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Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

???? — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:20:35 -0000

what about the MacBook Air?!!?

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

Donovan Powell — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:05:03 -0000

which mac notebook is best for a professional DJ response appreciated

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

Joshua Schnell — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:12:15 -0000

well that's good to know. i'll be sure to take this into consideration when i make my upgrade. thanks a ton :)

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

dickiemaxx — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:09:34 -0000

I think the difference comes down to the quality of the other parts in the system. I have been in the position of to test the difference between the pro line and consumer line of mac laptops for about 5 years and the pro line of laptops have always been much faster.

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

dickiemaxx — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:06:08 -0000

No I am refering to just using the browser not launch times. Just using the browser.

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

Joshua Schnell — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:53 -0000

You're not the first person I've heard mention that. I wonder what the contributing factors might be. Machines that are spec'd the same should be the same...in theory ;) I wonder if Apple has given the macbook pro line a bit of boost in some non-spec. kind of way.

I need to get my hands on a macbook pro... :) Gifts are welcome... HAH!

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

Joshua Schnell — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:58:06 -0000

We seriously need an apple store here in the nations capital. What western world capital doesn't have one? *sigh*

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

dickiemaxx — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:02:27 -0000

I have to completely disagree. In my experience that has simply not been true. Just using firefox on the two different machines there is a very noticeable difference. Both my my machines are 2.0gig systems with 2 gigs of ram. While the Macbook is usable it is no where close in speed to the Macbook Pro.

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

dickiemaxx — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:01:16 -0000

I think you point is correct just because you are a professional that the pro models are not a requirement. I have both a Macbook and a Macbook Pro in my house. I have to say the difference in speed is quite noticeable. Much more than that stats seem to explain.

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

Justin Driscoll — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:55:34 -0000

"Hard disk speed is mainly important when you’re futzing with large files."

Photoshop, for example, caches extensively to the HD so if you're working in CS the disk speed will make a difference.

Re: Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy?

wtl — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:13:14 -0000

I own a first-gen MacBook Pro and I have to say that I've really enjoyed it. What I'd suggest is to head down to your local Apple store (if you are so fortunate as to have one) or Apple dealer and try out a Mac Book and a Mac Book Pro - see how you like them.

Hands-on experience frequently answers the question of which to get.