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Which MBP with FCP Suite- Core 2 Duo 15″ or old Core Duo 17″?
I’m in the market for a laptop and plan on buying a MacBook Pro–either a 15.4″ Core 2 Duo or a 17″ Core Duo (i.e. the older model). On occasion I use Motion, AE, Boris Red, and a storyboard software that uses GPU acceleration, and I FCP a good deal. So my thought was to buy a 15.4″ MBP Core 2 Duo with a 125 MB graphics card. But I’ve been checking around and found some good prices on the older 17″ MBP. Both have FW800, the 17″ would have a faster GPU but slower processing speed.
I’ve checked barefeats.com, but they don’t have speed tests with FCP and the models they tested had different hard drive speeds. So I’m not sure how much I should trust their results (and I’m always skeptical of manufacturer results, so I’m not sure of Apple’s either). Accordingly, what I was wondering was
1- Whether the Core 2 Duo actually makes much difference with FCP Suite over the Core Duo &
2- How much more of a pain in the butt a 17″ is to carry around than a 15.4″. My job makes me split time b/t 2 cities during the week, so I’d be taking it with me.
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5 Replies
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I would go with the 15″ Core 2 Duo and get a extra display to leave at each location, that way you have some extra screan realistate but dont have to hall the display with you.
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Intel Core2 Duo is a much better processor. Regardless, I’d wait until MacWorld next week.
Kevin Monahan
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Do you think macworld will offer anything new in regards to the macbook pro?
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very unlikely they were only updated about 2 months ago
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Just wanted to say thanks for all the input. Guess I will get a 15″ as it will be easier to carry around and will have a better processor for FCP Suite stuff. But, just to be on the safe side, I’ll wait for the Macworld conference. Read something about the Santa Rosa platform coming out soon for Core 2 Duo chips, but that seems too soon for Macworld. You never know though.
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