mimix Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 as long as blender and all the macromedia / adobe products run seamlessly im happy. Rendering generally takes part on my XP machine anyways.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe The Dragon Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Also the system ram take of it as well. I think the last time that a Mac used part of system ram of video was 10+ years. The GMA950 can run relatively fast except for the more demanding 3D part. It should, when implemented well, performs almost as good as X1600 on 2d. What is giving it a bad name, is that mfg tends to "slow down" the whole system on those lower priced models in order to distinguish their higher priced "performance" rip-off. The Apple iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 is the best example; the iBook and PowerBook use the same G4 with very similar close speed, but while iBook (not integrated video chip) is only good for nothing but web browsing, PowerBook performs quite well.BTW, does anyone know if the 17" MBP still going to have 1 firewire400 and 2 USB ports? I can't believe that Apple is so stingy on expansion ports. How can I spend $2500 on a laptop that has fewer ports than the $600 Mac Mini!!! Does all MBP user doing nothing but browse the web all day?! It also takes up system ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdog Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 it really cant come soon enough. I have a feeling it is going to be a great buy. I shared your optimism, but given the comments during the financials conference call, I have a feeling that it is going to be overpriced, just like the MBPs. If anyone thinks that this is because the build quality of Apples is superior to that of HP or Toshiba or Sony, I think they are fooling themselves. Unfortunately, Mac portables have become way overpriced. Let's hope that changes with the MacBook, but a low-end Core Duo with a small drive, 512MB RAM, a CDR/DVD and shared graphics borrowing from that meager amount of RAM is really not a bargain if it comes in at something over $1,000, something that was suggested at the recent meeting for all to hear. Well configured, it looks like the MacBook may cost a bomb, and offer little in the way of innovation. God, I hope I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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