This morning I was in a shop where these two laptops (among others) were available for test:
1) The latest 'middle' MB: 2.4GHz 2GB 160GB-hd etc. etc.
2) An old 'middle' MBP: 2.4 GHz, 2GB, 160GB-hd, GeForce 8600 with 256MB etc.
(1) had Leopard 10.5.2
(2) had Leopard 10.5, no release specified. I assume it is 10.5.0?
(1) was much smoother than (2) on:
- going into "Spaces mode";
- performing a global Expose' in "Spaces mode".
Forgive me for the "Spaces mode", it is just to indicate the status in which both the laptops were showing four virtual desktops.
Basically (1) was smooth, (2) was very very very disappointing.
I was thinking to purchase a MBP, but now I need your advice. I searched this forum and the internet but was not able to find anything relevant.
Is the 2D performance of your MBPs that bad? Was it caused by the drivers in 10.5.0? Is it caused by the current implementation of Quartz GL (but, to be honest, I still have to understand how it works in Leopard).
I still think that such a bad performance would be impossible on a MBP. My disappointment was so great that I went to pick up a friend of mine and brought him to the shop in order to be assured I was not having a nightmare.
Thanks to everyone willing to help me.
Ciao,
lordthistle
1) The latest 'middle' MB: 2.4GHz 2GB 160GB-hd etc. etc.
2) An old 'middle' MBP: 2.4 GHz, 2GB, 160GB-hd, GeForce 8600 with 256MB etc.
(1) had Leopard 10.5.2
(2) had Leopard 10.5, no release specified. I assume it is 10.5.0?
(1) was much smoother than (2) on:
- going into "Spaces mode";
- performing a global Expose' in "Spaces mode".
Forgive me for the "Spaces mode", it is just to indicate the status in which both the laptops were showing four virtual desktops.
Basically (1) was smooth, (2) was very very very disappointing.
I was thinking to purchase a MBP, but now I need your advice. I searched this forum and the internet but was not able to find anything relevant.
Is the 2D performance of your MBPs that bad? Was it caused by the drivers in 10.5.0? Is it caused by the current implementation of Quartz GL (but, to be honest, I still have to understand how it works in Leopard).
I still think that such a bad performance would be impossible on a MBP. My disappointment was so great that I went to pick up a friend of mine and brought him to the shop in order to be assured I was not having a nightmare.
Thanks to everyone willing to help me.
Ciao,
lordthistle