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Apple upgrades MacBook Pro with Core 2 Duo
http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/061024/102...book.html?.v=1
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About freaking time too... Nice upgrade though. Faster DL DVD writers across the board, FW800 on the 15" 2GB RAM standard on 2.33GHz models. I felt compelled to order me a 15" 2.33GHz w/2GB 160GB HD. Should be here next week (est. Delivery of Nov 2). :)
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Just in time for Xmas. I wonder if they planned it that way.
I see why they changed the name to Macbook Pro. These are portable professional DV editing machines. Just priced on there website: $4,066.00 you can get 15 inch lap top with 3gb ram, 200 GB hard-drive, 256MB SDRAM and final cut express preintalled. Get the full FCP Suite and you just come in at around 5 grand. That's still not cheap, I can't say I'm that excited, but it's not bad deal for a complete starter's package. |
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Don't ever go for that 200gb hd, it's only 4200rpm. The 160gb is the best value imo because it's higher density should make it almost as fast as the 100gb 7200rpm drive.
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good catch. didn't notice 4200 rpm thing. 160 Gb is plenty. Just need enough space for a hour or two of video.
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Vram
If you're an Aperture or FCP user, you DEFINITELY want to get the machine with the higher VRAM (256mb vs 128mb). I have this on good authority from an Aperture engineer.
And I do not believe the Apple store offers a CTO option for only upgrading the video card in the new machines.
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External drives ?
Hey guys..since we are discussing it...
I am worried that even with the faster drive some frame drops may occur when capturing/importing HDV to it...Does anyone have experience with say a Firewire 800 external drive and capturing HDV to it ? comments..suggestions ? Thanks in advance |
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I use the La Cie Little Big Disk. A bit expensive but it's RAID 0 in small package and bus powered at that. The fastest is the 200GB which is 2 7200 100GB RAID. Barefeats tested it up to 68 MB/s on FW800. The best portable solution.
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As far as I know, the data rate is exactly the same for HDV as it is for DV.
So if you can capture DV without dropping frames, you can capture HDV. I've had no problems (i.e. no dropped frames) capturing HDV on an old eMac on Firewire 400 Lacie drives. |
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Here is something that will make the new MacBook Pro’s complete: A LaCie external Blu-Ray drive. http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/14197. To bad the price isn’t available yet.
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Anyway, I would recommend the 160GB drive... But if you don't want/need that much space, then either the 100 or 120 will serve you well. And which one to go with may depend on what you'll be doing. For video capture, streaming, editing, I'd take the 120 or just get the 160 - best choice there. For individual images or database work audio, or other operations that work with lots of relatively smaller files, the 100GB drive may serve a bit better. In the end, they'll all work just great for anything you throw at them and the real-world differences are very minor. If the 100 won't work, chances are the 160 won't work, which means you need an external drive system anyway.
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