What do you mean by that ? i have 2gb ram in my macbook pro, do i need to configure something to maximize the use of this ?
I made a bad assumption about your amount of RAM installed (megabytes). You have a problem because our Intel machines are opening InDesign as fast our G4 mini and slightly slower than my G5.
I don't know, I tried an Intel Imac Core Duo in a store and some apps were very slow. Itunes took 30 seconds to launch and the library was nearly empty. I wouldn't have said anything was all that snappy. That machine only had 512MB Ram though but even so, my Mini runs some of the apps faster.
Maybe it's to do with system version or something. I don't know but I was very disappointed with it. Even Garageband and iphoto went slower than I expected.
I don't know, I tried an Intel Imac Core Duo in a store and some apps were very slow. Itunes took 30 seconds to launch and the library was nearly empty. I wouldn't have said anything was all that snappy. That machine only had 512MB Ram though but even so, my Mini runs some of the apps faster.
Maybe it's to do with system version or something. I don't know but I was very disappointed with it. Even Garageband and iphoto went slower than I expected.
It is the 512 ram. When I got my Intel duo mini, it was a dog. After I maxed out the ram, it is lighting fast compared to my G4 mini IMHO.
Get Handbrake (Universal Binary) and rip the same DVD to H.264 Baseline Profile, 384 bitrate, 320x240, on your Powerbook and the Mackbook. See which one takes longer. That will give you a better idea of how much faster the Macbook is.
Either that or some ya-hoo set the apps to open up under Rosetta which can be done via the Get Info window. I've seen that before.
Actually, I thought about that after I left the store because the performance was so bad, they had to have done something to it. It is a PC oriented store and Apple have now given them an easy way to make Macs look bad next to PCs.
If I had walked into that store and played with the imac and a PC, I certainly wouldn't have opted for the imac. The Ram thing is something else they do. They put the base amount in the Macs and soup up the PCs a bit.
The iApps certainly weren't any quicker on the MBP (contrary to all the reviews).
Very strange. CPU-bound operations are SIGNIFICANTLY faster on my Macbook Pro than on my Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz with the same amount of RAM. Now, if you're doing stuff that's disk limited, of course there won't be much of a difference...
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Originally posted by aplnub
You must not have max'd your RAM out. We run max'd out ram on all machines.
What do you mean by that ? i have 2gb ram in my macbook pro, do i need to configure something to maximize the use of this ?
Originally posted by aplnub
You must not have max'd your RAM out. We run max'd out ram on all machines.
What do you mean by that ? i have 2gb ram in my macbook pro, do i need to configure something to maximize the use of this ?
Originally posted by Messiah
Just out of interest, Chucker and Socrates, do you own MBPs?
No, as a heavy Photoshop user I decided to wait until Adobe release an Intel compiled version.
Originally posted by sternone
What do you mean by that ? i have 2gb ram in my macbook pro, do i need to configure something to maximize the use of this ?
I made a bad assumption about your amount of RAM installed (megabytes). You have a problem because our Intel machines are opening InDesign as fast our G4 mini and slightly slower than my G5.
I opened Photoshop on a Core Duo Mac mini and it took like 5 bounces
sounds like you've got something else goin on
OR - it could be your 5400rpm drive is just draggin'
Maybe it's to do with system version or something. I don't know but I was very disappointed with it. Even Garageband and iphoto went slower than I expected.
Originally posted by Marvin
I don't know, I tried an Intel Imac Core Duo in a store and some apps were very slow. Itunes took 30 seconds to launch and the library was nearly empty. I wouldn't have said anything was all that snappy. That machine only had 512MB Ram though but even so, my Mini runs some of the apps faster.
Maybe it's to do with system version or something. I don't know but I was very disappointed with it. Even Garageband and iphoto went slower than I expected.
It is the 512 ram. When I got my Intel duo mini, it was a dog. After I maxed out the ram, it is lighting fast compared to my G4 mini IMHO.
Ok, do this test:
Get Handbrake (Universal Binary) and rip the same DVD to H.264 Baseline Profile, 384 bitrate, 320x240, on your Powerbook and the Mackbook. See which one takes longer. That will give you a better idea of how much faster the Macbook is.
Originally posted by aplnub
It is the 512 ram. When I got my Intel duo mini, it was a dog. After I maxed out the ram, it is lighting fast compared to my G4 mini IMHO.
Either that or some ya-hoo set the apps to open up under Rosetta which can be done via the Get Info window. I've seen that before.
Originally posted by Hiro
Either that or some ya-hoo set the apps to open up under Rosetta which can be done via the Get Info window. I've seen that before.
Actually, I thought about that after I left the store because the performance was so bad, they had to have done something to it. It is a PC oriented store and Apple have now given them an easy way to make Macs look bad next to PCs.
If I had walked into that store and played with the imac and a PC, I certainly wouldn't have opted for the imac. The Ram thing is something else they do. They put the base amount in the Macs and soup up the PCs a bit.
Originally posted by Hiro
Either that or some ya-hoo set the apps to open up under Rosetta which can be done via the Get Info window. I've seen that before.
Thats a great tip... thanks
Originally posted by Messiah
The iApps certainly weren't any quicker on the MBP (contrary to all the reviews).
Very strange. CPU-bound operations are SIGNIFICANTLY faster on my Macbook Pro than on my Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz with the same amount of RAM. Now, if you're doing stuff that's disk limited, of course there won't be much of a difference...
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