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Tips on buying a MacBook Pro
Here are a few useful tips offered on the Promax.com website on configuring your new MacBook Pro.
Try to avoid 3GB configurations. Having two matching 2GB memory modules actually yields better performance than mixing 1GB and 2GB modules.
The MacBook Pro with the higher resolution display has a longer lead time to build than the standard models, so plan accordingly.
You may be tempted to get the big 250GB drive option, but be careful. With the larger capacity comes less speed than the 160GB drive. Since you only get one hard drive, the slower drives affect overall system speed.
Remember you only have one FW800 port, so if buying an AJA IoHD, you need another way to hook up your FW800 drives. Daisy chaining won’t work. What does work? That’s in the next tip.
Get your machine configured by the professionals at ProMax so you don’t have to worry about tip number 4!
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7 Replies
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Didn’t I just read on the Apple site the new MBP works with 4 megs of ram ?
Tom
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Does anyone know what is keeping the last model at
3GB max ram? I have one with the stock 2GB of ram.
Can I not just replace that ram with two new
sticks, 2GB each in the two slots for a total of
4GB? Or is there some limit set within the hardware?Gary
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I can’t quote the hardware reason, but the gen1 Macbooks could only use 3 GB. However you CAN put in 4GB, and while it can only use 3GB, there is supposed to be a slight memory performance boost since it can interleave the chips.
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[GaryAlan] “Does anyone know what is keeping the last model at
3GB max ram?”I think it was a mother board limitation.
-Russ
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Thanx guys. BW, I will “share” the info with you on tip 4. You can get an express slot card for esata that is low cost and add up to 10 ext drives for a RAID if desired. Keep in mind the bandwidth limits on that bus, though. I do not remember what it is offhand. Best you can do with a notebook at this time.
Gary
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[BW] “Here are a few useful tips offered on the Promax.com website on configuring your new MacBook Pro….
Get your machine configured by the professionals at ProMax so you don’t have to worry about tip number 4!
“This commercial break has been bought to you by the kind people at ProMax…
Bill, forgive me if I’m way off beam but this smacks of ‘product placement’… I’ve no axe to grind (I’m in the UK after all) and ProMax seem to get very good customer feedback, but less cheese and more sincerity next time eh? 😉
Jason
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[BW] “Here are a few useful tips offered on the Promax.com website on configuring your new MacBook Pro….
Get your machine configured by the professionals at ProMax so you don’t have to worry about tip number 4!
“This commercial break has been bought to you by the kind people at ProMax…
Bill, forgive me if I’m way off beam but this smacks of ‘product placement’… I’ve no axe to grind (I’m in the UK after all) and ProMax seem to get very good customer feedback, but less cheese and more sincerity next time eh? 😉
Jason
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