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  • limeroad
    Fresh Peossy
    • Aug 2007
    • 10
    #1

    Are MACs all that ?

    Hi

    i have lots of kit:-, consoles, laptops, desktops etc but am thinking of getting a macbook pro. Do they get hot ? ..or is there sufficient cooling provided, i don't buy the it just works as i know MACS have the same issues as windows boxes.

    I'm looking at a core 2 duo 2.5 so i can run vm sessions with linux/windows

    Or would you suggest waiting for a centrino2 version ?

    thanks
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    • thesightless
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      • Jun 2004
      • 13567
      #2
      Re: Are MACs all that ?

      nvm
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        • jeffrey collins
          Not cool enough
          • Jun 2004
          • 7427
          #3
          Re: Are MACs all that ?

          Yes macs are easier to work with and they are faster. It takes my Toshiba laptop over a minute to completely load up when starting.

          It takes my mac about 15-20 seconds.
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            • beanzncheez
              Banned
              • Jun 2004
              • 4442
              #4
              Re: Are MACs all that ?

              ^ ^ You can adjust it to load faster.

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                • MJDub
                  Are you Kidding me??
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 2765
                  #5
                  Re: Are MACs all that ?

                  I got a MBP last September (15 in, 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo) and it's just as powerful and functional, if not more so, as my desktop which is only a couple of months older. It's my first Mac, so I'm a little partial to recommending it because I love OSX, but I also run VMWare Fusion on here and have multiple versions of Windows installed as well as Ubuntu.

                  Depending on how urgent the purchase is, I would hold off and wait on the new model to come out. Unfortunately, this thing sometimes gets balls-hot which is somewhat due to nVidia's defective 8600M GT chip (I popped for Apple Care for a little insurance in case it goes down in flames), so maybe they'll have a better chipset in a newer model. I have a widget that gives me temperatures of different components in the computer, and at peak computing times (such as with Fusion open), the CPU and GPU both get up to 160-170 degrees F. Normally it's ok and stays around 120 though.

                  Bottom line: get a MBP, but hold off and wait for the new models of them that should be coming out fairly soon. I hear there's some good stuff in store with the new ones.
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                    • feather
                      Shanghai ooompa loompa
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 20898
                      #6
                      Re: Are MACs all that ?

                      Originally posted by limeroad
                      Do they get hot ? ..or is there sufficient cooling provided, i don't buy the it just works as i know MACS have the same issues as windows boxes.
                      They get as hot as any other notebooks ... I mean, Mac don't sell themselves on been 'cooler' than other notebooks.

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