-All Desktop Replacement? Top End Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro Models are on Sale

2019

2019-12-29 Get Your Federal Tax Write-Off ASAP! And here’s an Insane deal on a 2018 MacBook Pro

2019-12-22 TESTED: 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch versus 2019 iMac 5K — MacBook Pro Finally the Do-It-All Desktop Replacement?

2019-12-18 Up to 42% Off 2018 Apple MacBook Pro

2019-12-18 Reader Question: Top-End 2018 MacBook Pro Screaming Deal?

2019-12-05 B&H Photo Has the Top-End 16-inch 2019 MacBook Pro in Stock — this is the one you want as the single travel/desktop machine

2019-11-20 Thoughts on Choosing Between the Apple 2019 Mac Pro vs 2019 MacBook Pro 16-Inch and Expected 2020 iMac Pro

2019-11-19 Reader Comments/Questions on the Apple 2019 MacBook Pro

2019-11-19 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro

2019-11-18 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 16" Display: the Single Computer Solution At Last

2019-11-14 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 16" Display

2019-08-28 Get a Great MacBook Pro for About the Best Price I’ve Ever Seen

2019-07-16 Awesome Deal on Fully Loaded Mid 2018 MacBook Pro — Save $2100

2019-05-03 Upgraded my 2015 MacBook Pro Retina Apple Flash Drive to the 2TB OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD

2018

2018-11-26 Deep Discounts on 2018 MacBook Pro + Top 35 Cyber Monday Deals at B&H Photo

2018-11-01 OWC Products Compatible with new 2018 MacMini, 2018 MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Pro

2018-10-30 New iPad Pro, MacBook Air, MacMini at B&H Photo

2018-09-03 Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement

2018-09-01 Amazing Deals on the Brand-New Apple 2018 MacBook Pro: What to Get for a High School or College Student

2018-08-14 2018 MacBook Pro Reviewed: Fastest Apple MacBook Pro Ever and By Far—It’s a Winner

2018-08-09 2018 MacBook Pro: First Tests Now Published (UPDATE AUGUST 11: Still MoreTests Added)

2018-07-17 Gear for the Mountains

2018-07-12 Apple Updates the MacBook Pro to a Real Pro Machine

2018-06-22 OWC Savings on *Factory Sealed* Apple iMac 5K

2018-06-19 Which 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro for Photography and General Use?

2018-01-30 $1200 Off Top-of-the-Line 2016 MacBook Pro

2017

2017-12-28 Reader Question: Connecting a Mini DisplayPort or DisplayPort Screen to the 2017 iMac 5K or iMac Pro (or 2016/2017 MacBook Pro)

2017-12-21 Internal SSD Too Full in your 2013 Mac Pro, 2013-2015 Macbook Pro?

2017-11-27 Advice for those Considering the 2016 MacBook Pro Deals

2017-11-23 Crazy Good Discounts on Apple MacBook Pro, Sony A7S II and A9, Drones, Phones

2017-10-03 Gear for the Mountains

2017-09-15 OWC USB-C Mini Travel Dock for Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Macs such as 2016/2017 MacBook Pro, 2017 iMac 5K

2017-09-04 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro: My Thoughts on Deeply Discounted 2016 Model vs 2017 Model

2017-07-19 Up to $500 off MacBook Pro At B&H Photo

2017-07-18 More Tests: 2017 iMac 5K and 2017 MacBook Pro

2017-07-14 TESTED: 2017 iMac 5K and 2017 MacBook Pro

2017-07-09 REVIEWED: 2017 MacBook Pro, Especially for Photoshop

2017-06-15 New Apple MacBook Pro, iMac 5K

2017-06-15 Deals on Apple Macs

2017-03-29 New Deals on MacBook Pro, Mac Mini

2017-01-05 LG 5K Display for 2016 MacBook Pro

2016

2016-12-30 Bought the 2015 MacBook Pro: Best Model for My Usage at a Big Savings

2016-12-28 Great Deal on 13" MacBook Pro, the non-TouchBar Model is Best

2016-12-03 2016 MacBook Pro: Cannot Sustain Performance Under Load

2016-12-03 2016 MacBook Pro TESTED: Photoshop Filters

2016-12-01 2016 MacBook Pro TESTED: Lightroom Import RAW Files

2016-11-22 2016 MacBook Pro Performance on My Most Performed Photoshop Job

2016-11-21 2016 MacBook Pro Photoshop Performance

2016-11-18 Apple 2016 MacBook Pro Review Coverage

2016-11-02 2016 MacBook Pro: Solving the Port Compatibility Problem: the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock

2016-11-01 The New Apple MacBook Pro for Photographers

2016-09-04 Big Discount on *Factory Sealed* 2015 Apple MacBook at MacSales.com

2016-07-25 MacBook Deal

2016-07-10 Powering and Recharging Cameras, Laptops, Electronics in the Outdoors

2016-06-02 Deals: Rebates on Apple MacBook Pro Retina, Macbook, MacBook Air

2016-05-26 The Drive I Use for Backup in the Field

2016-05-26 Gear for the Mountains

2016-04-06 Upgrading the Internal SSD in a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Retina

2016-03-15 Increasing Internal SSD Capacity for Travel Photography / Video with Apple Laptops

2015

2015-12-16 400GB SSD for $99: Old Dog Laptop? Puppy It! Or 1.6TB Thunderbolt SSD? Easy as Pie.

2015-12-06 $500 Off a MacBook Pro Faster than the One I Use for My Professional Photography Field Trips

2015-11-16 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro (Just Posted)

2015-09-05 Use a 4K Display on MacBook Pro Retina: Vertical Orientation

2015-08-31 Gear for the Mountains

2015-08-25 DEAL: MacBook Pro

2015-07-20 Power On the Road: Power Inverter for Everything, MagSafe Charging for Apple Laptops

2015-06-27 Up in the Mountains in a Canyon, What to do for Power for a Laptop?

2015-06-08 Apple 2015 MacBook Pro SSD: Fastest SSD Yet

2015-05-18 Reader Experience and Concerns: Sony Service and Reliability

2015-04-20 Deals: Lexar 4-pack 1066X Compact Flash, Lenovo Laptop, Datacolor Spyder

2014

2014-12-03 Photoshop CC 2014: Display Scaling Broken on 4K Displays (and Retina MacBook Pro)

2014-05-22 Quick Trip by Air, Traveling Minimally: Laptop, Ricoh GR

2014-01-07 Wide Gamut Displays and Calibration

2013

2013-12-21 Recommended Products, and Free Next Day Delivery from B&H Photo

2013-11-11 Backup and Transferring Images: From the Field Laptop to Home Workstation

2013-02-14 Mac Book Pro with Retina Display — Price Drop and Recommendation

2012

2012-10-17 Best Looking Images on Any Screen

2012-07-22 FOR SALE: my 17" MacBook Pro

2012-07-13 Lexar USB3 Card Reader Works on MacBook Pro Retina with Lexar Firmware Update

2012-06-22 Why I Will Not Be Taking the MacBook Pro Retina Traveling With Me — Yet

2012-06-22 Want a 960GB SSD for your Mac or PC Laptop (or your Mac Pro)?

2012-06-22 MacBook Pro Retina — Growing Pains, but a Game-Changing Display for Photographers

2012-06-20 Understanding Photoshop and Lightroom Behavior with the MacBook Pro Retina Display

2012-06-20 Photoshop CS6 Performance on MacBook Pro Retina vs Mac Pro and 17" MacBook Pro

2012-06-20 MacBook Pro Retina Scaling Examples

2012-06-19 Diglloyd.com Support Display of Large Images at MacBook Pro Retina Display Native Resolution

2011

2011-10-09 Backup for Photographers

2011-08-11 Readers Comment on Zeiss, MPG Pro Laptop, FW800 Card Reader

2011-03-09 Mac Workstation In the Field? MacBook Pro Now Takes 16GB Memory

2011-03-04 New Apple MacBook Pro 2.3GHz 4-core Is a Major Advance for Photographers

2011-02-27 Apple MacBook Pro Quad-Core Laptop

2010

2010-05-22 MacBook Pro Core i7 anti-glare screen in stock at B&H

2010-05-17 eSATA for the MacBook Pro (or Windows/Linux)

2010-05-14 MacBook Pro SSD single and RAID vs hard drive

2010-05-11 MacBook Pro: 4GB or 8GB? Solid state drive (SSD) or not?

2010-04-26 Special report: Virtual Memory Performance on Apple MacBook Pro

2010-04-26 MacBook Pro Core i7 SATA performance is top-notch!

2010-04-22 RAW file processing on Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 with Lightroom, Aperture, CaptureONE Pro, DPP, NX2

2010-04-21 Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 reviewed!

2010-04-14 OWC and DIGLLOYD offer ultra-high-performance MPG Pro Laptop

2010-04-13 New Apple MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5, i7 CPU

2010-02-25 Fastest Photoshop MacBook Pro ever seen!

2010-02-17 Get the right Mac Pro or MacBook Pro with expert advice!

2009

2009-12-23 Speeding up your laptop

2009-12-19 Reviewed: Intel X25-M 160GB solid state drive (SSD)

2009-12-04 Which Firewire 800 card reader?

2009-09-29 Upgrade your unibody MacBook Pro to 8GB

2009-09-02 Upgrade your unibody MacBook Pro to 8GB

2009-08-13 MacBook Pro speed demon (Photoshop and SSD)

2009-07-02 Price drop on eSATA for MacBook Pro

2009-06-15 Slower SATA in new MacBook Pro?

2009-06-09 New Apple Macbook Pro

2009-05-21 Seagate Momentus 7200.4 laptop hard drive

2009-04-09 Adding 8GB memory to the MacBook Pro

2009-03-22 Reader feedback: on-the-road without a laptop

2009-03-11 Pimp my MacBook Pro

2009-03-08 MacBook Pro 17" 2.93GHz reviewed

2009-03-05 Reader feedback: 6GB in MacBook Pro

2009-02-11 Upgrade your MacBook Pro to 6GB

2008

2008-12-14 MacBook Pro 2.8GHz reviewed

2006

2006-11-29 MacBook Pro: SATA or FireWire 800?

2006-07-23 MacBook Pro and Serial ATA (SATA)—SeriTek

2006-05-14 MacBook Pro battery life

2006-04-17 Aperture’s speed on MacBook Pro with Canon CR2 raw files

2006-04-16 MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz beats dual 2.5GHz G5 for software development

2006-04-15 MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz beats dual Opteron 2.4GHz

2006-04-11 Running Parallels virtualization software on the MacBook Pro

2006-03-01 Purchasing a new MacBook Pro? Laptop hard-drive speed.

2006-01-11 The new Intel-based Macs