should I switch to a laptop?

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:27 pm

the_planet wrote:From the specs you posted in the OP, it kinda sounds like it was the very first MBP released. It might be missing the Magsafe and the FW800 connector.

Yeah, didn't those early MBP's have a lot of problems?

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:37 pm

liveISlife wrote:Yeah, didn't those early MBP's have a lot of problems?

Damn Apple Rev A products! Can't trust 'em.

(for real)

iivanov wrote: still wondering about the external 20" monitor though, whether it can go bigger than 1280x800

Yup. The highest resolution MBPs put out to external monitors is 2560x1600 I think. That's a 30" Apple display. MBs are slightly lower, I think.

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:37 pm

iivanov wrote:
liveISlife wrote:
iivanov wrote:reaktor and guitar rig are the ones that eat up the most cpu of all the vst's I use.

I just thought of something else, do all macs come with those apple audio plugins? I use the matrix reverb and the AUpitch all the time. If not I guess I could take the actual files from the folder on my imac and put them on the laptop.

So, really, what is the difference between a macbook and a macbook pro of the exact same specs?
Those vst's will run fine. Yes, all the macs come with those plugs. The main difference between that macbook on that link I posted and a MBP is the macbook does not have firewire 800, express card slot, no light up keyboard, and no dedicated video card ( it has the integrated video card that shares ram, no biggie unless you do heavy video editing or if you game)
but I watch a lot of dvds and expect them to be presented flawlessly.

still wondering about the external 20" monitor though, whether it can go bigger than 1280x800

I don't think you will have a problem watching your dvd's. The max resolution to an external screen is 1,920 by 1,200 pixels for the macbook