So I'm Buying a Macbook Pro...

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:02 am

djmjd wrote: Unless someone has a solid argument against spending three grand on the specs I posted...

yea, get the extra ram at macsales.com instead.

djmjd · Post by **djmjd** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:26 am

Oh yeah, about that...

I'm fairly certain I would somehow manage to destory my laptop if I tried to install ram

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:29 am

My advice:

Spend the two months it will take for the big price-drop/generation making friends who are knowledgable in computers or research the procedure several time, and then do what AJ said.

I'm scared too

but hopefully my smarty-pants bandmate isn't!

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:42 am

djmjd wrote:Are any of these specs completely outrageous for Live performance/audio production? Don't wanna drop toooooo much cash on this beast.

MacBook Pro - Intel Core Duo
100GB Serial ATA drive @ 7200 rpm
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 - 2x1GB SO-DIMMs

Thanks!

i just got mine

omg

so awesome

i can keep opening more and more operators..
it just keeps going.

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:30 am

scared about what?

the computer is freaking amazing.

you could always wait. wait until the world ends for the best computer ever

but if you need it now there is no reason not to get one.

unbreakable · Post by **unbreakable** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:59 am

djmjd wrote:I'm fairly certain I would somehow manage to destory my laptop if I tried to install ram

You could get a store to do it (or a knowledgable friend)... ask around you can almost always save a fair whack by not installing it at purchase time through Apple - they charge too much. Just make sure that whomever it is understands Mac's inside and out.

Also, after you get the machine, avoid looking at the specs for the machines Apple will release the day after you get it.

Avoid this for a few days/weeks/months until you are in love with your machine, and then it doesn't matter...

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:00 am

LJ Martin wrote:
AdamJay wrote:those are my specs
but dont get the extra 1GB of ram from apple

save about $182 by getting it at macsales.com instead
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20 ... 0DDR2S1GB/
or pop into your local hole in the wall computer store.

Is that happening yet?

I (and it makes me just gag) had to buy the extra 1 gig from an apple store a monthandahalf ago......there was nobody.......I mean NOBODY who had it in stock......not even online

4ace · Post by **4ace** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:24 pm

MAY 28th......

There will be a price drop.That's when i'm getting mine but it'll be the 2.16 because that one will have the largest price drop AFAIK/Read.

Plus i've learned if your getting a computer buy the FASTEST available at the time that you can afford.

Thanks for the headsup on RAM guys...

Groovecake · Post by **Groovecake** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:25 pm

djmjd wrote:Oh yeah, about that...

I'm fairly certain I would somehow manage to destory my laptop if I tried to install ram

Nah. It's really easy. Can you use a screwdriver?

I got my extra ram from macsales.com. $114. 1GB.

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:52 pm

4ace wrote:MAY 28th......

There will be a price drop.That's when i'm getting mine but it'll be the 2.16 because that one will have the largest price drop AFAIK/Read.

How do you know?

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:56 pm

FORMAT wrote:
4ace wrote:MAY 28th......

There will be a price drop.That's when i'm getting mine but it'll be the 2.16 because that one will have the largest price drop AFAIK/Read.
How do you know?

he doesn't. thats just when intel will start to drop prices as they introduce the 2.3

but that doesn't mean apple will drop.

the 2.3 might just come into the 17inch macbook pro if it is released at the same time the macbook's (ibooks) are .

so there wont be a technical price drop jsut a boost in speed.

so the 15nch pro line might come in 2.0 (being the lowest) 2.1 (the highest)

then the 17inch with 2.3

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:02 pm

Digi V wrote:
FORMAT wrote:
4ace wrote:MAY 28th......

There will be a price drop.That's when i'm getting mine but it'll be the 2.16 because that one will have the largest price drop AFAIK/Read.
How do you know?
he doesn't. thats just when intel will start to drop prices as they introduce the 2.3

but that doesn't mean apple will drop.

the 2.3 might just come into the 17inch macbook pro if it is released at the same time the macbook's (ibooks) are .

so there wont be a technical price drop jsut a boost in speed.

so the 15nch pro line might come in 2.0 (being the lowest) 2.1 (the highest)

then the 17inch with 2.3

OK that makes sense. We'll see.

Is there anyone here who doesn't have the "whining" MacBook. And if so, what revision have they got?

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:23 pm

mine only whines when its at idle, which is never. because i use it for everything and try to stay productive. (encoding in iDVD as i type this)

i dont know what revision it is.
i got it about a month ago.
order was placed in early Feb.

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:32 pm

mine wines at low activity levels such as just usin aim.

it was off the assembly line on the first of april.

the whine isn't that big of a concern, believe me.

i'm sure some kidn of software upgrade will eliminate this issue for good seeing it isn't a hardware problem

4ace · Post by **4ace** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:08 am

Digi V wrote:
FORMAT wrote:
4ace wrote:MAY 28th......

There will be a price drop.That's when i'm getting mine but it'll be the 2.16 because that one will have the largest price drop AFAIK/Read.
How do you know?
he doesn't. thats just when intel will start to drop prices as they introduce the 2.3

but that doesn't mean apple will drop.

the 2.3 might just come into the 17inch macbook pro if it is released at the same time the macbook's (ibooks) are .

so there wont be a technical price drop jsut a boost in speed.

so the 15nch pro line might come in 2.0 (being the lowest) 2.1 (the highest)

then the 17inch with 2.3

Just repeating what i've read from Macworld,macrumors,maccentral.
Pricedrop or speed increase=same thing in my book.More for my money

And by that time the kinks will be worked out,or whatever small ones are left.

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