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What will *feel* faster? A Mac Pro or a Mac Book Pro?
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Depends on what you do. But just like driving a Camero in traffic will feel faster than driving a Corolla in traffic, it doesn't matter which one is really faster. 
The Mac Pro processors runs faster than MBP processor due to different architecture.
So of course Mac Pro.
(but as the previous poster stated, if you want to do some jogging with it, then a laptop will be "faster")
So of course Mac Pro.
(but as the previous poster stated, if you want to do some jogging with it, then a laptop will be "faster")
the unibody MBP will feel sleeker...it's aluminum. And smoooooooth...
btw - mb if you tell us what you plan to do with it you'll get better opinions...b/c if you're just streaming youtube and surfing the net, they'll probably feel equally fast..
btw - mb if you tell us what you plan to do with it you'll get better opinions...b/c if you're just streaming youtube and surfing the net, they'll probably feel equally fast..
the unibody MBP will feel sleeker...it's aluminum. And smoooooooth...
btw - mb if you tell us what you plan to do with it you'll get better opinions...b/c if you're just streaming youtube and surfing the net, they'll probably feel equally fast..
Mac Pro is made out of aluminum too, am I missing something here??
Hell my Mac Mini is made of aluminum as well.
I think the answer, hands down, is whichever one is fitted with a high quality SSD boot drive.
Beyond that it depends on what you're using it for.
Beyond that it depends on what you're using it for.
Mac Pro is made out of aluminum too, am I missing something here??
Hell my Mac Mini is made of aluminum as well.
it was a joke...geez...
but you're right...MP has an aluminum enclosure...you've proven your intellectual superiority by pointing that out with your timeless and clever wit...
GOOD JOB!
it was a joke...geez...
but you're right...MP has an aluminum enclosure...you've proven your intellectual superiority by pointing that out with your timeless and clever wit...
GOOD JOB!
Yeaaaa surree it was a joke. Didnt sound sarcastic whatsoever.
HAHA, very true.
Having used both, the Nehalem mac pros feel faster even doing stuff like browsing etc...
I don't imagine it sounded like much of anything, being text.
Oh, boy.
I don't doubt the Mac Pro would feel faster (besides actually BEING faster). Differences in processor architecture, as well as more RAM, probably other faster internals that aren't taken into account when just looking at MHz and hard drive RPMs.
Dude...you need a break from this forum...maybe step away from the computer to go outside and get some fresh air...
Your comments in this thread, and your other one about the new MP, seem to show a decline in your ability to process information...
If you have a Raid setup in your Mac Pro, you're sure gonna feel faster! Actually, "feel faster" also means the snappiness of opening/closing apps, switching between windows, copying files etc. so a better HDD (or RAID) means faster!
but i would say it all depends what you're gonna be running on it.
i would say it depends on what/who he's running from
Both having a fast processor, the most notable difference when doing normal, light to moderate work will be the hard drive. If you put a good SSD in the MacBook it will probably feel faster, but in every other case the mac pro will feel more responsive. And in every situation where heavy CPU work is done and much memory is required, the Macbook will clearly be slower (and noisier, too)