urgonah8me Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Ok I want to get a macbook pro I am extremely pleased i held out after the money event because the spec bumps etc are great and so are the prices (kind of) I have been given the option to buy a macbook pro... well my parents will go half with me on one if I give up my quad core PC to my dad (since his pc broke and hes in the need for a new one) the problem is... im a gamer.. I actualy do video game design/3D modelling at uni.. and I use 3D max allot... But... the macbook pro is a great thing for me as its very portable with the 7 hour battery life... (i travel 1 hour 30 mins to get to uni each day on a bus) I guess what im needing help with is... do you guys think its worth me giving up my quad core machine to obtain a macbook pro? I probably would have to get one of the 13inch versions... as money is tight at the moment.. you know with the whole economic meltdown.. I could push for the 2.53ghz version. So what you think? I really would like a macbook pro but would I be insane to give up my quad core pc to obtain one? Id also like to play games on the macbook pro.... I have a steam account with games like Unreal 3 hl2 team fortress 2 portal CSS etc I guess these should play on the 9400M alright? if anyone has tried could you let me know how they play (I have tried finding vids on them) Thanks guys! oh and the specs of the PC id have to give up are Q6600 2.4GHZ 4gb 800mhz Ram Asus P5N-E SLI motherboard 8600 GT 512mb 500GB HDD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 You're not going to benefit at all from the Macbook Pro if you play graphically intense PC games and run 3dsmax. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
urgonah8me Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 You're not going to benefit at all from the Macbook Pro if you play graphically intense PC games and run 3dsmax. well 3ds max doesnt really need an extremely powerful gpu its more processor based, but for the gaming yeah I supose your right ... although the games I mentioned arnt that intense I dont really care for the likes of crysis and fear 2 etc. Hmm.. maybe I should attempt to see if I could get the pro with the 9600 in then? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 3dsmax is Windows only, so you'd be running boot camp anyway. Why bother when your Q6600 is much better for rendering in 3dsmax? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
urgonah8me Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 3dsmax is Windows only, so you'd be running boot camp anyway. Why bother when your Q6600 is much better for rendering in 3dsmax? well its mainly a portability thing... as I mentioned I travel on a bus to Uni each day it takes me 1 hour 30 mins to get there then also the same time to get back home.. so i spend 3 hours of travel time on a bus a day doing nothing really.. whereas with a decent machine I could sit and do some work.. and also use it while at uni. Its a tough decision... I mean of course the q6600 is always going to out perform the macbook pro but i think if the pro would manage to do all of the above at a reasonable level I would like to have it merely for its portability and performance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Why go with a Mac if you're going to be running Windows, then? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
urgonah8me Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well i only will use windows for games and max thats it. I want to move onto leopard and especialy after seeing what will come with snow leopard. Iv made my decision I will be getting the Macbook Pro 15" 2.66ghz 4gb ram 320gb HDD 9400 + 9600m This is gonna be my 1st mac so I hope it pleases me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1176718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richneerd Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 congrats! I just made a purchase too! bought it yesterday Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1183841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruku Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Why not pick up a refurb or last generation if money is so tight. They have barely changed spec wise. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170533-i-need-help-with-a-macbook-pro-decision/#findComment-1183865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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