Hi,
This is my first post as I'm planning to switch to Mac in a few days.
I am finishing my Architecture studies in Barcelona and i am also a photographer an Construction Engineer.
I actually use a HP mobile workstation 8510w with the following specs:
CPU T8100@2,10GHz 4gbRAM (uses 3,0 with Windows XP) and NVIDIA QUADRO FX570M
I use Archicad 13 and Artlantis 3 (rendering) for architecture and Photoshop CS4 for Photos. No games at all.
People keeps telling me than a Mac will perform better than a PC even with similar specs.
Can i expect a big advantage working with the basic new 15" i5 2,4GHz MBP with HDantiglare screen? I think 256Mb for the graphics is a bit low but I cannot afford the 2,6 model. Maybe the 128Mb SSD could be an improvement to consider? (Iuse an external drive anyway).
Sony's F11Z1E shows better specs for the same price:
i7(4n) 1,6GHz 8Gb and same Nvidia GT330 but with 1gb! and a good 16'4" HD antiglare screen....
Please help me decide...
BTW, Iknow an iMac could be a better performer, but i need a notebook (with a calibrated NEC 21").
Thank's a lot for the help for this newbe..
Jaime
This is my first post as I'm planning to switch to Mac in a few days.
I am finishing my Architecture studies in Barcelona and i am also a photographer an Construction Engineer.
I actually use a HP mobile workstation 8510w with the following specs:
CPU T8100@2,10GHz 4gbRAM (uses 3,0 with Windows XP) and NVIDIA QUADRO FX570M
I use Archicad 13 and Artlantis 3 (rendering) for architecture and Photoshop CS4 for Photos. No games at all.
People keeps telling me than a Mac will perform better than a PC even with similar specs.
Can i expect a big advantage working with the basic new 15" i5 2,4GHz MBP with HDantiglare screen? I think 256Mb for the graphics is a bit low but I cannot afford the 2,6 model. Maybe the 128Mb SSD could be an improvement to consider? (Iuse an external drive anyway).
Sony's F11Z1E shows better specs for the same price:
i7(4n) 1,6GHz 8Gb and same Nvidia GT330 but with 1gb! and a good 16'4" HD antiglare screen....
Please help me decide...
BTW, Iknow an iMac could be a better performer, but i need a notebook (with a calibrated NEC 21").
Thank's a lot for the help for this newbe..
Jaime