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I just got a macbook pro 13inch i5 (first mac for 10 years)


Results for my new macbook 13inch i5 late 2011 computer. Windows 7 vs OSX 10.7.3


1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 28%
2) Macbook Pro 13 inch
3) Windows 7
4) Ableton Live version 8.3
5) intel core i5 2400
6) 4 gig ram
7) Soundcard - cirrus logic cs4602a
8] Hard Disk Drive Speed - 5400
9) Number of playback tracks - 36


1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 42%
2) Macbook Pro 13 inch
3) OSX Lion 10.7.3
4) Ableton Live version 8.3
5) intel core i5 2400
6) 4 gig ram
7) Soundcard - cirrus logic cs4602a
8] Hard Disk Drive Speed - 5400
9) Number of playback tracks - 16


Lots of crackles in OSX 10.7.3 even at 20% CPU. No crackles in win7 @99% CPU


I have a macbook, but I have to use windows????


see viewtopic.php?f=1&t=111880 for test

I got my MBPro (same 13" i5) with OSX 10.6, everything was fine, installed 10.7 after a while, next day went back to 10.6

I just went back to Snow leopard because Lion was crap with my FW410 driver

cheers - will install 10.6

I also just upgraded to 8GB RAM and it made quite a big difference to the computer's performance...

No troubles at all with 10.7.3 running on the about the lowest specs Lion supposedly handles.
My MBP is a 2006 model with 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo and 3 Gb RAM.
You're using the onboard soundcard right? Try using a dedicated soundcard and see if that helps.

globalgoon wrote:Results for my new macbook 13inch i5 late 2011 computer. Windows 7 vs OSX 10.7.3

Thanks for posting your test. It's interesting.

People are comparing Lion to Vista!! I plan to get a mac mini (wanna try OS X without paying big bucks) soon and it kinda worry me.

Earwax69 wrote:People are comparing Lion to Vista!! I plan to get a mac mini (wanna try OS X without paying big bucks) soon and it kinda worry me.

Dont worry about hysterical imbecils and trolls. None of people I know (in real life) has, ever mentioned ANY issues or difference as compared to SL, but there are plenty of advantages.

would you install snow leopard on a machine that you bought with lion on it (in march 2012)?

pepezabala wrote:would you install snow leopard on a machine that you bought with lion on it (in march 2012)?

Yes. Do it. SL >> L

Thanks for the test. I,ll keep 10.6 for a while

Forge. wrote:I just went back to Snow leopard because Lion was crap with my FW410 driver

update - I started getting the issue again last night - I had it once before when drivers weren't updated for a new OS so I thought it might be that, but it looks like this time it might just be my audio interface on the way out.

So strike that off the list against lion!

410 being problematic - who'da thunk it?

FWIW Lion is fine here (and viva MOTU!).

pepezabala wrote:would you install snow leopard on a machine that you bought with lion on it (in march 2012)?

You can't, can you?