New Apple MacBook Pro

daniel_grieff · Post by **daniel_grieff** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:32 pm

Adonis wrote:FYI - the educational discount for the MacBook Pro 2.16 is $1,799.00 <--- WOW!

How much ram is in that? 1Gig?

Adonis · Post by **Adonis** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:35 pm

yes, 1 gig

for some reason that's the one calling my name

I think the HD is 5400 as SDMcB pointed out which may or may not pose to much of a problem

Alot of my Ableton sessions end up with over 20 audio tracks and I plan on djing with TORQ so I might have to look into upgrading the package to 7200 - yes?

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Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:39 pm

You ditched the 206 eh? Startin' out fresh?

snowtires · Post by **snowtires** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:39 pm

dazzer wrote:Just noticed one thing - the 15" hasn't got a 7200 hard drive option. Didn't the first gen MBP have this option? Unless I'm missing a point, this seems like a backward step and really stupid of Apple.

yep. i have a 15" mbp, with a 7200 rpm drive. i saw the new ones were released on the apple store and went to check them out, it's sweet that you can have 3 gigs of ram and firewire 800, but definitely not sweet that you have to get the 17" model to get the option to have a 7200 rpm drive

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:44 pm

SubFunk wrote:
dazzer wrote:Just noticed one thing - the 15" hasn't got a 7200 hard drive option. Didn't the first gen MBP have this option? Unless I'm missing a point, this seems like a backward step and really stupid of Apple.
i get it with a seagate 160gb 7200rpm drive.

That particular model is probably not going to be released until the new year. The currect 160GB drives are 5400.

Adonis · Post by **Adonis** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:48 pm

Will an external 7200 suffice? be fast enough, that kind of thing?

Damon_Chambers · Post by **Damon_Chambers** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:56 pm

every time they upgrade im glad i dont have money to buy one yet!

daniel_grieff · Post by **daniel_grieff** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:04 pm

Adonis wrote:Will an external 7200 suffice? be fast enough, that kind of thing?

Bump! I need to record a lot of multitrack recordings in Protools for uni so I could do with hearing other peoples experiences...

dazzer · Post by **dazzer** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:05 pm

Adonis wrote:Will an external 7200 suffice? be fast enough, that kind of thing?

I'm sure an external 7200 will fly.

My question is the opposite. On Macrumors site, ongoing debate is saying forget any INTERNAL drive for audio, you've GOT to go with EXTERNAL. Some people there give this as a reason for not moaning about the MBP hard drive speed regression.

Are they right? Should I be using an external drive anyway? Am I stupid for worrying about the internal drive? I'm sure external is better but I don't want to HAVE to use one.

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SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:07 pm

robin wrote:
SubFunk wrote:
dazzer wrote:Just noticed one thing - the 15" hasn't got a 7200 hard drive option. Didn't the first gen MBP have this option? Unless I'm missing a point, this seems like a backward step and really stupid of Apple.
i get it with a seagate 160gb 7200rpm drive.
That particular model is probably not going to be released until the new year. The currect 160GB drives are 5400.

it's not officially shipped, get it from my macstore dealer custom made.

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:08 pm

dazzer wrote:
Adonis wrote:Will an external 7200 suffice? be fast enough, that kind of thing?
I'm sure an external 7200 will fly.

My question is the opposite. On Macrumors site, ongoing debate is saying forget any INTERNAL drive for audio, you've GOT to go with EXTERNAL. Some people there give this as a reason for not moaning about the MBP hard drive speed regression.

Are they right? Should I be using an external drive anyway? Am I stupid for worrying about the internal drive? I'm sure external is better but I don't want to HAVE to use one.

My external 7200rpm 320GB lacie drive is quicker than the internal 5400rpm drive but it's in no way essential for audio. What are trying to do? For ultimate track count maybe but I very rarely push it in that direction.

OTOH I have the same laptop with a 4200rpm drive and that is a little sluggish.

Austen Powers · Post by **Austen Powers** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:30 pm

Pfffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would never buy a mac. I can get an equally if not more powerful Windows machine for less than half the price. Plus who needs a shitty little video camera on their laptops? A 5400 rpm hard drive is rubbish too. Only 2 USB ports is a joke. Don't waste your money. Buy a Windows machine. More grunt and value for money.

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:32 pm

Austen Powers wrote:Pfffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would never buy a mac. I can get an equally if not more powerful Windows machine for less than half the price. Plus who needs a shitty little video camera on their laptops? A 5400 rpm hard drive is rubbish too. Only 2 USB ports is a joke. Don't waste your money. Buy a Windows machine. More grunt and value for money.

The 14 year old is back with his mis-spelled name.

Go away little boy we don't care about your polls or your opinions...

zappen · Post by **zappen** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:39 pm

talk for your self, i do care

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:40 pm

zappen wrote:talk for your self, i do care

I'll add you to my list of trolls too then. Easy.