Mobile Mac

[Dawn Patrol]

What kind of mobile mac should one choose, MacBook pro (how fast GHz?) or does the old ones still goes? How much do one have to tune it in for music making? Any advice appreciated

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[James Murphy]

you don't need to "tune" macs generally. i've certainly never had to do anything special other than install the software and any hardware needed and get to work, and i've been using Macs for music since the Quadra 650.

 

[Razorjack]

All you need to do by way of tuning is make sure you get as much RAM as you can afford.

 

[SocialNumb]

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[SPLASTiK]

I might wait a little bit though. Apple Insider is saying it's rumoured they're going to do an upgrade to Core 2 Duo "Merom" by late November for the holiday season, maybe even the end of this month. Both the Pro and regular MacBook lines.

 

[Kazrog]

I'm holding out for the Core 2 Duo myself. 64 bits makes a difference for music production. Until then, my PowerBook G4 is still working great!

 

[Dawn Patrol]

Are the intel core duo, anygood, or should I say good enough?

Will the core 2 duo make a huge different?

 

[Kazrog]

Are the intel core duo, anygood, or should I say good enough?

Will the core 2 duo make a huge different?

The Core Duo MacBooks are more than good enough, they are by far some of the fastest notebooks on the market. However, if you're still saving up and you don't need it right away, I think it's worth waiting another month or so for what will be a fairly significant performance boost (and if you don't care about that boost - the prices on the Core Duos will come down, so either way it's a good idea to wait.)

 

[JeffTD]

I need one ASAP and ended up with a MacBook - I don't need the bigger screen or PCMCIA express port, so the money saved was awesome. Loaded it with 2G of RAM and it handles more than I can throw at it.