I'm getting a MBP for Graphic Design and some light gaming like World of Warcraft. Here is the specs im looking at
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 - 2x1GB SO-DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Will the 7200 rpm's cause more heat or noise? And is it better to get the high resolution screen?
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Yes those are pretty darn good specs for your requirements. The hard drive shouldn't cause much more heat / noise if any at all. It WILL increase your system's performance though. As for the high resolution screen, if you're into graphics design, I would consider it
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im worried the resolution will make the text look too small
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Those specs are very good, you should do ok with it -
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Why there is no specification of video card? But I think that you have a lot of money to afford a 17 inch model. Envy you!
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
the video card is a 256 meg 8600m gt. it will more than meet your needs. 7200rpm hard drives do make more noise than lower rpm hdds. but the performance benefit is likely worth it. i would go with the system as you have it. nice.
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Personally, I wouldn't do the high res screen, I like it where it is by default because that is just about the limit of my eyes. The high res, for me at least, would make text uncomfortably small.
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Or since it's only $100 bucks more get the hi-res and turn it down when you are browsing the web, etc? Then when you are doing graphic work turn it back up? That's a novel idea.
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Those specs are fantastic! Not only did you choose the top of the line (so it wouldn't matter if we disagree with the specs) but you increased the hard disk. I would love a machine like that right now.
As far as the 1920x1200 screen, it would better suit a heavy gamer or graphic designer as you are or someone who needs an intense amount of screen real estate for the type of work they do. Otherwise I would recommend that you stay with the standard screen resolution 1680x1050 otherwise when web surfing you will find yourself increasing the font sizes. -
The 8600GT 256mb will eat WoW alive!
Will these specs be good?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by xAmrick, Jul 6, 2007.