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Tarekith wrote:Buying something as expensive as a laptop on a credit card is just DUMB.

I get the money by doing what it says in my signature.

Tarekith is bashful about his other revenue sources...cougar servicer and general all-around manwhoring.

WTF why don't they compare the fastest cpus of each product line?

Tarekith wrote:Ran a quick set of tests to get a real world comparison with the old laptop, pretty much on track with what Apple was advertising in terms of CPU increase.

Bouncing a 45 minute long album in Logic, which had a TON of Logic plug ins and over 135 stereo tracks:

- 2.16gHz core2duo MBP = 22:38 minutes
- 2.66gHz i7 MBP = 8:38 minutes

My Ableton Live PA project, average CPU reading:

- 2.16gHz core2duo MBP = 33%
- 2.66gHz i7 MBP = 16%

Live 8 Performance Test:

- 2.16gHz core2duo MBP = 57%
- 2.66gHz i7 MBP = 33%

Converting a 24/96 wav file to 320kbps MP3:

- 2.16gHz core2duo MBP = 1:15 minutes
- 2.66gHz i7 MBP = 45 seconds

Wow, nice. 33%? I had 49% on my 2.8Ghz MBP. But then again, I had 67% on my 2.16 and somehow you had 57%?

#1thelark wrote:WTF why don't they compare the fastest cpus of each product line?

Because I don't have the fatest CPU from the last product line.

Glitchrock - no idea why we get different results, I just follow the instructions the same way I wrote them. Different soundcards?

d-track wrote:but..for real
can anyone explain why call a company their laptop "Pro" in 2010 with a c2d 2.4 ghz 3mb cache and 5400 rpm hdd, glossy display, without bluray, ssd and hdmi ? cant get it.
not to mention the price - but i accept that apple is apple

what is "Pro" in it?

It is just a brand name = pure marketing BS

Apple's laptops have been moving away from "pro" features towards consumer features for some time now. They know which side their bread is buttered on.

The majority of people buy them because they like the operating system &/or appreciate good design & relatively high quality goods, not because they are doing "pro" work.

I'm not seriously bashing Apple, I've been using their computers for around 15 years, but I have watched the trends.

evileye wrote:Were do you guys get the cash? do you lot use the credit option? or are some of you selling drugs
i would love one even the 15 inch i5 would do me. I'm so jealous

I've been saving $$$ for this thing since 2006. Shit you not. I'm halfway considering waiting until a real quad-core comes out, but I'll likely cave-in and buy a 17" matte really, really soon. I've been holding out for too long. I'm still on Tiger for christ's sake. I'm going nuts over here!

Tarekith wrote:Got the i7 15", regular screen.

So, did you stay with the stock HD and RAM?

Yeah, 500GB is more than enough for me. My last one was a 320, and even then I was barely filling it up. 4 GB of RAM is like-wise fine with me. I use Menu Meters to keep an eye on my RAM and CPU useage in real time. I rarely go above 1.8GB used, so having 4 is good enough for me.

Great laptop though, I really like the new unibodies a lot. Things feel solid, no give or wiggle of parts, just solid aluminum. I definitely feel a lot more comfortable taking this thing out live than the last one. Not that it was bad, but this feels more road worthy. It's thinner, but wider and longer, so it definitely feels bigger than the last 15" I had. Almost like a small 17" laptop. Maybe it's just me.

Quick though, been using it for some mastering sessions this afternoon and it's definitely sped up the workflow. Lot less waiting now.

Jersey Garcia wrote:woops... look what i just ordered:

15-inch MacBook Pro

Configuration

* 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display

this will be my configuration,too.

Hidden Driveways wrote:

evileye wrote:Were do you guys get the cash? do you lot use the credit option? or are some of you selling drugs
i would love one even the 15 inch i5 would do me. I'm so jealous

I've been saving $$$ for this thing since 2006. Shit you not. I'm halfway considering waiting until a real quad-core comes out, but I'll likely cave-in and buy a 17" matte really, really soon. I've been holding out for too long. I'm still on Tiger for christ's sake. I'm going nuts over here!

I take my hat off to ya. I find saving a hard thing to do but if I want one I will have to knucle down. I have a MacBook at the moment one of the 2008 White models I figure I have a couple of years left out if it yet

I just envy how you sick fu*kers will be able to load whole Live Sets into RAM if you want. Maxed out here on 3GB (Dec 2006 MBP), with a gigging set containing 3.5GB of clips.

O to romp free in such wide fields... tra la...

nebulae wrote:

Tarekith wrote:Buying something as expensive as a laptop on a credit card is just DUMB.

I get the money by doing what it says in my signature.

Tarekith is bashful about his other revenue sources...cougar servicer and general all-around manwhoring.

yeah i'm gonna need one of those tarekith's manwhoring guides to rake some extra cash in

Pitch Black wrote:O to romp free in such wide fields... tra la...

nicogrubert wrote:

Jersey Garcia wrote:woops... look what i just ordered:

15-inch MacBook Pro

Configuration

* 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display

this will be my configuration,too.

oh, The Dilemmas of buying a Mac Book Pro!

Forgetting about price and not really caring about screen size, if you HAD to own one of these configurations JUST to run your live sets from (perhaps using reason as well), including Live Synths, Loops, Real-time vocal processing and using the APC40 with a view to go gigging with it - what system would you choose? A or B?

A, 13" MB PRO, 2.66 (dual), 8 GB RAM, 128SSD

or

B, 15" MB Pro, 2.66 (i7), 4 GB RAM, 500 gb 5400rpm

Would be interested to hear your answers...Cheers!

sdmiddleton wrote:

nicogrubert wrote:

Jersey Garcia wrote:woops... look what i just ordered:

15-inch MacBook Pro

Configuration

* 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display

this will be my configuration,too.

oh, The Dilemmas of buying a Mac Book Pro!

Forgetting about price and not really caring about screen size, if you HAD to own one of these configurations JUST to run your live sets from (perhaps using reason as well), including Live Synths, Loops, Real-time vocal processing and using the APC40 with a view to go gigging with it - what system would you choose? A or B?

A, 13" MB PRO, 2.66 (dual), 8 GB RAM, 128SSD

or

B, 15" MB Pro, 2.66 (i7), 4 GB RAM, 500 gb 5400rpm

Would be interested to hear your answers...Cheers!

C. which is basically A with 256 ssd and 4gb ram