im a graphic designer and I want to buy one of these Which do you think is better 1.macbook pro 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 gb ram NVIDIA 9400 and NVIDIA 9600 GT dual graphics 2.macbook pro 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 Intel hd Graphics5 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M dual graphics
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I'm a graphic designer looking for a new home office computer. I work in print media mainly, using CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign), and have been considering the Macbook Pro 13" for its combination of performance and portability; a 24" monitor will be connected to the MBP. I could go for the Macbook Pro 15" for better performance but I really like the portability factor. So my true question is: Is the Macbook Pro 13" suitable for this type of work?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am a print designer currently using a dinosaur 1.6 G5 tower and CS2. I use Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I also shoot in RAW with my Nikon D80 and currently do most of my editing at my office computer because it is faster. I work primarily in vector graphics which is why my 1.6 is "working." After 3 HD problems and lost data, It is time for an upgrade. I will miss my 20" matte cinema display and will have to find a new way of working in my bright living situation. Yes, there will be color shift on that glossy screen but I use Pantone swatch books.
All this hype for i5/i7 chips is coming mostly from motion designers or gamers which I am not. Coming from a 1.6, I think the base model Duo will blow me away. My office machine is a 2x2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon with 5 GB, 10.4.11, so the iMac should be equal to my machine at work and probably a bit better. (depending on snow lep lag) I hope to keep the machine for as long as It runs. I also will update to CS4, if that matters. I know the base Duo will be a HUGE upgrade to my current fossil and it is obvious I hold on to my machines for awhile.
I am trying to decide whether to get the 2010 model or the cheaper 2009 model. These are the differences that I've found so far for the base model. For arguments sake, let's say they both have 4gb ram (most people selling them have upgraded to 4gb)
2010: 2.4ghz, longer battery, nvidia 320m
2009: 2.26ghz, (slightly) shorter battery, nvidia 9400m
Having a slightly slower cpu, less battery life (about 7 hours rather than 9) and a slightly weaker gpu don't bother me so much, as I will be mostly using the macbook pro for internet surfing and writing word documents
My question is, are there any other differences? (that would make me go for the 2010 rather than the 2009 model) - maybe differences in the display? shape? something else?
i am contemplating buying a late 2008 mbp air i found for $800 on CL. it has the 1.86 ghz 2gig ram and an 128 gb ssd. would that be comparable to the new 2010 version? i know the new one will edge it out, but by how much? i do a lot of art using flash, illustrator, and ps but just want to use this machine occasionally when i travel, ill have another machine for the heavy lifting if needed be. is that a good deal? or should i just wait and get the 2010 version which is double that?
View 5 Replies View RelatedPC World (in the UK) are selling the old 2.66GHz 15" model for �1,149 (rather than �1,499 for the new model).
The differences between it and the new model are summarised below (as I understand them)
Battery: Old: 5hr, New:7hr non-swappable
Display: New: Better colour gamut (apparently?)
Processor: Old: 6MB cache, New: 3MB cache
Card bay: Old: Express34, New: SD
Of the above only the battery life is of any relevance to me (unless the display quality is really that different?). The SD card would be marginally more useful than the Express card.
I've been contemplating recently (as most mac users do) about switching my 2 year old MBP (2.2 ghz, 2gb ram, 8600m) to the new MBP (15" 2.8, newer gfx, touchpad and a few minor details).
I've been eying the ebay prices for some time and my particular model (with charger, snow leopard, original accessories but w/o box) is valued at about 700gbp. Perhaps people might disagree with me here - how much is it really worth ?
My main point / question is really at what point should I ditch the existing MBP in favor of the new mbp - does it really offer me that much of a benefit at this time to upgrade? I'd sure like the new graphics card in there (is it really that much better?) but I'm not sure there's a significant enough difference there.
On the other hand if I wait much longer the MBP will become pretty devalued and not get me much back for the new and improved MBP - maybe apple's going to improve them soon anyway?
Under 500 dollars, which is the best SSD with garbage collection and will not degrade performance over time? Im looking for 150GB+
View 24 Replies View RelatedI am about to buy a computer and just been doing some research. When I went to best buy and ran a geekbench score on the imac it was like around 5800.
A seller on ebay who is selling a Mac Pro 3.0 ghz just ran the score and posted the results of 6214
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Based off of this score alone wouldn't it mean that the 2007 Mac Pro is faster than the newer 2010 imac
is the model MB321LLA for Airport Express the newest model which is current selling at Apple?
because I saw some sellers selling this model and I wanna get it but when I check Apple.com, I don't see the the newest model number they are currently selling
Basically I can't decided between the 11 inch or 13 inch Air and thats due to the fact of not having any idea if the 11 inch will be capable of handling the tasks that I need. I have a ton of 1080p/720p mkv movies that I always watch on my current early 2006 macbook, that's a must do for my upgrade to an Air. The second part of what I will be doing is having a dump site for my pictures.
I have a T1i and take a ton of photo's nothing professional or anything, but as a poorly touched hobby. I have been considering using iphoto/Aperture since its only 79.99 in the new app store. I am just slightly concerned if the little 11inch can handle simple aperture photo edits, to fix crappily taken photos. The ability to play my movies is the most important issue, the whole picture thing can be sorted out on the Quad core Pc in the office.
I think my PRAM battery is dead (date resets to January 1st 1970 when started up with main battery removed) but I can't find a replacement PRAM anywhere (I'm in the UK). According to iFixit the part number is 820-1686-A - is this the only PRAM module that will work in my machine? (I've seen lots of other similar looking parts on eBay, but with different part numbers). Also, is it not possible to actually just replace the battery, not the whole circuitboard? It looks like a regular watch battery I could pick up for $5 from the pic.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have MBP that has 2x 2G DDR3 1067MHz memory installed on it, I would like to upgrade them to 2x 4G, but I'm not sure what to buy. are memories for Macs, Mac specific? or I can use any standard laptop RAM?
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MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Magic Mouse, and airport express
I want to learn Objective C through Xcode but I cannot find an appropriate version of Xcode for snow leopard 10.6.8
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MacBook (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I've had my mac for over a year and I still don't know how to do anything on it. I want to design my own cover for an agenda I am going to print off. And if I had a PC, id do it in paint, but there isn't anything like paint on my macbook. (I download adobe freehand but I cannot figure out how to do everything I want to do). What I really want to do is make a monogram of my initials shaped like a circle [URL] like that picture but I cant seem to find any program that will shape things like a circle. So I made one on freehand but I cant figure out how to curve lines or erase things.
View 2 Replies View RelatedAny (fairly) inexpensive software folk can recommend to re-design a pamphlet? Will look like one of the common tri-fold numbers, with a map in the middle, pricing/other info on back side and a cover.
View 4 Replies View RelatedLooks to design a rather large Cafe menu - about 2.5 feet tall and 1.75/2 feet wide. Any one have any ideas program-wise to do so?
View 12 Replies View RelatedIm looking for an application/software that i can use to design business cards with, preferably for mac, but windows works to (boot camp).
I looked around and found these
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I would like to hear what you guys think about these apps or if there is anything better. I dont care if it'll cost me some $$ money is no problem, I just don't want to waste time and money on something not worth wasting time and money on.
Someone I know wants to buy a macbook air. I've replaced hard drives on Sony's, lenovos, macbooks etc. But I know some Sony's come with special "non-standard" drive sizes. Does anyone know if the Seagate Momentus laptop drive will fit in the newest macbook air? I saw on anandtech you could replace it on the previous model but I thought I'd double check as she needs much more space than 120GB that apple offers.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm in the market for Illustrator, but I just can't spend the money on the full version. Would CS2 be good enough for designing shirts and posters for charity events, or should I bite the bullet and spend the extra money on CS2?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs there any specific app to design a wedding invitation? Pages is elementary and doesn't even have the template.
Is there a simple application with which you can design cards / invitations for wedding?
I currently have a MacBook Pro 5,1 2.53 GHz Interl Core 2 Duo. 4GB of Ram. and a 360 GB Hard Drive.
I am wanting to upgrade the Hard drive to a 500-700GB range, can anyone recommend a Hard Drive that would work well with this MacBook Pro? I have read online that while some hard drives are ranked really good, sometimes people have issues when installing in a Mac with clicking sounds, etc.
Macbok Pro Mid 2009 13"
OS X 10.7.4
Superdrive: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N:
I was hoping someone could recommend a DVD-R brand that they've used, successfully, in their Macbook. The ISO is 3+ GB.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
At this current stage i have the white macbook, which i love. I'm looking into getting a iMac 24. Just a few things which worry me. I will be using adobe photoshop all the time for designing sites, is there a need to have a 8800 upgrade to let it run smoothly?Are you able to upgrade the graphics cards in iMac's after purchase?Also, been reading about and all this stuff about a new iMac. If true, whens it likely going to happen?
View 8 Replies View RelatedIm looking to upgrade my stock 160GB harddrive in my uMBP and i wanted some feedback on which would be best. I have done some research and have decided on two different models a
WD Scorpio Blue:
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and Hitachi Travelstar 5k500 :
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Both drives are 500Gb and 5400rpm so i don't really know which to pick.
just bought a Macbook Air, can anyone recommend me a good case?
View 3 Replies View RelatedCan anyone recommend some pads like Wacom? And what are some good uses for them, I've never used one but ive been looking at one for maybe something like cad?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI want to buy a cord that will hook up from my Laptop (Macbook Pro) to my TV. I've already checked and my TV does have a HDMI port.Im just not sure where I can buy a HDMI cable or which one.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
been looking for a hard drive to store my photos and work from University, the things I never want to lose basically, so don't want to buy the wrong product and don't know good brands when it comes to Macs. Does thunderbolt make a huge difference also?
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I am looking to upgrade the RAM in my Mac Pro (Quad 2.66GHz) but the prices (even Crucial) are a bit out my league at the moment. However I was doing some surfing tonight and found these: [URL] Would these be suitable, the price looks pretty good and it would give my Mac a much needed boost.
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