venkymac Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 This s my new lap config - Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2M). 2X1GB Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 1GB). 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive. 15”. Integrated CREATIVE Sound Blaster® X-Fi MB Audio Software Solution. Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. Wifi. Bluetooth. I dont think 4500MHD supports QE/CI. Cos I want to do some iphone dev, is it worth getting this lap? Will audio, video work well here? I dont need games on a mac. Jus to try mac and iphone dev. Even if I ve to choose a comp I ll only get a 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350. Will this comp support QE/CI? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wixdfast Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Unfortunately, there isn't any 4500MHD support, and there probably won't be. I tried a million ways to get my laptop to work too, but nothing worked. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1274401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venkymac Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I wondered how much image editing would suffer without QE/CI. Low resolutions dont matter much. I saw some youtube videos of GIMP, iVideo on netbook. I can fairly conclude that I ve enough speed to draw in-characters in either GIMP or blender without lags and crashes. Tell me if I am wrong. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1274809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Netbook got QE/CI whats you budget and where do you want too buy it from Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1275643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I wondered how much image editing would suffer without QE/CI. Low resolutions dont matter much. I saw some youtube videos of GIMP, iVideo on netbook. I can fairly conclude that I ve enough speed to draw in-characters in either GIMP or blender without lags and crashes. Tell me if I am wrong. DON'T buy a laptop specifically for OSX without QE support. Core Image it's possible to do without- most of the older G4 Macbooks and iBooks don't support CI, but still the user experience isn't bad as only a few 'eye candy' effects are missing. But no QE= no video hardware acceleration at all. It's almost like using Windows in Safe Mode. It sucks. You'll have problems with artifacts and 'smearing' video when you navigate the screen or zoom an image. I certainly wouldn't plan on doing anything graphic related. I'd recommend getting a laptop that's fully supported for OSX- you may be able to live okay without Ethernet, or even onboard sound, but no graphic acceleration is just a waste. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1275888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venkymac Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Netbook got QE/CI whats you budget and where do you want too buy it from Oops. From the Dell US website I would choose dell inspiron 15 which costs $993. The website also quotes instant savings $294 and final price $699, dk what this is. This s max price for me. I dont mind dual cores or core2duos as long as they work fast enough. Also let me know abt top line netbooks which shld fit inside this price bracket. Pls reco which one's better. I ll check India price and finalize. Tks for taking the time. DON'T buy a laptop specifically for OSX without QE support. Core Image it's possible to do without- most of the older G4 Macbooks and iBooks don't support CI, but still the user experience isn't bad as only a few 'eye candy' effects are missing. But no QE= no video hardware acceleration at all. It's almost like using Windows in Safe Mode. It sucks. You'll have problems with artifacts and 'smearing' video when you navigate the screen or zoom an image. I certainly wouldn't plan on doing anything graphic related. I'd recommend getting a laptop that's fully supported for OSX- you may be able to live okay without Ethernet, or even onboard sound, but no graphic acceleration is just a waste. Tks for letting me know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1276612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Oops. From the Dell US website I would choose dell inspiron 15 which costs $993. The website also quotes instant savings $294 and final price $699, dk what this is. This s max price for me. I dont mind dual cores or core2duos as long as they work fast enough. Also let me know abt top line netbooks which shld fit inside this price bracket. Pls reco which one's better. I ll check India price and finalize. Tks for taking the time. Tks for letting me know. An dell Vostro with Geforce GPU try calling dell ordering and say you want without OS it should be $50-100 cheaper then Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1276620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venkymac Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Jus checked Dell website. But, I can get only Geforce 9300m for under $1k. wiki osx86 has no mention of 9300. Starts from only 9400 Any chance a netbook can be faster due to better graphics? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187820-new-lap-no-qeci-ok/#findComment-1276992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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