Obligatory Computer Update Post

Well shit, I forgot to post about my current machine updates. This will be short and sweet.

Gone is the 2012 Macbook Pro (well gone to a friend), and hello 2015 Macbook Pro.

15" Retina Display
CPU 2.5 Ghz 4870HQ
Ram: 16GB DDR3 1600mhz
Video Card: 2GB VRAM R9 M370X
Storage: 500GB Solid State

Compared to my Desktop PC it won't win any races but for a portable computer I'm happy. This was another deal with work and happy to have something a bit more portable then the old 15' Pro, along with a better screen and speakers. Man I didn't realize how important having loud speakers is on a laptop when you use it for cooking or almost anything.

The thing can play most thing I would want to play with a trackpad. Beyond that I move to the PC but I've been happy with it as something to work on.

The future currently looks to hold some possible video card upgrades but really everything is in a good spot.. well except the world so see how that turns out.

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