getting macbook pro-do i need these for Live 7

ki · Post by ki » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:19 am

hi,
finally getting macbook pro, but before buying it, i wonder if having these would make lots of difference for L7. l do use lots of plug-ins and heavy vsti's.

-2.6GHz? ( then 2.4GHz Intel Core Duo)
-250GB serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm or 200GB ATA Drive @7200 rpm
-4GB sdram....way too pricey i think.

or should i just go for the basic mode. . .
wanna hear your opinion on this+thanks!

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:27 am

if you can afford the better processor, why not? i'd have to say go with the 7200 drive, but this will most likely make a little more noise, and use more battery power. get the standard ram, which is 2g, i believe, if you need more later, buy it from a 3rd party supplier, such as crucial...much cheaper, and you may not need more than 2g right now... unless those vsti's use large sample libraries, of course.

ki · Post by ki » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:43 am

and the processor? 2.6GHz, does it make difference? i dont think i am going to do any movie editing or heavy graphix. i am trying to make this macbook just music station. good idea on the ram, thanx-

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:32 am

2.6 is a bit faster, but 2.4 ain't shabby, either. i have the 2.16 and am happy with it... so it's really a matter of what you want to spend...

mohler · Post by **mohler** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:39 am

Biggest bang for your buck if it's only 1 of those you can afford get the RAM separately
from crucial or someone, you'll save a ton of cash then I'd get the 7200 disk (after much discussion on this forum recently).

I've 4 Gb of RAM and it's solid, I load up my samplers big style (16 instances of orchestral articulations for a start)

ki · Post by ki » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:25 am

cool, so the conclusion here would be 7200disk + ram, i'll probably get the ram later separately. cheers-