Live 6 And Duo Performance

plain · Post by **plain** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:16 pm

Does anyone know if the Duo core on the mac is suppposed to outperform any pc duo core chip? Im asking if Ableton will develop Live 6 more for the Mac duo core chip.

Thanks

studio615 · Post by **studio615** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:39 pm

I am a computer tech during the day, and I talked to an intel rep after he gave a presentation of the new core line at a tech conference. It is IDENTICAL to the pc chips, there is not one thing different.

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:48 pm

studio615 wrote:I am a computer tech during the day, and I talked to an intel rep after he gave a presentation of the new core line at a tech conference. It is IDENTICAL to the pc chips, there is not one thing different.

the only difference is the third party bits and pieces they use.
like the sigmatel audio on the macbook is mac only (so far
the drivers for windows _almost_ work) etc.

windows and osx run the same on the core duo..
i've boot camped my macbook and tried it.

live 5.2 runs about the same in either os

plain · Post by **plain** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:09 pm

ok, but can't you factor in the stabilty of the mac os compared to xp?

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:55 pm

plain wrote:ok, but can't you factor in the stabilty of the mac os compared to xp?

Are you asking for a flame war

plain · Post by **plain** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:51 pm

no...but i guess it would come to that......im just asking.....if the two chips are the same..that is the only debatable issue

FaX-01 · Post by **FaX-01** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:00 am

plain wrote:no...but i guess it would come to that......im just asking.....if the two chips are the same..that is the only debatable issue

I doubt their would be any difference IMHO.
A well tweaked Xp system is easily as stable as any user of both platforms here will pretty much confirm.
Considering they're both using the same chipsets more or less I doubt there would be any significant difference.
Especially if using one of the new IBM/Lenovo dual core laptops which use incredibly high quality components.
I don't use a Mac (at the moment) .
My next PC (as in personal computer) will be a 20" iMac seeing as you can run both OSX and XP on the same system (though I'll be keeping my Toshiba Notebook).
I have friends who use Mac's exclusively and my system is definately no more or no less problematic in day to day operation than theirs.
Once again it boils down too which OS you're more comfortable with more than any other issue.
Besides which there are a few apps for Mac I cannot get for PC.
Namely Gleetchplugs The Lab and Metasynth which would compliment what I have on PC nicely with LIVE.

kenn michael · Post by **kenn michael** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:20 am

well put FaX.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:51 am

Fax,

Why are we always in the same boat? We have near identical configs for PC, and this summer I plan to get the 20" iMac as well....and logic...

What is up with that?

If I had known all of this when I was in Australia 3 years ago, I would have looked you up..

Cheers,
AB

jpv · Post by **jpv** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:09 pm

plain wrote:no...but i guess it would come to that......im just asking.....if the two chips are the same..that is the only debatable issue

My PC laptop, running XP Pro, has crashed maybe twice in the last year. Where's the debate?