Which MBP should I go for?

MorningView

MorningView

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Afternoon guys,

I'm looking at getting an MBP over summer but can't quite decide which model to go for.

Up until the last update I was hankering after a 13" model with firewire (for audio gear), but now such a model exists I'm being fickle and wondering whether the 15" model would be a better bet.

I could benefit from the higher res from the 15" and I don't carry my current laptop round THAT much at the moment anyway, and the weight difference between my current laptop and the 15" MBP isn't huge.

I think I've narrowed it down to the base 15" model or the one up from it. My question is whether upgrading to get the 9400M and 9600M is worthwhile? I'll be hooking up a 24" monitor @ 1920x1200 to the laptop and would like to be able to watch high def footage. Is the 9400M capable of this or would I benefit from the upgrade?

Any advice'd be greatly apprecaited.

Also, when do people reckon newer models will be released? If it's a matter of waiting a couple of months I'm sure I could hold out.

Cheers,
Matt
 
If you're doing DAW or audio/visual then it may be worth running the high power 9600M and a faster CPU would be good to go with that extra resolution.

Snow Leopard (due September) OpenCL will be used by audio and video programs to increase the speed once the developers have got to grips with it.
 
Ah i had this problem last week, i ended up getting the 9600 model (mainly as i persuaded my self i might want to be doing a bit more gaming) but in this situation you also get a faster processor too :)

Oh and iv found the 15 inch to be no less portable than my old 14 inch samsung laptop as well, mainly as the macbook pro is surprisingly light for such a big laptop.
 
NickK said:
If you're doing DAW or audio/visual then it may be worth running the high power 9600M and a faster CPU would be good to go with that extra resolution.

Snow Leopard (due September) OpenCL will be used by audio and video programs to increase the speed once the developers have got to grips with it.
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Expect Digidesign to implement it 2011 ;)
 
MorningView said:
Also, when do people reckon newer models will be released? If it's a matter of waiting a couple of months I'm sure I could hold out.
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There were now models out just a month or so ago, there won't be anything new for a while.
 
Thanks for all the input guys.

Think I'll go with the middle 2.66 model. Just a thought, is it worth going for the 7200rpm drive? Does the performance boost outweigh any increased noise/heat?

Cheers again
 
Buy it with the stock drive and if you want a faster/larger one then get it afterwards.
 
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