Cash in Hand for a MBP

bodhi71 · Post by **bodhi71** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:06 pm

Looking for confirmation before I go and drop 3 grand....It IS worth it's weight in gold?
Duties will be split between using it for my main DAW and Live looping,( Presonus firepod, Nano control, FCB1010, Mpd 24, Novation remote 61sl, Reason, Analog Factory, evolver desktop,ect.

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:10 pm

I hope you are posting this from the Apple Store while the clerk is ringing you up.

LoopStationZebra · Post by **LoopStationZebra** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:23 pm

I hope you are now walking out of the Apple store; having come to your senses and decided to get a real laptop.

*kidding*

Illum · Post by **Illum** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:41 pm

du it.

john doe by choice · Post by **john doe by choice** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:52 pm

If you want a mac, buy a mac, they're great computers, and I've never had any real problems with my macs (on my 7th). I got dead pixels in my monitor on my last MBP, and the apple store took care of it. Otherwise nothing but smooth.

If you wait until the macbook pros update, you can get a killer discount on the macbook pro that was new last week at Guitar Center -bought my last macbook pro (the one with the dead pixels) for $1400 - when they swapped it out, I got the brand new one that would have cost me $2000 for nothing extra.

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:42 am

Just save mad loot and buy a regular macbook with the firewire port. Basically it's the same thing expect your productions may not come as pro if you used a macbook pro.

Nick the Zombie · Post by **Nick the Zombie** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:48 am

The new gen MBP is my first Apple laptop, and I've been nothing but perfectly happy with it for the few months I've owned it.

QUAZAR · Post by **QUAZAR** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:43 am

it's a great buy. definitely not the cheapest laptop, but very stable and reliable - which is what you if you use it for playing live. I returned to mac last year after being lured away to PC for some 5 years, so..

cheers
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oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:12 am

If you can, hold off until June 8th for possible updates to be announced at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). When you're spending that much you'll want maximum bang for your iBuck!

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/22/mac ... s-at-wwdc/

bodhi71 · Post by **bodhi71** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:39 pm

Er right, well I did it. Online, they didn't have what I wanted @ the store. Maybe should have waited, but didn't check back here till after making purchase, well I did once...Thanks for the replies.

The laptop I'm using now has worked ok for small projects, but adding just one instance of say Analog Factory and it would glitch and make noise, even with Operator. I got to the point where I don't want to write music.

Then last week, a mysterious pixel line developed on my screen,ad nauseum, which it already had a crack in the top part of the case.And the firewire wouldn't stay in the port making for a really unreliable live gig.

karmaofdove · Post by **karmaofdove** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:55 pm

Great decision in picking up a MBP.

dysanfel · Post by **dysanfel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:02 pm

bodhi71 wrote:Looking for confirmation before I go and drop 3 grand....It IS worth it's weight in gold?
Duties will be split between using it for my main DAW and Live looping,( Presonus firepod, Nano control, FCB1010, Mpd 24, Novation remote 61sl, Reason, Analog Factory, evolver desktop,ect.

Yes.

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:47 pm

bodhi71 wrote:Er right, well I did it. Online, they didn't have what I wanted @ the store. Maybe should have waited, but didn't check back here till after making purchase, well I did once...Thanks for the replies.

Check Apple's return policy: you can return it for full refund if it is unopened -you have 15 days. You might even be able to cancel the order before it ships.

That said, the next update will most likely be a simple speed bump, & while every increase helps, we're talking about some minor numbers all in all. So it may not be worth the hassle.

Enjoy you new Mac!

bodhi71 · Post by **bodhi71** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:59 pm

Ok, here is what has happened as the day progressed.
1. Somehow my info got screwy when trying to purchase online- didn't go through.
2. Ran to the bank with kid in tow, withdrew 3 grand.
3. Apple store+a very light wallet= A MBP 17"
4. trying to navigate this os... I have Ableton installed, problem with the upgrade path for Reason 4 (rewire issue?) IDK , will try to uninstall and redo.
Have most of my samples installed 23GB! never even knew it was that big...
So I am digging it, need to find a 400 to 800 firewire cable...but other than that I'll be up and running in no time.
I have touch OSC for i pod can't wait to try it out!
These things are built like tanks.
WAaaaaay faster than my other note book.
I probably could have waited for a deal but the way my life runs, something would come up and the money would have been allocated elsewhere.
So... to all you fine people who have given me advice, thank you.
Also I'll probably be asking noob questions for a bit, so bear with me.
I feel the conversion taking place....

gjm · Post by **gjm** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:13 pm

bodhi71 wrote:I feel the conversion taking place....

All I can say is that my macbook has been very uneventful

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