New Apple MacBook out

Mk · Post by Mk » Wed May 17, 2006 2:44 am

too bad u can't get it with a 7200 rpm drive... That's the only reason im still leaning towards an imac for my next purchase. I have 1.25 15" G4 right now that still perform s with Live well enough to do the weekly gigs, i just don't really use any sick fx i like to use in my demos. However, at a price liek that, I'll just save a few more weeks and maybe get the black one and a 17 inch imac...

dave999z · Post by **dave999z** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:18 am

Where does Apple actually list the speeds of the various hard drive options? All I see are sizes.

dave999z · Post by **dave999z** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:23 am

Found it...

http://www.apple.com/macbook/techspecs.html

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:28 am

Mk wrote:too bad u can't get it with a 7200 rpm drive...

You can.

http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p21352004- ... sourceid=3

Put it in yourself. Easy as apple pie (sorry)

dave999z · Post by **dave999z** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:28 am

I see two questions Live users will want answered...

1. Will the shared graphics memory = unimpressive performance? We need to see test results. Ideally with 2GB RAM installed.

2. Would replacing the 5400RPM drive with a 7200RPM drive melt this thing? Any technical limitations on this? What is the largest/fastest internal 7200RPM drive people think would work in this?

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:29 am

Can anyone tell what SIZE the hd is? 2.5 or 3 inch?

dave999z · Post by **dave999z** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:30 am

kabuki wrote:
Mk wrote:too bad u can't get it with a 7200 rpm drive...
You can.

http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p21352004- ... sourceid=3

Put it in yourself. Easy as apple pie (sorry)

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A 3.5" drive isn't going to fit!

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:33 am

i was afraid of that... but if you get a hd, you can put it in... as lo0ng as it fits.

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:37 am

here you go

http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search ... Book%20HDs

Mk · Post by Mk » Wed May 17, 2006 4:13 am

kabuki wrote:here you go

http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search ... Book%20HDs

thanks for the info, but now I'm asking myself too many questions to be confident enough to buy anything. I've got a bunch saved, but I feel like I'm waiting for Live six and next quarter and my birthday which are all around the same time to see the new intel powermac, it would be stupid to buy two new computers, unless i could sell this powerbook, which i don't think I can unless i get the minor cosmetic damage fixed...

money better spent on controllers, I need to eliminate the mouse!!!!!!!

also, does a 7200 rpm drive put more strain on cpu, or only on power consumption, not that I would really go and void my warranty by doing this...

4onthfloor · Post by **4onthfloor** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:44 am

dave999z wrote:I see two questions Live users will want answered...

1. Will the shared graphics memory = unimpressive performance? We need to see test results. Ideally with 2GB RAM installed.

2. Would replacing the 5400RPM drive with a 7200RPM drive melt this thing? Any technical limitations on this? What is the largest/fastest internal 7200RPM drive people think would work in this?

AGREED! Also, sounds like you'd void the warranty by switching to the 7200.

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:23 am

Tarekith wrote:Yeah, the Intel 950 Chipset worries me a bit too.

BTW, the top end Macbooks (not the pros) are the only ones that come in black, and it's more than just the 20 extra GB HD. It also has the faster processor.

Be affraid music people, I have a sony vio with the equivlent chipset, using this system is NOT mac spec!!!!!!! Yes, having a chipset suck on cpu and ram will kill certain performance aspects for musicians

Danny Futuro · Post by **Danny Futuro** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:49 am

well for what its worth, wouldnt the macbook with the 950 graphics perform as well or better than the powerbook and ibook it replaces?

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:33 am

Danny Futuro wrote:well for what its worth, wouldnt the macbook with the 950 graphics perform as well or better than the powerbook and ibook it replaces?

For the purposes of using the machine with Live I suspect the disadvantage of the 950 would be minimal. I guess we'll see when someone buys one and tests it.

kenn michael · Post by **kenn michael** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:01 am

I wrote earlier in the thread that Live runs EXTREMELY WELL on my Core Duo Mac Mini with shared graphics. (better than my G5) I don't see any audio performance loss due to graphic overhead. I haven't even optimized my RAM config - I have one 256 chip and a 1GB chip... (you're supposed to have matching RAM pairs when using shared graphics memory)

I think my Mini is listed in the Performance Test thread as well. It runs audio in OSX perfectly as well as in Windows XP.

Shared graphics on the Macbook is not a problem for audio apps.