get new laptop or upgrade old laptop...
get new laptop or upgrade old laptop... HI all, been awhile since ive been in DJTT community s... hoping that some members can help me decide my future purchases... i have a late 2008 15inch MacBook Pro... mostly stock... had no problems till now playing out with it... few glitches nuthin major tho... so the million dollar question is should i just keep rockin with this machine and upgrade the hardisk? looking at some SSD drives to install... primary use will be just traktor and surfin the net... how long u guys believe i can squeeze outta this laptop (with juz upgrading the HDD) before the latest software catches up with hardware? OR save some headache and just get a new machine thank you in advance | |
| Armando Waithour 08.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chubbz
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| Armando Waithour 08.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chubbz
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| Armando Waithour 08.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chubbz
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| Katelyn Hoctor 07.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by KarbonNY
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| Armando Waithour 08.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chubbz
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| 05.09.2013 | HI all, been awhile since ive been in DJTT community s... hoping that some members can help me decide my future purchases... i have a late 2008 15inch MacBook Pro... mostly stock... had no problems till now playing out with it... few glitches nuthin major tho... so the million dollar question is should i just keep rockin with this machine and upgrade the hardisk? looking at some SSD drives to install... primary use will be just traktor and surfin the net... how long u guys believe i can squeeze outta this laptop (with juz upgrading the HDD) before the latest software catches up with hardware? OR save some headache and just get a new machine thank you in advance |
| Forrest Weeks 26.10.2013 | anybody got the new retina MBP w/ haswell yet? |
| 08.09.2013 | thanks again for the suggestions guys... @deevey mines a 15' unibody... yeah was looking into the RAM upgrade and hybrid hdd also so will see what happens next |
| Trista Karle 07.09.2013 | Yeah don't know my 07 p7811fx had twin ssd an 8gb ddr3 with an intel dual core extreme x3100 nvidia 9800gtx or s? mobile? dont recall the gpu exactly but believe is a 9800 still smokes most laptops. big issue I am having these days is heat issues believe a new heat sink is in order as thermal pace has been reapplied and heat sink reseated. But hey it's a beast .... Here is we're I can brag up windows laptops most higher end ones can take upgrades besides ram and hard drives.... Being able to upgrade a CPU usually adds time to a system.. If they are doing away with a 2.5 port get a ssd module form factor? Instead of one in a 2.5 enclosure |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 07.09.2013 | 2008 15' was a higher spec in almost every way than the 2009 13' which I'm still using as my primary computer for everything from DJ'ing to Production to Web Development and it's still faster than the Majority of "out of the box" Windows Laptops for most tasks - starting to show its age with renders and video mind you. Upgrade the Ram to 8 Gigs, if you want to save a few $ rather than getting an SSD you'll most likely see a significant speed upgrade if you go for a 7200 RPM drive or Hybrid Drive like the Seagate XT
SSD in a 2008 system? It'll fit, but will likely get bottlenecked to hell by the SATA controller.
BTW is your's a Unibody or Non-Unibody 15' ?
Age matters less then specs... Also upgrade to ssd then when upgrade laptop move ssd to new one?
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| Trista Karle 07.09.2013 | Age matters less then specs... Also upgrade to ssd then when upgrade laptop move ssd to new one? |
| Katelyn Hoctor 07.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by KarbonNY
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| Isela Retano 07.09.2013 | So I have a 2010 modeled MacBook Pro with the latest updated software I only have 4 GB Of ram and I'm Wondering do I need a new comp?? I hope not... I was just believeing of updating the ram to 6gb. |
| Trula Willadsen 07.09.2013 | Upgrade your RAM, does wonders and is by far the cheapest solution. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 08.09.2013 | Wait for Haswell before buying any laptop. |
| Armando Waithour 08.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chubbz
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| 07.09.2013 | thank you for the replies guys... i know my current laptop is old just cant justify dropping a couple of grand on a new machine at the moment since my current one is working fine.... was just believeing that with upgrading ram or to a new hdd ill be able to at least use the machine a few more years... oh well i guess ill start looking at the apple website and start saving for a new machine... cheers |
| Masako Barcalow 05.09.2013 | SSD in a 2008 system? It'll fit, but will likely get bottlenecked to hell by the SATA controller. I don't believe that's really the best way to go. If you were gonna say the RAM, I'd say perhaps. But 2008 is some dated hardware, as brocklambert stated. May be time to start looking at an upgrade. I just had to finally retire my BlackBook froom 2007/8(?) after the battery became so shot it had to stay on the charger or would shut down. IT FELT LIKE I LOST MY BEST FRIEND!!!!!!! |
| Harley Zitka 05.09.2013 | 2008 is getting pretty dated... laptops don't last forever. I would look at getting a new machine. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 05.09.2013 | An SSD won't help with audio glitches if that's what you're getting. |
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