MacBook Air :: Comparison Of Graphics?
Oct 21, 2010How do these 2 versions compare in terms of graphics and real-world usage?
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MacBook Pro :: Finding Graphics Card Comparison
Jul 28, 2009I have a first gen unibody mBP (2.53 GHz) with 9600 M GT graphics card.
My wife is buying a lenovo w500 laptop with ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics card.
MacBook Air :: Comparison Of Two Systems
Feb 3, 2008MacBook Air, 1.8ghz, SSD drive.
Geekbench 32bit, score 2132
No apps, running, although NOT after a fresh reboot.
Detail attached. (It's a RTF file inside the zip file).
In comparison, MacBook Pro 17" Santa Rosa 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, 4gb ram. is 3172.
Good news though, MBA scored higher than PowerMac Dual-Core G5 2.5ghz.
MacBook Pro :: HD And SSD Power Consumption (Comparison)
Nov 15, 2010Is it normal for SSDs to use the same or more power as a HD?
SSD
An OWC Mercury Exreme Pro 40GB SSD uses 2.2W-2.5W when active.
A WD SiliconEdge Blue 64GB SSD uses 2W when reading and 3.5W when writing.
An OCZ VERTEX 2 40GB SSD uses 2W when in operation.
HD
A WD Scorpio Blue (5400rpm, 2.5") 250GB HD uses 2.5W when writing/reading.
A WD Scorpio Black (7200rpm, 2.5") 250GB HD uses 2.5W when writing/reading.
A Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 (5400rpm, 2.5") 500GB HD uses 1.4W when writing/reading.
MacBook Pro :: Comparison Between Replaced HD With Apple HD
May 8, 2012I am replacing a MacBook Pro HD with a Seagate Momentus 500gb HD. The Apple one is reconized but semi corrupted, the Seagate one isn't even reconized. The onl difference between the two that I notice is the side slot on the far right of the Seasgate. Do I need a differenct type of replacement HD or could it be the HD cord? the one on the left is the Seagate
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Unibody Vs New 13" Display Comparison?
Jun 10, 2009I had returned the unibody Macbook I bought last December primarily due to the low quality screen. I'm wondering if anyone has comparison photos between the two (especially at different viewing angles), as I'm seriously considering purchasing the 13" again.
View 24 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: HDD Comparison - Momentus XT Versus Toshiba 1TB HDD
Aug 23, 2010Obviously, the Momentus XT will be faster because of its Hybrid structure with the 4gb SSD cache, but how much faster in reality compared to the 1TB drive. I'm coming from the stock 250GB HDD in the 13in MBP (Mid 2009) and am looking to upgrade. Just don't know which to get as I would like speed and more space.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Temperature Comparison Between The I5 2.4/2.53ghz And The 15" I7 2.66ghz
Oct 6, 2010I know there's been plenty of discussion about how hot the new MBP's are running or not (I've been through all the threads, and really appreciated Scott666's posts abt his i7 MBP) but I still havent seen any exact head to head temperature comparison between the 15" i5 2.4/2.53ghz and the 15" i7 2.66ghz, with both running the same programs/being stressed equally while the readings are taken.
I know it's a hassle, but it's a huge investment for me and i'd ideally like the i7 as I edit video but can't always have access to a desk to prevent crispy fried legs I keep hearing sweeping statements like 'the i5 should run cooler' but no real comparison has been done...
MacBook Air :: Battery Life Comparison - Running Win7 Vs OS X
Oct 29, 2010What is the battery life like running on windows 7? I'm going to primarily use the an air under windows but will it really lower the battery life? Can't seem to find this info in any of the reviews so far.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMacBook Air :: Good Thickness Comparison Photo Between Air And 13 Inch Mbp?
Feb 5, 2010I already looked all through google but I can't find any good, level, non skewed pics of a sideshot of the thickness of a 13inch uMBP and a macbook air.Does anyone have one by chance they would like to share?
View 24 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Battery / Health Capacity Comparison Chart
May 21, 2010Is there a chart or something like that where I can compare my battery health to? These are my specs, and I was just wondering if they are "normal."
MBP 13" Mid - 2009
Battery Loadcycles - 80
Age - 8 Months
Current Battery Capacity - 85%
I tried calibrating my battery twice in that past two days to see if the capacity will jump, but it has not.
MacBook Air :: Visual Comparison/overlay Of 11 Vs 13 For Screen Real Estate?
Oct 27, 2010Something that might be helpful for people wondering about the 11/13 or in general would be a visual comparison of how much screen real estate each provides.
View 3 Replies View RelatedMacBook Pro :: Humble Comparison - I5 2.4Ghz High Resolution Antiglare Vs I7 2.66Ghz Glossy
May 8, 2010Currently owing the top of the line i7, and after reading a lot about the antiglare and its high resolution I went to the Apple store (twice) to check and compare both screens. I spent around 2.5 h trying to make my mind, looking at different angles, playing movies, launching applications, etc. I was almost giving up in trying to find a solution for this when an apple store rep. talked to me. His suggestion was to look at the same picture on both computers at full screen. He said that for photos and prints, the antiglare image will be closer to what you get in the prints (with out any extra monitor calibration off course). When I started looking at the pictures very closely and with detail, I could see that the clarity and quality of the same picture was better and "crispier" on the antiglare than on the stock glossy resolution. That was my turn point and made my decision on the antiglare high res. There are other reasons why I wanted the antiglare, like the reflections I am getting in my home; but really the point was made once I looked at the clarity of the pictures in the high res screen compared with the standard res.
One point I noticed in the high res screen was that the only application where I could say the fonts were really small and maybe uncomfortable for me was on iWork applications. The icons for the format bar were really small. But in Office, everything seem OK for my eyes (I need glasses for long distance sight). I can say that by looking at both machines at home, the glossy colors look more vivid, and that the viewing angles are better than the antiglare which looks a little bit like washed off to me. But still, prefer not to have reflections and the crispier pictures.................
MacBook :: 2009 13" Macbook Pro Display Comparison?
Oct 23, 2009I was wondering if engadget has compared the display of the new mb to that of its older shiny sister (13" mbp)?
Has anyone on the boards compared the two, and can they provide a review and pictures?
IMO, apple has had a tradition of skimping a bit on it's consumer laptop displays, and I was wondering if that is still the case.
Mac Pro :: RAID 0, 1, 5, And 01 Speed Comparison
May 30, 2008have a speed comparison between a RAID 0, 1, 5, and possibly a 01 on the new Mac Pro. I found a few reviews from other manufacturers, but I was interested in how read / write speeds for the Mac Pro and the Apple RAID card stack up. I'm particularly interested in how much slower a RAID 5 is then a RAID 0.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMac Pro :: Disk Performance With OS X / Windows - Comparison
Nov 6, 2008Does anyone have any comparisons of disk performance under OS X and Windows? The reason I ask: I've come to notice that the sound of disks being accessed is very different under the two OS varieties*. So much so, I can recognize the OS in use merely by the sound of the disk! So, I'm led to wonder: which OS on a Mac Pro has better disk read/write speeds?
* - Really rather rough and silly descriptions follow
Windows - snow being crunched underfoot
OS X - a spun coin settling on a table
OS X :: Cross-Comparison Of 32-bit/64-bit Kernel And 32-bit/64-bit Application
Aug 30, 2009Original Here
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The 32-bit Snow Leopard kernel can run both 32-bit and 64-bit apps. The biggest bang for the buck is running 64-bit applications.
Applications :: IWorks In Comparison With MS Office
Aug 4, 2010I have recently purchased my first Mac a few months ago. While I use a Windows PC at work and had previously used a Windows PC and home, I was frustrated with the home laptop and switched to a Mac. Now my question is, I am looking for a Word Doc and Spreadsheet application for personal use at home and I am not sure which to get, MS Office for Mac or IWorks. I currently use Word and Excel (and am pretty familiar with both) at work and previously at home. I do basic like writing letters, expense spreadsheet calculations, account listing, etc. I would also like to be able to sent Word and Excel docs from my work computer (in MS Office for Windows) to my home computer and be able to work and edit them and send them back. Not sure if IWorks would let me do that, or if MS Office for Mac is the way to go.
View 19 Replies View RelatedOS X Mavericks :: One Way Recursive Folder Comparison?
Sep 10, 2014I have two folders, A and B. Folder A has about 1000 images organized in subfolders. Folder B has about 10,000 images in different subfolders. Ultimately, I would like to delete anything in Folder A that is also in Folder B.
I know about the Diff terminal command, but is there anyway to complete a one way comparison? In other words, I know there are about 9000 images in folder B that are not in Folder A, and I do not want to wait for Diff to compare the two folders and produce a several thousand item long list that includes those images.
MacBook Pro :: Find A Side By Side Comparison Of 2009 Vs 2010 Macs?
Jun 28, 2010I got a macbook pro base model last year (2009 model) and my girlfriend just got a macbook base model last weekend (2010 model)Seems as though her macbook has better specs than mine... I'm also considering upgrading to Snow Leopard but don't really see the point.That inertia scroll thing hers does is pretty cool... other than that everything is pretty much the same to the naked eye after a few hours of use.
View 6 Replies View RelatedApplications :: Finding Photo Comparison Software
Sep 1, 2010I have looked at the online material for Aperature and Lightroom and am not sure if either of these will allow me to do this. I have been using finder but that is a painful process as I need to have 11 windows open and keep jumping back and forth between windows. There has to be a more efficient way to get through this.
So, I am curious if either of the programs I mentioned would do the trick, or some other software? Programs like PSE really don't help for this. Adobe Bridge was somewhat useful but also needs multiple copies of the program running at the same time to use multiple folders.
OS X :: Tiger On G3 IBook - Safari Speed Comparison
Apr 29, 2005I have a G3 iBook 700Mhz, 384MB, 20GB with 16MB VRAM. I really want Tiger, but am a bit worried about buying it, installing it, and then finding it runs real bad. So can anyone put my mind at rest? Anyone here have experience of Tiger running on a similar spec machine? In particular, how does it cope with spotlight and dashboard - and do the traditional features, like Expose still work really well? And how does Safari compare speed wise? If it is as fast or faster than Panther, then I will be ordering Tiger later today.
View 14 Replies View RelatedHardware :: Comparison Of Different Airport Extreme Models
Mar 31, 2010there are a lot of Airport Express threads going around but since I didnt want to hijack anyone else's thread I thought I would start a new one. I need a router very soon and was hoping to get the Airport Extreme since the majority of the computers in the house are Macs. My friend was gifted an Airport Extreme MB763LL/A and was offering it to me for $105 brand new sealed. I am pretty sure that this is not the new model and was wondering what the differences were between this one and the new model and whether it was worth the extra movie.
I think the main difference is the gigabit ethernet but as a noob I am not exactly sure the benefit of having it. Would streaming high definition files to the Apple TV become a problem? Also does this model has simultaneous dual band. Amazon states that it does but I wanted to make sure. Finally, the computer that is going to be hardwired is actually a PC. Does this matter in the setup? Can I set it up using a Mac even though it wont be hard wired to the router.
Applications :: Finding Directory Comparison Software?
Jul 21, 2010I am looking for some (prefer free) software that will compare 2 directories and tell me what is different in each dir or what files are missing.
Dir #1 has File 1,2,3,4,5
Dir #2 has File 1,2,3
I am looking for a program that will tell me dir 2 is missing files 4 and 5.
Applications :: Browser Image Quality Comparison
Aug 4, 2010done on windows 7, maybe somebody can contribute an OSX screenshot...
View 5 Replies View RelatedMacBook Air :: Battery And Noise Comparison Between 11 Inch And 13 Inch?
Nov 16, 2010Battery
I had a 11 inch air 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB for two weeks. I usually set the brightness to 75% and for consistent web browsing (no heavy flash) I can get about 5h15min battery life. I noticed someone here claiming 8+ hours battery on 13 inch so I decided to give it a shot.
I got a new 13 air with 1.86GHz/4GB/128GB yesterday and start to run on battery immediately. I was disappointed. The brightness was also set to 75% and I start to count the time from 25% while browsing MacRumors.com. And it only took 1h38m for battery descending from 25% to 0%. Again, pure web browsing and no heavy flash.
So here is my conclusion: On 75% brightness, 11 inch air's battery performs beyond advertised 5 hours and 13 inch's battery performs fair and normally should give you around 6h30m~7h.
Noise
I don't have equipments for measuring the noise, but while copying the same 10GB files from external drive to the machine, the fan noise from 13 inch is much louder than 11 inch.
Now I like my 11 inch more in general, although I really hate the 1366 x 768 screen. I don't know if I should sell the 13 inch or 11inch...
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On my 11 inch air: battery capacity 4664
On my 13 inch air: battery capacity 6634
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I will do another test to see how long exactly my 13 inch can last after a full charge
Hardware :: Practicality/Comparison Of Graphic Card Options?
Aug 18, 2008Exactly how much of an upgrade is the choice of a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS w/512MB GDDR3 over the default ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO w/256MB GDDR3 in the 24" iMac? Is it worth the $150 cost bump?
View 7 Replies View RelatedIMac :: HDMI To Mini Displayport Converter Comparison?
Sep 18, 2010I know that there's already at least two threads on this, but one seems to be geared towards just one specific converter, and the other is almost 1000 posts long, so what I wanted to do here is to make a thread which is a comprehensive comparison between the available adapters.
View 1 Replies View RelatedHardware :: Cheap Mono Laser Printer Comparison
Aug 29, 2009I'm looking to pick up a cheap mono laser printer with duplex and have narrowed the choice down to two. The Oki B410d and the Brother HL-5340D. They're both low-end with relatively similar price except the Oki is a LED printer and the Brother is a laser. With reliability the biggest issue here, has anyone had any experience with either brand or heard any stories?
View 1 Replies View RelatedHardware :: High Quality Photo Comparison - New Unibody MacBooks
Oct 16, 2008While Apple didn't make mention of it at the time, the MacBook Air silently debuted the start of a new unibody MacBook line. The new 15" MacBook Pro and its 13" MacBook sibling have managed to carry out the same lines and execution, harmonizing the plastic MacBook and the now half decade old Aluminum Powerbook design carried forward by the MacBook Pro. Here's how the two models compare. See also:
High-quality unboxing photos: late 2008 13" MacBook
High-quality unboxing photos: late 2008 15" MacBook Pro
The first hint that the new MacBooks are riding the same jet stream of the Air is the slim thin boxes each ships in. Compared to the MacBook Pro boxes from just a year or two ago (below), the new MacBook and MacBook Pro come in implausibly small white boxes. Somewhat ironically, Final Cut Studio ships in a significantly larger box than the new notebooks. The middle box is the 15" MacBook Pro, while the box in front is the 13" MacBook. The new MacBooks claim a small box profile by following the packaging rules originally laid down by the iPhone: a thin plastic bed holds the notebook snug against a thin foam pad attached to the box lid (below). This removes the need for large styrofoam inserts, in addition to providing a clean and more luxurious unboxing experience. The side benefit is that there's much less waste, the carbon footprint of shipping the boxes is smaller, it's cheaper to ship, and it's easier for customers to save their box for reuse later..............
