Yes definately, I agree. But I did some research on the RAM I provided and it had good stats. It was also on the list of recomended RAM along with Kingston(as you stated) on that website you provided.
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macbook vs. macbook pro
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Yes definately, I agree. But I did some research on the RAM I provided and it had good stats. It was also on the list of recomended RAM along with Kingston(as you stated) on that website you provided.
Doesn't the Pro have Fire 800? If your recording hard had 800 as well that might be a reason to go pro.
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Just curious, how popular is FireWire 800? I haven't seen any devices that support this bus. Is it just all really high end stuff?
I've considered this, but first if 400 works why need 800, and second is it $1000 worth it. That isn't enough reason for me to go pro. Good thought though thanks.
All my external FW disks are FW 800.
The bandwidth of a FW800 is twice the 400 , so you can daisy chain a lot of things before overloading the bandwidth. One of my disks is to record, another for my samples and a third of all my music/movies.
I've once busted the FW400 bandwidth on a session..... never happened with FW800 , so yes it's worth it!
By the way , there are adaptors for FW800 to FW400.So you can have two FW400 input , but doin so reduces the banwidth to 400mbps.
The bandwidth of a FW800 is twice the 400 , so you can daisy chain a lot of things before overloading the bandwidth. One of my disks is to record, another for my samples and a third of all my music/movies.
I've once busted the FW400 bandwidth on a session..... never happened with FW800 , so yes it's worth it!
By the way , there are adaptors for FW800 to FW400.So you can have two FW400 input , but doin so reduces the banwidth to 400mbps.
I got the pro, but I admit it is not offering anything over the regular macbook provided it is maxes out (got 2gb on the ram). Protools would run fine either way on both, I am daisy chaining my 002 and things have NEVER crapped out, nor has it on my friends macbook with the same memory and config.
My ibook actually died thursday, so I had to get a new lappy.
I ended up with the macbook for several reasons. 1. I liked the keyboard better. 2. The screen,w hile small is not that bad. 3. I figured I can spend some of the money "saved" on hte macbook on more bass gear
I ended up with the macbook for several reasons. 1. I liked the keyboard better. 2. The screen,w hile small is not that bad. 3. I figured I can spend some of the money "saved" on hte macbook on more bass gear
3. I figured I can spend some of the money "saved" on hte macbook on more bass gear
Now that is the best point yet
Mushkin is just as good, if not better than Kingston RAM. Corsair is also a solid brand, which is what I have on my PC at home. As for the whole name brand chip thing, I'm not sure it entirely holds water as I've bought several no name OEM chips from places like Fry's and they've worked fine on lots of systems I've built. I've built lots of budget systems using cheapo parts and they've all worked well while friends of mine have bought fancy name parts and had them crap out or do something even worse. The only thing you get better by going with a brand name is very slight (if any) performance increases and a better warranty if it craps out. But if the difference in price isn't that much, then it's worth going with a trusted brand.
Macbooks are great. I fully intend on getting one and eventually just using it for work (graphic design). I'm just waiting for the usual spec bump announcement that Apple gives at least twice a year.
Even as a designer and someone who does work on the visual side of things, I'd lean toward a regular Macbook. Except for the better video card, which will be outdated so fast anyway, the Pro just has too few benefits to make it worth the extra dough.
Personally I don't feel the name on the RAM chip is super important (there are only so many chip foundries anyway). What is important is who you buy it from and what warranty they provide. There's no reason to buy a chip that doesn't have a lifetime warranty. Except for super cheap RAM all RAM includes this, so the next important thing is to buy from someone you expect to still be in business in 5 years and who will do a hassle-free exchange if you do have RAM troubles.
Companies that seem to fall into this category include the above-named RAM brands (Mushkin, Kingston, Crucial). Internet etailers with shiny reputations include RAMJet, NewEgg, and OWC ( http://eshop.macsales.com ). Of course, you should always check www.resellerratings.com if you're unsure of an etailer's reputation.
Companies that seem to fall into this category include the above-named RAM brands (Mushkin, Kingston, Crucial). Internet etailers with shiny reputations include RAMJet, NewEgg, and OWC ( http://eshop.macsales.com ). Of course, you should always check www.resellerratings.com if you're unsure of an etailer's reputation.
I've been following this thread for a while now, and it just so happens that with this tax return, I will be purchasing a Macbook in the next week. The 2.0 white version...the black is cool, but not really necessary for me.
At any rate, I'm just wondering how many of you ordered the Macbook with the memory "maxed" from Apple? I bought memory from Crucial for my Intel iMac, and it's running as smoothly as can be. I can't think of a reason to buy memory from Apple, especially considering the price difference...
Anyone?
At any rate, I'm just wondering how many of you ordered the Macbook with the memory "maxed" from Apple? I bought memory from Crucial for my Intel iMac, and it's running as smoothly as can be. I can't think of a reason to buy memory from Apple, especially considering the price difference...
Anyone?
There is no reason to pay the Apple tax on memory - although it isn't anywhere near as high as it used to be. When I got my iBook years ago Apple charged about 3x street value for memory. Just do yourself a favor and get good quality stuff (crucial, corsair, etc)
agreed get good quality memory from anywhwere and just get it installed, but make sure if you order the laptop from mac that you have available slots (ie if you are getting 1gb of ram it needs to be one stick so you still have a port to add instead of two 512 sticks)
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I figure I'll just go with the two sticks of 1 gig from Crucial to go to the official max of 2 gig. I'm doing a lot of iMovie, Keynote, and iDVD, so that'll help.
Would never buy RAM from Apple. I can get lifetime warrantied RAM from NewEgg for 1/2 the price (if that). I've put Patriot RAM in my last two computers and haven't had a lick of trouble with either.
