Comments on: MacBook Pro Speed Bump: Core 2 Duo, FireWire 800’s Triumphant Return

By: roland

roland — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:22:46 +0000

Paul Sop,

have been able to test the machine? What are your impressions?

By: tricil

tricil — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:44:52 +0000

glossy screens suck in the sunlight when you’re computing outdoors

By: roland

roland — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:50:23 +0000

Marc,

you could record 3 tracks with ease even on the internal drive.
I’ve recorded 4 instruments on my ancient 867 Mhz - internal drive.

By: Paul Sop

Paul Sop — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:40:47 +0000

Bliss,

Ya, I got the apple 30″. It arrived today, but the laptop is not here today. I plugged the 30″ into another DVI port (hoping it would work, albiet at lower resolution), but it does not.

The latest power book’s all have a dual-link DVI that can drive the 30″.

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Others: re: Glossy Screen

I wonder if people who were first bothered by glossy screen glare have just gotten used to it. Like we get used to a room smell, or background noise.

By: Logickal

Logickal — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:21:32 +0000

Peter, when I sent my first machine back, they were going to replace the case and bezel for the discoloration issue, even though it hadn’t had the problems. I ended up talking Apple into replacing the machine because of repair delays, and around the same time they issued a tech note that advised users to send their MacBooks back if they started to discolor - I’m thinking that there was some material defect in the first production batches.

As far as the drive is concerned, I went with the Hitachi Travelstar 7200 100Gb. I don’t notice too much heat, no noise to speak of and performance has been great.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:30:41 +0000

I have seen that FireWire 800 is back in the 15″. So would we see any gain in using a FW800 audio interface or would it be overkill to record 1-3 instruments/voices simultaneously?

By: Bryan tewell

Bryan tewell — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:10:20 +0000

glossy screen i was extremely not happy about getting at first, but the glare has proved to not be too bad of a problem. i’m not saying you cant notice it sometimes, but it has never been to the point where i cant see what i’m doing.

By: logicat2001

logicat2001 — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:50:37 +0000

bliss,

All MacBook Pros will drive an Apple 30″ LCD. They are equipped with a dual-link DVI connector.

Some PowerBook G4’s also can drive a 30″ ACD, i.e.
PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD)
PowerBook G4 (17-inch Double-Layer SD)
PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz)
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67GHz)

By: roland

roland — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:14:27 +0000

Now what about iMacs compared to the new Mac Book Pros? Would they be similarly fast or is there a big difference?

By: tricil

tricil — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:38:40 +0000

i meant to say “back lighting” and i was talking about being onstage