Get that Macbook Pro?
Get that Macbook Pro? Posted on: 10.09.2012 by Salena Bonjean Hi there,I have quite powerfull but very unreliable (cheap) laptop (i7QM, 8GB Ram, SSD...) so I'm looking for a new one. I am considering bying a Macbook Pro because of it's reliability, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I'm running Traktor and Maschine and sometimes Live. My question is if it's realy worth it. Compared to a Dell XPS or most other good Windows-laptops I could save somewhat between 500 - 1000 | |
| Celine Surico 11.09.2012 | One of the best thing that happened for me the last 10 years was to finally get to a company that provided Mac laptops instead of Dell/HP et rest as part of the job. |
| Salena Bonjean 11.09.2012 | I'm using a lot of different software on my laptop, both for work and for DJing/production (which is obviously not my profession ;-)) and for other stuff. Having to much software in- and uninstalled caused problems ever since Windows 95. That's why I want to try a MBP. |
| Erica Charvet 12.09.2012 | Windows laptops that worked perfectly out of the box for me w/ Traktor - Asus G-series, Lenovo T-61 series, Lenovo T500 series, Dell Precision series. Basically all of the laptops I've owned the past few years. My favorite laptop to this day was the Precision M6400 by far, with the Lenovos not far behind... Build quality is much better than that of the relatively consumer-feeling MBP's. MBP's are nice, I suppose, but I'd rather spend that money on other gear. But then again, I'm more business-oriented than anything. |
| Shonda Soulier 11.09.2012 | First PC laptop: spent ages optimizing (dual boot to DJ mode), building scripts, etc. Frequently experienced dropouts, crashes, BSODs mid-gig. Screw this. Second PC laptop: super powerful, about $1000 less than MBP with same specs, bought at the recommendation of others. They'd say "Apple is overpriced and for artsy-fartsy fanboys. PC is just as good." More optimizing, more scripts, less crashes but same dropouts, latency issues, DON'T YOU DARE USE WIFI DURING A GIG. Constant worrying. Screw this. First MBP, 2009: plug and play, never crashed, never had a dropout, 1ms latency, WIFI works fine during gigs. Never a worry. If you can afford it (or finance it) do it. You'll never wonder if you made a bad decision. |
| Norma Vanna 11.09.2012 | since i swapped to a mbp i've never looked back. yes, you could get a similar laptop for cheap, but the quality in the build is priceless. and dont get me started on the design. and i've never had a single problem with it. not with logic or traktor. i doubt that i would have any problem with live too. like nike said. just do it EDIT: i wonder why so many pros use mbp's |
| Nedra Fresneda 11.09.2012 |
Originally Posted by Fischkopp
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| Salena Bonjean 11.09.2012 |
Originally Posted by epikeddie
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| Ervin Calvery 10.09.2012 | do it. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 10.09.2012 | 1. Over the course of its lifetime how many hours are you willing to spend troubleshooting or optimizing a windows laptop. 2. How much is your time worth in $ My issue with windows laptops is generally not the hardware its the upkeep and lack of efficiency. |
| Merideth Garnder 10.09.2012 | I just switched to a MacBook Pro and I'll never look back. The benefit is less setup out of the box so you can get to important things like DJing and producing. I also use Traktor and Ableton as well.....my i5 2011 MBP runs it no problem! |
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