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Well, you didn't ignore the speculation and trends, and you're not sounding particularly happy . . .
There seriously should be a club titled "waiting for the new MBP."
I have been waiting for a while and it seems like so many of you have too!
Personally, I am in no hurry as it will be for college, but nonetheless, I am getting quite anxious as I can consider buying it sooner because of a photo class using Mac computers.
I have no harsh feelings towards Apple as some of you do. Updates take time and I understand their business stance 100%. Macbook Air would lose attention if they started to release updates to their more practical notebook line. I am thinking they expected a better acceptance to the air laptop, but alot of people (including me frankly) cannot justify so much money on something so cool and yet has nothing to offer. Chastise me once, chastice me twice. Women as a market would be interesting, cept the women I have ever known never were into technology. It would definitely be interesting if the new home computer for wives was the Macbook Air.
All and all, I'd love to get an Apple display, just waiting for them to make them a tad more reasonable in the price. I would probably pay 500 tops for a 20 inch. I do not need the icam but high definition would be nice.
Lets see how things turn out.
I have been waiting for a while and it seems like so many of you have too!
Personally, I am in no hurry as it will be for college, but nonetheless, I am getting quite anxious as I can consider buying it sooner because of a photo class using Mac computers.
I have no harsh feelings towards Apple as some of you do. Updates take time and I understand their business stance 100%. Macbook Air would lose attention if they started to release updates to their more practical notebook line. I am thinking they expected a better acceptance to the air laptop, but alot of people (including me frankly) cannot justify so much money on something so cool and yet has nothing to offer. Chastise me once, chastice me twice. Women as a market would be interesting, cept the women I have ever known never were into technology. It would definitely be interesting if the new home computer for wives was the Macbook Air.
All and all, I'd love to get an Apple display, just waiting for them to make them a tad more reasonable in the price. I would probably pay 500 tops for a 20 inch. I do not need the icam but high definition would be nice.
Lets see how things turn out.
Question regarding this whole MBP subject...
I'm using this solely for logic pro 8, no gaming, no video editing...just logic...about 80% of the time i am going to have it plugged in so battery life isn't that important to me...i just need a mac that can handle logic pretty well, and sometimes when i need it be able to push a little more...i have a mac pro for home...but i'm on the road a lot
With all that i've read about the new mobile penyrn processors...the real advantage seems to come in on the battery life due to the reduced voltage, and the extra 2MB of L2 cache. How much difference will i see (with all the info given) when the MBP updates to these new processors while using logic? Will that extra 2MB give that much of a performance difference? I could care less about the new keyboard or magnetic lock or the multi-touch...my main concern is the processor...i'm looking to get the 15" 2.2ghz...I could honestly give a crap less if the performance difference is minimal
I know that everything is going to get updated at some point...i'd just rather have the knowledge that if it gets updated in Feb that there won't be a drastic difference in performance on Logic is all...My thoughts are that it won't make too much of a difference within logic 8...but i could be wrong...could anyone help me out here on this? I'd really like to end this wait and get to work on some projects instead of wasting time
I'm using this solely for logic pro 8, no gaming, no video editing...just logic...about 80% of the time i am going to have it plugged in so battery life isn't that important to me...i just need a mac that can handle logic pretty well, and sometimes when i need it be able to push a little more...i have a mac pro for home...but i'm on the road a lot
With all that i've read about the new mobile penyrn processors...the real advantage seems to come in on the battery life due to the reduced voltage, and the extra 2MB of L2 cache. How much difference will i see (with all the info given) when the MBP updates to these new processors while using logic? Will that extra 2MB give that much of a performance difference? I could care less about the new keyboard or magnetic lock or the multi-touch...my main concern is the processor...i'm looking to get the 15" 2.2ghz...I could honestly give a crap less if the performance difference is minimal
I know that everything is going to get updated at some point...i'd just rather have the knowledge that if it gets updated in Feb that there won't be a drastic difference in performance on Logic is all...My thoughts are that it won't make too much of a difference within logic 8...but i could be wrong...could anyone help me out here on this? I'd really like to end this wait and get to work on some projects instead of wasting time
More to come this week?
Everyone said the same thing last year. The answer is: no.
Why would Apple release something shortly after Macworld? I say we don't see anything major until May. (but that does make me wonder why Apple released the MacPro a week before MW... it alongside the MBA would have made a great show!)
Everyone said the same thing last year. The answer is: no.
Why would Apple release something shortly after Macworld? I say we don't see anything major until May. (but that does make me wonder why Apple released the MacPro a week before MW... it alongside the MBA would have made a great show!)
I know virtually nothing about Logic 8, but I can't imagine a slight processor boost could affect you in any way that you'd notice. Stop waiting and start working.
MacBook Pro Returns Not So Beneficial...
For those of you who have been advised to go ahead and purchase a MacBook Pro and return it if an update is released soon, be careful where you step. According to Apple's Sales and Refund Policy here, an RMA must be obtained within 14 days of delivery, and then you have another 14 days to return it to Apple (not as simple as just having 28 days to do whatever you like with it). Also, if it's opened, Apple will deduct a 10% restocking fee. 10% of $2500 (for a mid-line MBP) is $250, which isn't trivial--especially if you're just planning to re-purchase.
For those of you who have been advised to go ahead and purchase a MacBook Pro and return it if an update is released soon, be careful where you step. According to Apple's Sales and Refund Policy here, an RMA must be obtained within 14 days of delivery, and then you have another 14 days to return it to Apple (not as simple as just having 28 days to do whatever you like with it). Also, if it's opened, Apple will deduct a 10% restocking fee. 10% of $2500 (for a mid-line MBP) is $250, which isn't trivial--especially if you're just planning to re-purchase.
Question regarding this whole MBP subject...
How much difference will i see (with all the info given) when the MBP updates to these new processors while using logic? Will that extra 2MB give that much of a performance difference? I could care less about the new keyboard or magnetic lock or the multi-touch...my main concern is the processor...i'm looking to get the 15" 2.2ghz...I could honestly give a crap less if the performance difference is minimal
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Logic Pro 8 runs beautiful on the current MBPs (I have one with 4 gb RAM) even while recording on the internal drive of the MBP. Logic's performance won't really rest so much on processor speed.. as it will on RAM and hard drive speed. I was running Logic and Digital Performer on a 1ghz Titanium powerbook G4.. but the recording was all carried out on a 10k SCSI drive. Handled great - 64+ tracks with plug-ins, etc.
What eats up RAM pretty fast is virtual instruments like Atmosphere, Stylus RMX, etc.. but I have had no problems running intense projects on the MBP.
The processor speed difference won't matter. What would be interesting is that SSE4 instruction was build into a logic update.. to take advantage of those new processors. Hmm.. a 40% performance boost? Now that would be amazing
Logic Audio Response/webb brian
When it comes to Logic, at the moment it works best in OS 10.4.9.
As someone who has used MainStage for 70 shows thus far and also have used logic in a live scenerio for years i suggest you wait till afer the expo is complete, buy the fastest MBP and revert the OS to what i stated at the start of the thread.
When it comes to Logic, at the moment it works best in OS 10.4.9.
As someone who has used MainStage for 70 shows thus far and also have used logic in a live scenerio for years i suggest you wait till afer the expo is complete, buy the fastest MBP and revert the OS to what i stated at the start of the thread.
Apple Apple Apple.... i wait for months and months for a new MBP expecting it waiting for it anticipating it.. getting up 1AM in the morning to watch MacRummors live coverage but then at Steve Jobs speech nothing, no update no change.
So i decided i better just buy it and was planning on doing so in the next week but then i hear this, more rummors more speculation and i am left with... Should i buy or should i wait?... as i have been left with for months.
But my problem is i need it no matter what by the end of January.. but it will hurt so much if on 2FEB an upgrade comes out.
Any comments?
I am 95% in your situation! I waited and hell, expected a fully fledged update at Macworld.
I was going to buy one when the 15" was updated with LED-Backlit but I actually wanted the 17" (but sadly no backlit love at the time) so I decided to wait months. One main reason was because I heard that "all" or "most" of apples products would be updated with this technology "soon".
When the small processor speed update rolled around I was disappointed that pretty much nothing significant was updated. At that time, one rumour site was quoted as saying "macbook pro updates in January" and since that wasn't too far off I decided to wait-again.
Now here we are in January and the new rumour is 2 February (no, I don't blindly trust rumour sites but right most of the time, just off with timing!). Where did this new date come from?
I also live in Australia btw.
gaaahhh... this whole MBP upgrade thing is starting to turn into an existential crisis for me. i think i need to just go out and buy one, because if i wait any longer and nothing happens i might be tempted to buy a PC instead.
theres something in the air ...
There is a new rumor circulating that the latest MBP line will release potent pheromones in order to draw attention from members of the opposite sex. Any modest increase in hardware/user productivity will likely be accompanied by other more distractive forms of productivity.
There is a new rumor circulating that the latest MBP line will release potent pheromones in order to draw attention from members of the opposite sex. Any modest increase in hardware/user productivity will likely be accompanied by other more distractive forms of productivity.