I am trying to decide if a Macbook will be sufficient for my needs. I can see from test results and many comments in these forums that the MB is pretty much on a par with the MBP in terms of processing power, taking a similar time to for example process Photoshop actions, but what concerns me is RESPONSIVENESS, what they are like to actually use to work with. Does the lack of dedicated graphics with the MB affect this.
My limited experience with a MB in a store worried me because when I moved the sliders in iPhoto with a sample image they were slow to move and for the affect to be shown in the image, but with the MBP it was instant. Also just this simple working on a small image caused the little navigation floating palette to go weird - like interference patterns of lines for a second or so when moving the image. I guess this must be due to a lack of graphic power and I would not be able to work with this. The MB had 2Gb ram and I tried several machines, all did the same.
So I am wondering if Macbook users could give me some feedback on real world use:
- Editing photos in iPhoto, Photoshop CS, Lightroom and Aperture - when you get into the flow of editing and start working quickly do you have to wait for the sliders to move and are the changes to the image instant on screen.
- how much memory do you have
- have you seen that effect where it appears the graphics cannot keep up with your actions and you get horizontal fuzzy interference lines
thanks for your help. I really could not work with a lag, I need to see real time changes and control movement as I am sure everyone else does, but I have not seen anyone else mention any problems. Perhaps I work TOO FAST
My limited experience with a MB in a store worried me because when I moved the sliders in iPhoto with a sample image they were slow to move and for the affect to be shown in the image, but with the MBP it was instant. Also just this simple working on a small image caused the little navigation floating palette to go weird - like interference patterns of lines for a second or so when moving the image. I guess this must be due to a lack of graphic power and I would not be able to work with this. The MB had 2Gb ram and I tried several machines, all did the same.
So I am wondering if Macbook users could give me some feedback on real world use:
- Editing photos in iPhoto, Photoshop CS, Lightroom and Aperture - when you get into the flow of editing and start working quickly do you have to wait for the sliders to move and are the changes to the image instant on screen.
- how much memory do you have
- have you seen that effect where it appears the graphics cannot keep up with your actions and you get horizontal fuzzy interference lines
thanks for your help. I really could not work with a lag, I need to see real time changes and control movement as I am sure everyone else does, but I have not seen anyone else mention any problems. Perhaps I work TOO FAST
