New MBP's are out.
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- zaczac
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New MBP's are out.
Nothing I'll be selling my current MBP for, but some nice improvements. There is an option for an 160gig HD at 7200. I'll be really interested to see how effective the new LED screens are...
...I'm assuming most people reading this aren't going to have much trouble navigating to the apple site
...I'm assuming most people reading this aren't going to have much trouble navigating to the apple site
MBP core2 2.16, 4 gig ram. DP 6.02, Focusrite Pro40. etc
wow, i really could use a new laptop, something that will last 3-4 years like my current PB.
these aren't quad core chips, correct? wonder if i should wait till i can get a quad mbp???
Basically, i want, in a laptop, something that will be about as fast as my current dual 2.5 ghz g5.
anyone know, or have a site w/ benchmarks comparing mbp with old dual g5's?
these aren't quad core chips, correct? wonder if i should wait till i can get a quad mbp???
Basically, i want, in a laptop, something that will be about as fast as my current dual 2.5 ghz g5.
anyone know, or have a site w/ benchmarks comparing mbp with old dual g5's?
why would i want to skin a cat?
Re: New MBP's are out.
Great.zaczac wrote:There is an option for an 160gig HD at 7200.
Without that option, how does the 5400 HD get along with music apps ?
Is it fast enough ?
- zaczac
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Still dual core, although it's now Santa Rosa. I don't have any good comparisons, but I think you'll be fine for speed as long as you aren't using lots of programs that need rosetta.OldTimey wrote:these aren't quad core chips, correct? wonder if i should wait till i can get a quad mbp???
Basically, i want, in a laptop, something that will be about as fast as my current dual 2.5 ghz g5.
anyone know, or have a site w/ benchmarks comparing mbp with old dual g5's?
I have a 5400 internal drive, and it's definitely a bit of a bottleneck if I'm recording 16 tracks of audio onto it (it will do it though). On the other hand, it's probably worth using an external drive for the audio, which would mean the slower internal drive would be fine.azusa749a wrote:Great.
Without that option, how does the 5400 HD get along with music apps ?
Is it fast enough ?
MBP core2 2.16, 4 gig ram. DP 6.02, Focusrite Pro40. etc
- auptown
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Well, I don't have actual benchmarks, but was working on a G5 2x2.0G, and bought a 2.16G Macbook Pro, and my estimate is that this laptop is at least twice as fast as my G5 PowerMac. I have 3G RAM, and I use an external FW drive, this thing screams. So I think if you go to the 2.2 or 2.4 w/4G ram you will be totally happy.OldTimey wrote:wow, i really could use a new laptop, something that will last 3-4 years like my current PB.
these aren't quad core chips, correct? wonder if i should wait till i can get a quad mbp???
Basically, i want, in a laptop, something that will be about as fast as my current dual 2.5 ghz g5.
anyone know, or have a site w/ benchmarks comparing mbp with old dual g5's?
Also you can get a cardbus eSata card and run an external SATA drive with the new Macbook Pro.
I think you will love it!
MacPro 2x2.66, 5G ram, 1 SATA, 2 raptors, 2408 mk3, MOTU HD192, Mackie MCU
Dual 2.0g G5, 7g ram, 1 SATA drive, 1 IDE drive, Duende, Liquid Mix, UAD-1,
OS X 10.4.11, DP 5.13, MOTU 2408mk3, BFD, RMX, Atmosphere, EWQLSO Gold XP, Ethno, Grace m906, Blue Sky 5.1 monitors
MacBook Pro 2.13 3G ram, ext FW drive
Dual 2.0g G5, 7g ram, 1 SATA drive, 1 IDE drive, Duende, Liquid Mix, UAD-1,
OS X 10.4.11, DP 5.13, MOTU 2408mk3, BFD, RMX, Atmosphere, EWQLSO Gold XP, Ethno, Grace m906, Blue Sky 5.1 monitors
MacBook Pro 2.13 3G ram, ext FW drive
Darn it.
I was feeling pretty good about my G4PB for the way it has just been problem-free. Now this!
The 4MB L2 cache is EIGHT TIMES that of the G4PB.
I don't know what my current frontside bus is, but the new MBP's are running at 800Mhz. That's more than half the speed of my current PB's CPU.
These new machines are getting seriously scary!
I was feeling pretty good about my G4PB for the way it has just been problem-free. Now this!
The 4MB L2 cache is EIGHT TIMES that of the G4PB.
I don't know what my current frontside bus is, but the new MBP's are running at 800Mhz. That's more than half the speed of my current PB's CPU.
These new machines are getting seriously scary!
6,1 MacPro, 96GB RAM, macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS 10.14, DP9.52
- gearboy
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I think that the PB's frontside bus topped out at 167Mhz.Frodo wrote: I don't know what my current frontside bus is, but the new MBP's are running at 800Mhz. That's more than half the speed of my current PB's CPU.
These new machines are getting seriously scary!
It's funny, but as a guy who is still on PPC, and reading "Here, There, and Everywhere" at present, I have no complaints about either of my computers and what I can do with them. Sure, my PB and G5 can't exchange HUGE projects. Who cares. I submix for location recording anyway. It takes me 15mins of prep work ( I actually feel like I'm engineering! ). The PB is still a great machine, and great for remote recording.
However, it is scary that one can do more on the MBP than my current G5 model. That's some serious power. By the time I move to Intel, they'll make drinks, too!
Jeff
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