Hi fine people. I'm looking into purchasing a MBP 13 for live music performances. In particular, I want to run audio into a DAW like Ableton Live, process the sound with various plugins, and then run the sound out again.
Most people I have talked to have recommended a MBP over PCs on the basis of driver compatibility and firewire.
A couple questions...
1. My understanding is the only specs I really need to be concerned with are processor speed, ram, and hard drive speed (I'm going to get a SSD). That is, I don't really care about dedicated video/picture capabilities, GPU, etc. Does this seem reasonably true?
2. Is there any indication whether the next generation of MBPs will retain the firewire port?
3. Finally, SSDs appear to be waaay expensive, but I understand that new ones are coming out in the near future that will reduce the price somewhat. Anybody want to venture a guess as to how much the upgrade of a 128gb or 256gb SSD will cost on the new MBPs? Right now the 128 adds $350 and the 256 $800. I know I could replace them myself and save about $100, but I am more apt to let apple just install it for me and ensure compatibility.
Thanks so much for any help in advance! What a great community here.
Most people I have talked to have recommended a MBP over PCs on the basis of driver compatibility and firewire.
A couple questions...
1. My understanding is the only specs I really need to be concerned with are processor speed, ram, and hard drive speed (I'm going to get a SSD). That is, I don't really care about dedicated video/picture capabilities, GPU, etc. Does this seem reasonably true?
2. Is there any indication whether the next generation of MBPs will retain the firewire port?
3. Finally, SSDs appear to be waaay expensive, but I understand that new ones are coming out in the near future that will reduce the price somewhat. Anybody want to venture a guess as to how much the upgrade of a 128gb or 256gb SSD will cost on the new MBPs? Right now the 128 adds $350 and the 256 $800. I know I could replace them myself and save about $100, but I am more apt to let apple just install it for me and ensure compatibility.
Thanks so much for any help in advance! What a great community here.