Macbook or a "normal laptop?"

Get a G-Drive. None of those problems with it . . .

Don't know of too many laptops that don't have USB ports just about everywhere you can stick one, so convenience isn't a problem, either.
 
The thing is that I plan to do a lot of color correction and some Adobe After Effects, etc. on my Macbook. This is where I figure a standard Macbook simply probably wouldnt cut it, I guess I'd need the Pro wouldn't I?

Also, how important is the RAM in the Macbook use? I'm tempted to just get a base model Macbook with 2GB of Ram. Those benchmarks you linked me to are pretty appealing.
 
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#1, dont do CC on a laptop LCD... its sorta pointless and a bad habit to foster
#2, Same goes for AE... if you're gonna comp or do motion graphics, the refresh rate on a laptop is gonna be a problem.

Personally, I'd get a cheap laptop or entry macbook, then get a desktop or use the ones at the school... thats sort of one of the reasons to GO to school.. to use and learn on gear you cant afford :)

My current laptop is an entry macbook with 2 gig ram... the 512 that comes stock is a throwaway. Won't run shake or maya well (really wont run em period). FCP is fine and it runs Final Draft and Excel great which is even MORE important. Movie playback is decent... in the pics on my website I've even got a still of the dir of 300 checking out some reference on my little macbook!

Save your pennies and do 'offline' work on your laptop.. save the finesse work
for a color calibrated, RAID enhanced, render monster with a huge monitor and
realtime HD out to a client monitor with great studio monitors for sound :)
 
I edit on a Macbook and it's real nice. Just don't mess around with Live Type and you'll be fine. I use my Macbook and my 130 gig "Metal Gear Box" (which houses a Seagate drive). I'm finally moving away from Alanis (my G4).

-Nate
 
I got a macbook with 2 gigs of ram and i just bought another with 512meg ram for my girlfriend who tough it was cute . Anyway the second one is so slowwwwwwww, i even wonder why apple would sell it with only 512 ram.(i will put the original 1 gig i have from mine later).......so yes the ram is important. You can do basic final cut pro editing on the macbook. So it could be good a cheap way to learn.

The best advantage of the macbook and were it beats most other laptops is the battery life. From 6 hours the first year to about 4hours after a year. With my previous toshiba laptop it was 2.5 hours at first and 45 minutes a year later,i sold it to my friend and now after 2 years its 8 minutes at full charge. That personally is the reason i use the macbook... i also like thats its small and portable.

I think both can be a good choice.....no matter what the operating system the important is to get the job done. If your creative and have talent you will get good results with either.

-Pierre
 
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Greggl said:
#1, dont do CC on a laptop LCD... its sorta pointless and a bad habit to foster
#2, Same goes for AE... if you're gonna comp or do motion graphics, the refresh rate on a laptop is gonna be a problem.

Personally, I'd get a cheap laptop or entry macbook, then get a desktop or use the ones at the school... thats sort of one of the reasons to GO to school.. to use and learn on gear you cant afford :)

My current laptop is an entry macbook with 2 gig ram... the 512 that comes stock is a throwaway. Won't run shake or maya well (really wont run em period). FCP is fine and it runs Final Draft and Excel great which is even MORE important. Movie playback is decent... in the pics on my website I've even got a still of the dir of 300 checking out some reference on my little macbook!

Save your pennies and do 'offline' work on your laptop.. save the finesse work
for a color calibrated, RAID enhanced, render monster with a huge monitor and
realtime HD out to a client monitor with great studio monitors for sound :)
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There's going to be some interesting work then. I've got a nice full Windows rig at home I'll probably use for After Effects, and third party CC application.
How is color correcting in FCP? Does it tend to lag the computer pretty bad?

How feasible is editing a .avi file on an external hard drive on a Mac, then plugging it into a Windows PC and tweaking it then bringing it back over to the Mac? No problems I'm assuming?
 
One nice thing to note about that macbook benchmark link is that they used the absolute BASE model macbook... which you won't be buying anyway since you'll want the superdrive and 2g of ram. So your new macbook will probably equal the performance of that macbook pro for those tests anyway... since you'll have the exact same processor and 2g of ram.

About the mac/pc debate... who freakin' cares? I have both a pc desktop and a macbook... it's like the chevy/ford thing... you are entitled to your opinion and should buy what you want, but anybody who cares what somebody else is driving is a retard.
 
So I bought this sucker:

80GB Serial ATA, 5400 rpm

1GB Ram

2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

4MB shared L2 cache

13.3-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen

1280 x 800 pixels

8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Lots of apple care warranty left!

Also comes with: A form fit case Power cables


I need to get another stick of RAM but so far I'm quite enjoying it. Cant wait to install FCP and see how she runs.

Any good forums for Mac users?
 
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