Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

9600m vs 9400m external monitors

D

darkdream

macrumors member
Original poster
Jun 25, 2009
66
0
I am just wondering if the 9600m will be better if I am using a large external monitor or multiple external monitors or will the 9400m be basically the same. The only reason I am not jsut getting the 2.66 version is that I do not want to be tempted to game in college. I will also be getting the employee discount 25% from a friend so the 2.53 will cost about $1720 with tax and applecare and the 2.66 will cost $1920 with tax and applecare.

Also I am just wondering for those who do not game or do 3-D editing... how often do you use your 9600m?
 
They can both support a large external monitor, but expose, 3d rendering, etc.. will look smoother on the 9600 than the 9400
 
Freyqq said:
They can both support a large external monitor, but expose, 3d rendering, etc.. will look smoother on the 9600 than the 9400
Click to expand...

Definitely.

For 2D stuff, the 9400M is just fine at 1920x1080. Even for 480p .avi video playback and network TV "HD" Flash video streaming at 720p, not a problem in my experience.
 
THREAD JACK:

Newmacbookplz whats is this collectors edition macbook you speak of in your sig?
 
Panzo said:
THREAD JACK:

Newmacbookplz whats is this collectors edition macbook you speak of in your sig?
Click to expand...

lol...

It's a running joke with some of us Unibody MacBook owners. It's a joke that since out model was so short lived when it was replaced by the 13" MacBook Pro that it's a "collector's item."

We all know it's not, but made for some fun in the MacBook/iBook forum. Started here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/714228/
 
I should start calling mine a Multibody MBP. More bodies are better than one!


You'll probably be fine with the 9400, but I always get dedicated graphics in a laptop if possible it is impossible to upgrade in the future (and I've had bad experiences with integrated graphics, especially Intel stuff, though the 9400 is far better than anything Intel ever made). If you want to play games over the summer or something, you will regret not having the 9600.
 
darkdream said:
I am just wondering if the 9600m will be better if I am using a large external monitor or multiple external monitors or will the 9400m be basically the same. The only reason I am not jsut getting the 2.66 version is that I do not want to be tempted to game in college. I will also be getting the employee discount 25% from a friend so the 2.53 will cost about $1720 with tax and applecare and the 2.66 will cost $1920 with tax and applecare.

Also I am just wondering for those who do not game or do 3-D editing... how often do you use your 9600m?
Click to expand...

I'll just say that with the MacBook Pro you can't use multiple external monitors. You are limited to one external as well as the internal display.

Everything will be smoother with the 9600M, but the 9400M should handle it no problem.
 
I don't use the 9600M on my computer in OS X, so when I drive my external at full resolution there are no issues.
 
macuser154 said:
I'll just say that with the MacBook Pro you can't use multiple external monitors. You are limited to one external as well as the internal display.

Everything will be smoother with the 9600M, but the 9400M should handle it no problem.
Click to expand...

The way to get multiple external monitors would be by using a MatroxDualHead2Go or their 3 monitor model.
 
depends on the resolution of such screen, the 13 mbp can run a 30 inch apple display with the adapter.
 
I run a 30 inch Dell on my 13" 2.4 Macbook unibody collector's edition without any difficulty. I don't get the frame rates I did on my previous generation 17" in certain apps (such as Seeker - a fun astronomy-ish app), but that's to be expected. However, it does work well enough for me.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back