Mac Thread

[penfolder]

in case your worried about overheating PowerBook/MacBook (Pro)

G4 FanControl
http://www.andreafabrizi.it/?g4fancontrol

Fan Control
http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/

SMC Fan Control
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049/smcfancontrol

[kendo]

ta paul. i've spent many sleepness nights worrying about it. and i don't even own a mac.

[penfolder]

ta paul. i've spent many sleepness nights worrying about it. and i don't even own a mac.

mate, me old G4 was getting way toooo hot, something mr jobs forgot to mention on the assembly line.

[kendo]

sorry to hear that Paul. i remember my mac using friends talking about their G4's.
never did get into it myself. but the mac thread is a good idea.

[Martin Dust]

Never had a problem with my G4, it's unplugged now tho, no idea what to do with it. The CD/DVD drive is fucked on it and there's no way I'm paying £80 for a mac one Tried to get a few old PC CD/DVD ones to work but the Mac aint having it at all.

[penfolder]

Never had a problem with my G4, it's unplugged now tho, no idea what to do with it. The CD/DVD drive is fucked on it and there's no way I'm paying £80 for a mac one Tried to get a few old PC CD/DVD ones to work but the Mac aint having it at all.

they have a habit of going Martin, a common fault with G4's is the lower RAM slot. 'an all time low on the upgrade front'

[penfolder]

time to invest in a new MB Pro soon, debating the config at mo - SSD or 7200 HD? mmmm

[chas]

ta paul. i've spent many sleepness nights worrying about it. and i don't even own a mac.

Dont think I could ever use a Mac for an extended length of time. I dont like the way the force you to use their software.

[Martin Dust]

time to invest in a new MB Pro soon, debating the config at mo - SSD or 7200 HD? mmmm

They do look good, SSD are a bit too £££ for us but I'd like one. I've been hacking open our ATV2, feels like the old BBS days

[skept]

I wanged an SSD in my main machine and it's defo a good upgrade, i've got NI's Komplete + Maschine on it and patch browsing is as fast as a hardware synth.

Worth the extra dosh i would say...

[penfolder]

gonna come down to SSD or antiglare screen, tuff work this Mac shopping innit

[Martin Dust]

I'd go for the SSD if I had the wonga.

[penfolder]

I'd go for the SSD if I had the wonga.

yeah, ordering soon M, was my first choice, got the antiglare on another machine if I need it.

[pla]

I'm thinking about getting a new laptop for music. Now normally I'd go down the PC route but I've not been able to find a decent one with a firewire port for my Audiofire. So I had a look at the MacBook Pro and spec'd it out...pricey bit of kit with the upgrades.

So my question to you mac (& non-mac) users is, what's your opinion on the Pro, worth the money? or should I just get a new soundcard and go down the Windows route?

[penfolder]

all depends on the funds at hand

[pla]

willing to save for the extra if it's 'worth it'.

going to go with SSD as well on whatever platform.

[penfolder]

going to go with SSD as well on whatever platform.

looking at £1,600+ (MB Pro) software on top?

[pla]

Looking at...

2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display

which comes in at £2,528.99

though maybe I only need 128GB SSD as I've got an external HD so could use that for storage and that's nice and cheap at £2,208.98...

No software, as I've got what I need already.

[penfolder]

that will run your music no problem

[pla]

that will run your music no problem

haha yeah I know it will run it. but is it worth it?

Oh and what's the OS install size? Just seeing if I could get away with 128GB.

[penfolder]

that will run your music no problem

haha yeah I know it will run it. but is it worth it?

Oh and what's the OS install size? Just seeing if I could get away with 128GB.

I've seen peeps use high spec models just to operate Traktor, seems a waste to me but hey whatever floats ya wallet.

OS fine, no need to import all the languages tho

[Martin Dust]

256GB Solid State Drive

Not sure they are good value for money just yet, I'd go with a 7200 rpm drive right now.

[pla]

256GB Solid State Drive

Not sure they are good value for money just yet, I'd go with a 7200 rpm drive right now.

Cheers for the info. It certainly brings the price down. Plus thinking about it i don't really need it, just letting my imagination run away with me. Plus I tend to think if I'm going to spend a lot a cash then I like to make sure it's better to spend the extra now instead of later though I do reckon you're right and it's a bit (well more than haha) of overkill on my part. I do like to dream though

And thanks penfolder for the help/info