New mac book pro versus old?

[qberthightech]

I recently had a laptop stolen and therefor need to get a new one ASAP. I could get an old Mac book pro like I had before or the new Mac, quad core 15". I would be grateful on advise and experiences anyone has had with the new MacBooks. If you have otter suggestions for laptops please also let me know.

Thanks!

[beats me]

Thunderbolt port on new Macs. Enough said.

[JuanSOLO]

Maybe look here...
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... mance+Test

However if you can get a new computer why not get a new one?

[Bizon]

Thunderbolt port on new Macs. Enough said.

Yeah, I love thunderbolt. Especially all those awesome peripherals and various other products that have been developed for it...

The machine itself is definitely faster and runs a bit more cool as a result of it.

[qberthightech]

Is there a FireWire port on new macs ? Can I still hook up my Motu traveler? Thanks for the advise!

[beats me]

Is there a FireWire port on new macs ? Can I still hook up my Motu traveler? Thanks for the advise!

http://www.apple.com/why-mac/compare/

[skatr2]

I am in a different but similar boat. I keep eyeballing the new MBP's, but still trying to justify a new one. The one I have has no issues...aside from a slight hangup when changing channels. Its the core 2 duo 2.26g processor...so technically about 3 generations old. But still does everything I currently need and then some. The thunderbolt periphs seems intriguing...but not exactly a gamechanger on my end. Espec since its so new that nobody has anything viable for it. Guess I'll wait a bit...maybe when Lion is released.

[glitchrock-buddha]

Absolutely get the new quadcore. 8 virtual cores. So you open up the cpu meters in activity monitor and you'll see that adding devices will add cpu to one of 8 different meters. That's a lot of cpu to play with. No matter what previous version you are coming from, the new ones blow them away. I'm very happy with mine.