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New macbook pro 15" i7 2.66 first impressions
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Harmonica01 -- Thanks to your thread, I have learned that late model MBPs will support both HDMI and video -- so long as you had the right high priced adapter. Who knew? I am a longtime home theater nerd and most of us have accepted it as an article of faith that, in order to pass both audio and video, the cable has to be connected to actual HDMI ports at both ends. Clearly, though, that's wrong, at least if one has one of the new MBPs and the right adapter.
I think that you will like your new MBP better all the time. I bought my first Mac laptop, a 17 inch Powerbook G4, 7 years ago. It was my main at home computer for 5 years. I was so pleased with it that I bought a 17 inch Santa Rosa MBP a little more that 2 years ago. I use it for everything, including a number of Windows apps, which I run in a VMware Fusion virtual machine in Unity mode. It is the most versatile and thoroughly satisfactory computer I have ever used over the course of more than 25 years. Your new MBP is obviously better, still.
Do you or does anyone else here know if the new 13 inch MBP will support both audio and video from its Mini DisplayPort, as the 15 inch i7 does?
I think that you will like your new MBP better all the time. I bought my first Mac laptop, a 17 inch Powerbook G4, 7 years ago. It was my main at home computer for 5 years. I was so pleased with it that I bought a 17 inch Santa Rosa MBP a little more that 2 years ago. I use it for everything, including a number of Windows apps, which I run in a VMware Fusion virtual machine in Unity mode. It is the most versatile and thoroughly satisfactory computer I have ever used over the course of more than 25 years. Your new MBP is obviously better, still.
Do you or does anyone else here know if the new 13 inch MBP will support both audio and video from its Mini DisplayPort, as the 15 inch i7 does?
Thanks for your prompt response. That makes the 13 inch tempting. I have an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and a Mighty Mouse, and used to use them with my current Santa Rosa MBP to watch Hulu by connecting both an audio and video cable to my AV receiver. Being able to use a single connection to an HDMI port on the AV receiver would be a nice improvement.
depressed now when comparing it to a friend's alienware
same i7 620 arrandale, but his got a 1gb 260m GT video card and it really does scream on every game we compared it to even when in windows 7 64.
However, his machine pops to less than 1 hour life vs my 3.5 hour life on WOW via battery all high settings.
This is the only setback on this computer it seems which is only a determining factor I think for maybe 5% of those buying macbook pro for gaming. You can easily spend same cash on the imac and see FAR SUPERIOR gameplay performance.
Barefeats' comparisons are up. Overall, im happy with my purchase still and will not be replacing it until a much better graphics card and real quad core is produced in the mbp line.
same i7 620 arrandale, but his got a 1gb 260m GT video card and it really does scream on every game we compared it to even when in windows 7 64.
However, his machine pops to less than 1 hour life vs my 3.5 hour life on WOW via battery all high settings.
This is the only setback on this computer it seems which is only a determining factor I think for maybe 5% of those buying macbook pro for gaming. You can easily spend same cash on the imac and see FAR SUPERIOR gameplay performance.
Barefeats' comparisons are up. Overall, im happy with my purchase still and will not be replacing it until a much better graphics card and real quad core is produced in the mbp line.
Macbook Pros are not meant to be gaming machines, if your primary purpose is gaming buy something else. Don't expect a quad core anytime soon in the MBP if you still want 8 hours of battery. These are meant as pro machines, meaning professional work, not gaming.
Apple is not and will not ever be after the high end gaming market.
I agree, hence me saying gaming may be a determining factor for 5% of those buying the pro line macbooks
Me, three. Laptop design involves too many compromises to allow it to compete with any reasonably beefy desktop in the gaming area. I also agree that a true quad core CPU for the MBP is not likely, at least not for the foreseeable future. I remember when Apple tried to redesign the G5 chip for the Powerbook but finally had to give it up as an impossible task and shift to Intel chips, instead. The size, heat generation, and power usage of any quad core are way too great right now for them to be likely candidates for laptop use without significant reengineering.
Day six with my new MacBook Pro i7.
I could not be happier with this model. I have used it heavily since the day it arrived. It's been trouble free and I'm truly enjoying the new hi-res display.
After years of using PowerBooks, then Unibody MacBook Pro's, this one is a terrific upgrade. Fast and quiet, cool running in all but the most demanding CAD/CAM work, Apple has done a very nice job on this one. Best of all is that when I do push it hard using a resource intensive 3D design app, the result is nothing more than a very warm, (not hot) computer. The dual fans do their job nicely and the i7 has turned out to be worth every penny....
I could not be happier with this model. I have used it heavily since the day it arrived. It's been trouble free and I'm truly enjoying the new hi-res display.
After years of using PowerBooks, then Unibody MacBook Pro's, this one is a terrific upgrade. Fast and quiet, cool running in all but the most demanding CAD/CAM work, Apple has done a very nice job on this one. Best of all is that when I do push it hard using a resource intensive 3D design app, the result is nothing more than a very warm, (not hot) computer. The dual fans do their job nicely and the i7 has turned out to be worth every penny....
Found another thread on here of an i5 user having same issue as me with bluetooth.
Problem arises on mouse and keyboard (magic mouse and apple wireless) where they become sluggish and soon stop working all together. Lights on the mouse blink, so I figured initially was bad batteries as did this other thread starter. Problem persisted after about 2 hours of continuous use.
To alleviate this, I have to turn bluetooth off on menu bar and turn off peripherals before putting cpu to sleep. Turning them back on before waking the computer back up, and then turning bluetooth on. Since I started doing this have had no issues.
I'm not that familiar with bluetooth technology, but this seems odd to have to do so much to keep wireless items working on an apple; i've considered apple products to be all about pioneering wireless technology
Problem arises on mouse and keyboard (magic mouse and apple wireless) where they become sluggish and soon stop working all together. Lights on the mouse blink, so I figured initially was bad batteries as did this other thread starter. Problem persisted after about 2 hours of continuous use.
To alleviate this, I have to turn bluetooth off on menu bar and turn off peripherals before putting cpu to sleep. Turning them back on before waking the computer back up, and then turning bluetooth on. Since I started doing this have had no issues.
I'm not that familiar with bluetooth technology, but this seems odd to have to do so much to keep wireless items working on an apple; i've considered apple products to be all about pioneering wireless technology
