grumm en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 00:59:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332391 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:20:24 +0000 Jamie 2332391@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Surely not. SSD is slower for outright speed - simply faster for seeks, no? So it's better for lots of small files and worse for one big one.<br /> </blockquote></p> <p>Eh? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332332 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:07:16 +0000 molgrips 2332332@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>thunderbolt and an external SSD would solve that problem </p> <p></blockquote></p> <p>Surely not. SSD is slower for outright speed - simply faster for seeks, no? So it's better for lots of small files and worse for one big one. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332290 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:56:45 +0000 brassneck 2332290@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote> just installed OSX onto a couple of Dell Mini 10's</blockquote></p> <p>Yes, I was aware that model would do a drop in install, but I've not come across something more Pro-a-like - i5 or 7, discrete powerful graphics card etc. That'd interest me. Could always put 7 back on it if it was a pain in the future I suppose... but I'm trying to avoid migrating back to Windows more because of the hassle than any religious conviction <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332190 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:33:11 +0000 MrSmith 2332190@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>saving out 2gb+ photoshop files does give you a bit of 'forum time' <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> <br /> thunderbolt and an external SSD would solve that problem </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332175 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:29:06 +0000 avdave2 2332175@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>having in/out disk access that fast is going to increase productivity in a big way</blockquote></p> <p>Or allow exactly the same amount of work to be done but more time on STW. <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332154 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:24:59 +0000 JCornford 2332154@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The 13" pro does look good for not much more than the macbook. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2332108 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:14:50 +0000 MrSmith 2332108@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>so if you must have a mac get the lowest spec 13 or maybe the macbook. the pro's unibody construction is worth the extra imho plus the gap between macbook and pro is now greater because of the new generation processors. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331964 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:43:23 +0000 JCornford 2331964@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>That's what i am trying to get at, it worked well enough for photoshop, indesign etc </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331922 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:33:04 +0000 MrSmith 2331922@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Any idea where my current one fits in the range,</blockquote></p> <p>at the very bottom, the lowest spec from the last model in the refurb store would still be an improvement*</p> <p>*depending on what you want to use it for.</p> <p>if you were happy with the HP why not just get it's equivalent replacement? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331849 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:17:26 +0000 Kato 2331849@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>+1 Vaio </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331842 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:16:05 +0000 JCornford 2331842@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Any idea where my current one fits in the range, I was thinking I needed a high spec mac book pro, but based on the spec of my now dead laptop <a href="http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/laptops/hp-pavilion-dv6750ea-entertainment/details/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/laptops/hp-pavilion-dv6750ea-entertainment/details/</a> which was capable of what I needed, could I get away with a lower end macbook pro, or even a mac mini or mac book? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331794 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:00:35 +0000 MrSmith 2331794@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>the 15 and 17 have an on chip intel card and an extra ATI card for HD grot watching.</p> <p>you can't really compare the current range as they have sataIII, faster memory and thunderbolt, the bottom spec model is as fast as the old spec model, you can't use clock speed of the processors as a comparison. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331583 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:14:58 +0000 xiphon 2331583@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>It has 256MB dedicated memory, with access to the laptop RAM if needs be. Also known as 'shared memory' graphics. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2331471 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:51:04 +0000 JCornford 2331471@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Does anyone understand graphics cards? I'm trying to see how my laptop compares to the current range of Macs.</p> <p>Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS<br /> Video Memory 256 MB<br /> Total Available Graphics Memory 1023 MB</p> <p>The macs only seems to state the 256mb and not the total graphics memory, can anyone shed some light? It's a different language to me! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2329487 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:35:09 +0000 peterfile 2329487@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I've got a 13" MBP that I bought in September 2010 from John Lewis (so has 2 year warranty) you could have if you wanted to buy one cheaper than the RRP.</p> <p>It's immaculate. Send me an email if you are interested <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> <p>I want a 17" MBP now <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_twisted.gif" title=":twisted:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2329173 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:00:57 +0000 sniff 2329173@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>You could also get one at an airport "tax free" if you go for a MBP. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2329171 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:00:24 +0000 Kuco 2329171@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I find Apple stuff looks a bit boring and clinical now days. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2329159 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:56:15 +0000 ericemel 2329159@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I have recently got rid of my mbp in favour of a dell xps 15, why?</p> <p>Programs I run are significantly quicker in windows than OSX (lightroom and DXO)<br /> The dell screen is better (1080p full adobe gamut)<br /> It was £700 on dell outlet (quad 1.86, 4gig, 500gig, 1080p RGBLED, 9 cell battery) - which is well over half the price of an equivalent mpb, even with nus discount! </p> <p>Saying that am a huge fan of apple hardware - we have 2 apples and one dell + an acer server at home, yes it is expensive, but extremely high quality, and resale value is way better than anything else (thank you mac fanboys!) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2328844 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:07 +0000 sharkbait 2328844@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>is there genuinely an install method to commodity hardware that works with all apps and updates without hassle</blockquote></p> <p>Don't think so - I believe this is because of the large variation of components available in PCs.<br /> That said I have just installed OSX onto a couple of Dell Mini 10's and it was pretty easy once I had an image of the OSX installer DVD (not pirated, copied off a real retail DVD) - no additional drivers required, just a normal install. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/alternative-to-a-mac-book-pro#post-2328742 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:01:07 +0000 freerideste 2328742@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Just bought myself a 2011 15" MBP. Upgraded to 8Gb ram 256Gb ssd and Hi-res antiglare screen.</p> <p>I have experienced hackintosh and although a good introduction to the OS it just doesnt 'feel' the same (whatever feel means <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> )</p> <p>Im about to venture into the world of freelance web design and the mac book pro seems to motivate and inspire me where no other machine does. (maybe im turning into an apple fan boy? <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> )</p> <p>Yes I agree they are pricey. I got education discount as the wife is at uni. still cost me £2k though. </p>