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how good is the 2011 MBP at Multitasking?

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mark28

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Can someone do these tests.

1. 2 x WoW ( maximum graphics at 1680 x 1050 for both games ofcourse ) + Logic 9 ( random projects of 15 tracks for example ) + Parralels 6 running Windows 7 + minor programs running
2. 2 x WoW ( again maximum graphics ) + Logic 9 ( some random project of 15 tracks for example )+ watching 1080p blu ray movie + Firefox 4.0 with youtube and random sites + minor programs running

Does it get a bit choppy or not?
 
I was being funny, commenting on the fact that Macs won't play Blu-Ray discs, and if it's ripped then it's not... you know what? it's not funny if I have to explain it.
 
Apple 26.2 said:
Nice. Good Saturday morning humor.

OP, most users won't be able to help...
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lol

Many users has the required software but may not want to waste their time with it... since they've got other things to do

BTW, who would want to run WoW, Logic and Windows 7 via Parallels or VMWare at the same time??? Its not like you'll do it everyday.

well i know there's at least someone but they just couldnt be bothered

I was being funny, commenting on the fact that Macs won't play Blu-Ray discs, and if it's ripped then it's not... you know what? it's not funny if I have to explain it.
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i get it
 
Also, you didn't tell us which Mac we're supposed to benchmark for you... I tried it on a 2006 MacBook Pro and it was all fine. Except Wow only ran .0012 fps and Logic crashed when I opened my 2 track... Firefox worked fine though until I loaded a webpage than the whole MBP caught fire and I died.

ps, heaven has *fast* internet.
 
WTF kind of test is this? Should I spin the laptop 'round my finger while doing this to ensure its central balance point hasn't shifted?
 
NZed said:
lol

Many users has the required software but may not want to waste their time with it... since they've got other things to do

BTW, who would want to run WoW, Logic and Windows 7 via Parallels or VMWare at the same time??? Its not like you'll do it everyday.

well i know there's at least someone but they just couldnt be bothered



i get it
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I got 2 WoW accounts. So I sit AFK in battleground with 2 copies of WoW running at the same time and then I do other stuff in the meantime. :p ( the lazy way to collect honor points )

I had to use Windows 7 with Parralels for something and it became painfully slow when I was also working in Logic 9 on a track.

These are tests of situations where my 2010 15" MBP just didn't have enough power it seems :( Just wondering if a 2.2 or 2.3 ghz i7 15" 2011 MBP will be able to do these sort of things without a problem.
 
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mark28 said:
I got 2 WoW accounts. So I sit AFK in battleground with 2 copies of WoW running at the same time and then I do other stuff in the meantime. :p ( the lazy way to collect honor points )

I had to use Windows 7 with Parralels for something and it became painfully slow when I was also working in Logic 9 on a track.

These are tests of situations where my 2010 15" MBP just didn't have enough power it seems :( Just wondering if a 2.2 or 2.3 ghz i7 15" 2011 MBP will be able to do these sort of things without a problem.
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A newer quad core machine will do it better, but without a problem is quite a stretch.

16GB ram much?
 
No expert but I don't think the new macbook pros can really handle that kind of multitasking (maybe the top-end models?).

I'm guessing you don't want/can't buy a desktop? And also, guessing that you want to stick with macs? Because my natural suggestion would be that if you are working that intensively to buy a souped up desktop.
 
Having 4 real cores and 8 virtual cores is a definite help when you need to do a lot of heavy multitasking. It *should* do notably better than the previous dual-core systems. But if you start up all that stuff at the same time, you'd better expect the cooling fans to be roaring. And load up on all the RAM you can get your hands on...
 
What the hell could you possibly be doing in Logic, Win 7 and 2 WoW sessions simultaneously? Those are some pretty steep (and unnecessary) expectations for a low end MBP. Try a MacPro, it'll blow your sadistic and silly test out of the water and then some.
 
Give me your wow login info and I'll be happy to test for you haha. I'm sure the quad would multitask this okay if you lower fps on the backgrounded wow to min. I had some multitasking lag just having sc2 at 1680x1050 at med/high settings on my 2010 i7. hope you can find someone to get somewhere near this multitasking favor.
 
My question is why he wants WOW on max graphics for it to be minimized, does he just want to make it an impassable test?
 
TomCondon said:
My question is why he wants WOW on max graphics for it to be minimized, does he just want to make it an impassable test?
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Because he wants to be able to cheat on 2 accounts at once, but doesn't want to reset the graphical settings when he actually does play properly.
 
mark28 said:
I got 2 WoW accounts. So I sit AFK in battleground with 2 copies of WoW running at the same time and then I do other stuff in the meantime. :p ( the lazy way to collect honor points )

I had to use Windows 7 with Parralels for something and it became painfully slow when I was also working in Logic 9 on a track.

These are tests of situations where my 2010 15" MBP just didn't have enough power it seems :( Just wondering if a 2.2 or 2.3 ghz i7 15" 2011 MBP will be able to do these sort of things without a problem.
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i have to ask you how often do you do that?

deeesea said:
so defensive...
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lol
 
endless17 said:
WTF kind of test is this? Should I spin the laptop 'round my finger while doing this to ensure its central balance point hasn't shifted?
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+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000x
lol, funniest post of the day.

Seriously though, two WOW open at the same time?
 
If you are home, I suggest you get a tv where you can watch movies in background while playing some game on your laptop. MBP will overheat to no end and I don't want to unnecessarily abuse my mbp. If you can afford MBP, you can afford tv.

If you are at hotel, you only have one screen so choose (movie or game?)

What the hell is the point of having all 3 unrelated yet intense programs running at sametime anyway?
You can't watch movie and play game and look at some project all at once..

I would call multitasking as

1)running multiple browser
2)running multiple programs that are related: running photoshop and dreamweaver and flash
3)running either eclipse and xcode
4)running itunes
5)parallel to run another os
6)IM client
7)running some company specific software

Then, yeah, it handles it nicely.
 
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