MacBook Or MacBook Pro
MacBook Or MacBook Pro
I have to get a Mac for school and i was just wondering if a normal Macbook would be suitable for Ableton 7...or would i have to spend and extra grand to get the Macbook Pro.
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You don't have to spend the grand spec-wise, the MacBook is plenty powerfull enough for Live, but check out this thread (Hambone1 eventually sprang for the MBP, and he's very happy)
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87278
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http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87278
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not sure if it's fixed, but the old MacBook fans were running almost all the time. I have bought a new MB Pro a week ago and the fans didn't kick yet, super quiet. Performance on MacBook is a little better though for Ableton (yes, you wouldn't believe it but tests have proven this).
Like the bigger screen on MB Pro a lot. So for me the choice is easy: MB Pro.
Like the bigger screen on MB Pro a lot. So for me the choice is easy: MB Pro.
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Went through this decision last year... For me the pro won out for all the reasons stated.
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as the performance differences are not so big, I would say it depends highly on what you spend the saved money for if you take the macbook.
1. macbook + 1 barrel of bear
vs.
2. macbookpro alone
= take the second option
or
1. macbook + external harddisk + wii-controller + all covops bundles + 2 giga extra ram + 1 cheap flightticket for a weekend in berlin
vs.
2. macbookpro
= take the first option
1. macbook + 1 barrel of bear
vs.
2. macbookpro alone
= take the second option
or
1. macbook + external harddisk + wii-controller + all covops bundles + 2 giga extra ram + 1 cheap flightticket for a weekend in berlin
vs.
2. macbookpro
= take the first option
Bought a MBP to replace my dead Powerbook.
HD made a table tennis noise, headphone out was full of interference. Got a refund.
Bought a MB yesterday, half the price, missing all the bells and whistles of the pro but then again, so am I.
Too early to form an opinion on my new MB but it works with my Ultralite and looks cool.
And again, it was half the price.
HD made a table tennis noise, headphone out was full of interference. Got a refund.
Bought a MB yesterday, half the price, missing all the bells and whistles of the pro but then again, so am I.
Too early to form an opinion on my new MB but it works with my Ultralite and looks cool.
And again, it was half the price.
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Re: MacBook Or MacBook Pro
What sort of school, and what will you be using it for, apart from Live?Barnaby1 wrote:I have to get a Mac for school
Give us some more info, and you'll get some more nuanced answers.
Pepezabala's answer is best for style, tho
I got a macbook and it runs Live fine. Just put in as much RAM as you can.
As for the comments about the bigger screen size of the pro, my attitude is this......Laptops are meant to be portable. My 13" macbook is just that. In the studio I have it hooked up to a cinema display and split my work across 2 monitors. Don't let screen size be the deciding factor.
Just my 2 cents
As for the comments about the bigger screen size of the pro, my attitude is this......Laptops are meant to be portable. My 13" macbook is just that. In the studio I have it hooked up to a cinema display and split my work across 2 monitors. Don't let screen size be the deciding factor.
Just my 2 cents
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I was also considering macbook or macbook pro.
I won't use a firewire audio interface (just my usb one ,which is good enough for me), maybe a firewire external drive (dunno yet), so is a standard macbook fine?
To me paying a significant amount more for a pro just for a better graphic card doesn't seem worth it.
Plus the macbook I think is lighter to carry around. I don't like the white colour though. Seems it will get grubby quickly and paying 200 more for a black one is ridiculous.
Any opinions?
I won't use a firewire audio interface (just my usb one ,which is good enough for me), maybe a firewire external drive (dunno yet), so is a standard macbook fine?
To me paying a significant amount more for a pro just for a better graphic card doesn't seem worth it.
Plus the macbook I think is lighter to carry around. I don't like the white colour though. Seems it will get grubby quickly and paying 200 more for a black one is ridiculous.
Any opinions?
mine hasn't got grubby. Just look after it and you'll be fine. I've got a neoprene cover for mine so it keeps it protected when it's in its bag
Macbook (An old white one...WITH FIREWIRE!!!!!)
Tascam Fireone
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Live 7
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