how much of a shock am i in for???

**Accordion** · December 1st, 2006, 22:24

on christmas day i will be getting the new Macbook Pro mid range 15 inch version. with a 2.33Ghz core 2 duo.
i have been using a quicksilver G4 with a measly [though not at the time] 867 Mhz PowerPC

im quite scared, h just how different will it be.

if its like the step up from ipod earphones to shure E4c s ...i am ready to be completely amazed

***BlueCrab*** · December 2nd, 2006, 04:46

I'm on a 2.0GHz Core Duo MacBook Pro, and I was quite surprised with the improvement over my 1.42GHz G4 Mac Mini. Its quite a difference, and it really helps out when you're doing any sort of development.

**gamerremag** · December 2nd, 2006, 04:51

lol, how much did it cost accordian boy?

**Accordion** · December 2nd, 2006, 05:15

its £1562 with a slight student discount.
im paying half, with it being a christmas, and the deal that my dad can use it if needed.

**gamerremag** · December 2nd, 2006, 05:19

wow, dont plan on buying one of those in the future

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**Video_freak** · December 2nd, 2006, 05:25

Well, I noticed a VERY significant increase in speed going from a 2.8 ghz single core to a 2.6 ghz dual core and also from 512 mb of RAM to 2 GB, so you should be amazed too.

**jman420** · December 2nd, 2006, 07:15

ehh, all Mac's are crappy irregardless of speed... but I digress...

allz I know is, upgrading from a 2ghz AMD Athlon XP running on a 266 mghz FSB to a 2ghz Intel Centrino Core Duo running on a 566 mghz FSB with an upgrade from 266 mghz DDR 2100 ram to 566 mghz DDR Dual channel ram, and upgrading from an Nvidia 5200 fx to a Nvidia 7400..... was quite a difference... lol

speed doesent change much, same time to start Windows, same time to get on the internet, same time to start up programs like 3DS Max, same time to render images in 3DS Max, same time to load any file..

but vastly improved speed in real-time rendered graphics (video games and all)

so, dont expect it to be lightning fast... but you might notice a small step up in video game FPS speed lol...

but since its a Mac, your screwed for games anyway lol

**Accordion** · December 2nd, 2006, 19:07

Originally Posted by jman420

ehh, all Mac's are crappy irregardless of speed... but I digress...

allz I know is, upgrading from a 2ghz AMD Athlon XP running on a 266 mghz FSB to a 2ghz Intel Centrino Core Duo running on a 566 mghz FSB with an upgrade from 266 mghz DDR 2100 ram to 566 mghz DDR Dual channel ram, and upgrading from an Nvidia 5200 fx to a Nvidia 7400..... was quite a difference... lol

speed doesent change much, same time to start Windows, same time to get on the internet, same time to start up programs like 3DS Max, same time to render images in 3DS Max, same time to load any file..

but vastly improved speed in real-time rendered graphics (video games and all)

so, dont expect it to be lightning fast... but you might notice a small step up in video game FPS speed lol...

but since its a Mac, your screwed for games anyway lol

you couldnt be any more wrong!!!
you see no change in speed because windows is a complete arse up of an OS, and is such a resource hog.

and its a core2duo so i can dual boot, and use parallels software to run windows and linux from within Mac os X at close to full speed...HA!!!