MacBook Pro - How to configure Macbook Pro?

robsic · robsic #1 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 08:41 PM

I'd be using it for school mostly...taking notes in lecture and using programs like

Wolfram Mathetmatica and LateX, but also for recording and film editing.

I THINK that I want to have it fully loaded (exception w.r.t. the hard drive)

so far i'm thinking ..

128gb solid state hard drive
4gb ram
2.66 ghz processor

is this over the top for what i'll be using it for? i really think the solid state is a good idea for heat / battery life / speed reasons. also, i think the ram is a good idea to have it maxed out

what do ya'all think?

thanks a lot in advance!

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #2 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 08:48 PM

yeah, that's probably more than you need. However, if you will need to do lots of multimedia stuff, those specs are great!

robsic · robsic #3 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 08:50 PM

what should i modify the specs to?

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #4 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 08:53 PM

*drool* I'd love that rig. When the SSDs come down in price a bit, I'm going to get one for this alumbook. Should speed her up a little bit. Maybe I'll get a pro when I come into some money and then give this MB to my fiancee. If she doesn't get her own first.

You probably won't notice the difference between 2.66 and 2.4GHz either. Save some cash.

robsic · robsic #5 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 08:58 PM

ok so then

2.4 ghz
128gb solid state
4gb ram

sounds good?

iggibar · iggibar #6 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 10:00 PM

if it were me, I would do
320gb 7200 rpm hard drive. 120gb sshd is nothing on a macbook pro!!!
4gb ram
2.66 ghz processor

robsic · robsic #7 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 10:06 PM

wouldn't the regular hard drive cause a lot of heat? isn't the SSHD cooler (temperature)?

robsic · robsic #8 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 10:38 PM

any information on the SSHD vs normal hard drive?

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #9 (**permalink**)

05-24-2009, 10:47 PM

Just use a 120 GB hard drive! That should be enough for what you want to do. 1 GB of ram ought to do.

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #10 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:25 AM

um, the MB doesn't come with 1gb of ram. not even the low end ones haha. if you've got the cash, i'd go ssd. Why not. It'll be cooler and has ridiculous read/write rates. It will die after a certain number of write cycles, but the controller should be pretty good in it. Plus when an SSD dies, you can still read from it, just not write to it. Easy to restore data to a new drive.

iPod Nano #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	05-24-2009, 08:48 PM yeah, that's probably more than you need. However, if you will need to do lots of multimedia stuff, those specs are great! Chris K.
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iPod Nano #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	05-24-2009, 10:47 PM Just use a 120 GB hard drive! That should be enough for what you want to do. 1 GB of ram ought to do. Chris K.
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Member Since: May 24, 2009 Posts: 5	05-24-2009, 08:41 PM I'd be using it for school mostly...taking notes in lecture and using programs like Wolfram Mathetmatica and LateX, but also for recording and film editing. I THINK that I want to have it fully loaded (exception w.r.t. the hard drive) so far i'm thinking .. 128gb solid state hard drive 4gb ram 2.66 ghz processor is this over the top for what i'll be using it for? i really think the solid state is a good idea for heat / battery life / speed reasons. also, i think the ram is a good idea to have it maxed out what do ya'all think? thanks a lot in advance!
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DarkestRitual #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 09, 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,073 Mac Specs: 13 inch alMacBook 2GHz C2D 4G DDR3, 1.25GHz G4 eMac	05-24-2009, 08:53 PM drool I'd love that rig. When the SSDs come down in price a bit, I'm going to get one for this alumbook. Should speed her up a little bit. Maybe I'll get a pro when I come into some money and then give this MB to my fiancee. If she doesn't get her own first. You probably won't notice the difference between 2.66 and 2.4GHz either. Save some cash.
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robsic #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2009 Posts: 5	05-24-2009, 08:58 PM ok so then 2.4 ghz 128gb solid state 4gb ram sounds good?
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iggibar #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Up UP and awayyyy!!! Posts: 3,912 Mac Specs: MBP15" 240gb SSD+128gb SSD, PowerBook17, PowerMacG5, Phone4S 32gb, Phone4 32gb, Galaxy Note 2 80gb.	05-24-2009, 10:00 PM if it were me, I would do 320gb 7200 rpm hard drive. 120gb sshd is nothing on a macbook pro!!! 4gb ram 2.66 ghz processor
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robsic #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2009 Posts: 5	05-24-2009, 10:06 PM wouldn't the regular hard drive cause a lot of heat? isn't the SSHD cooler (temperature)?
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robsic #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2009 Posts: 5	05-24-2009, 10:38 PM any information on the SSHD vs normal hard drive?
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DarkestRitual #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 09, 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,073 Mac Specs: 13 inch alMacBook 2GHz C2D 4G DDR3, 1.25GHz G4 eMac	05-25-2009, 12:25 AM um, the MB doesn't come with 1gb of ram. not even the low end ones haha. if you've got the cash, i'd go ssd. Why not. It'll be cooler and has ridiculous read/write rates. It will die after a certain number of write cycles, but the controller should be pretty good in it. Plus when an SSD dies, you can still read from it, just not write to it. Easy to restore data to a new drive.
	QUOTE Thanks

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