Apple Laptops

The Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch has 2.5GHz with a i5 processor and 500GB of hard drive space. This laptop is really fast, it even gives you 3 USB ports and a thunderbolt port. You can purchase this same computers specs in a different screen size. It also comes in the 15 inch too. You will notice immediately when using this Macbook that your performance on the computer will be really fast. Open multiple windows that all of something going on with music, videos, or different types of programs and they can all play at the same time without glitching or anything getting slow. It truly is one of the most powerful systems that I have ever owned. If you want to use the MacBook Pro 13inch 2.5GHz to make your portable studio with you couldn’t have chose a better laptop. You can run Logic, Pro Tools or any other program you want and run all of the plug ins for those programs and never have to worry about your system getting slow. Logic and Pro Tools does not come with the laptop though, it will have Garage Band pre installed on your system which is not a bad music creation software for it to be free. The maximum resolution on this MacBook is 1280 by 800, it runs OS 10.7 64 bit with an Intel HD Graphics 4000. One of the issues that I was concerned with about this laptop that is true with Windows PC’s is the battery life, not the battery life short term, but long time like years down the road. Will the battery need to be replaced after 5 or so years? Only time can tell because I have only had this system a short while. The Apple MacBook Pro 13 is perfect your all of your audio and video creation needs. You really cant ask for much more out of a laptop. It is more expensive then most Windows laptops that’s because it is an Apple. But Apple’s products are always better made and will run smoother. I would make this same choice a thousand times again if I needed to.

Many computer musicians who are just starting out, will begin their journies on a Windows-based PC system. They are common, cheap, and available to almost everybody. For simple audio applications, they work great. And I still use PC's for the most part, even today. But for a few years, I tried using a brand new HP laptop as a music workstation for my live band, and I would run synthesizers through it. I would have mixed results: some days, it would work fine, but some days, I would get glitches and performance issues, and although I may know how to fix the problem, the solutions can be complicated, and sometimes I would forget the steps. For example, remembering to turn off the wireless internet, because even when it's not used, it can cause cpu spikes in the system, causing audio dropouts and lag. But with Apple computers, particularly with their laptops, everything just works so much better. Think about it: Apple makes the hardware, they make the operating systems, and they make the audio software. Microsoft only makes software, HP, Dell, and other computer manufacturers only assemble the hardware, and other companies such as Cakewalk only make the audio software. And for audio, where low, consistent latency is key, it is important to have all of those components under one roof, as it is with Apple. The laptops, no doubt, can be expensive. The model here that I bought was almost three times as expensive as my HP laptop, and both were purchased as refurbished units. But with just over half a year of use, I am completely happy with my purchase. Apple laptops are a breeze to use, and the touch-pad/click-pad is simply amazing. There is no need to use a mouse at anytime, whereas on other laptops, a mouse made life easier. Definitely check one of these out, if you are in need of a more professional audio solution.

I had the Mac G4 about 3 years ago before I decided to sell it and get a windows computer. I kinda wish that I didn’t sell it but cant do anything about it now. But while I was using it I can say it’s a really great quality computer. Its very fast and will last you a long time as long as you take good care of it. Macs are generally better with software then pcs are and macs don’t get viruses that easy either I don’t know why . I hadn’t got a single virus in my macs but In my PC’s my virus software is always Picking something up. If you are new to mac and you ge the G4 as your first mac computer it will get some taking use to. Everything is different on a mac than it is on a pc. They menu’s the layouts, just everything is different and it will take some time to get use to. The one thing that I loved the most about it is how fast it was. It is super fast when loading up your software and saving stuff and even browsing on the web. It can muiti task really good, you can watch a movie have a editing program open and be playing a game at the same time without anything messing up or glitching and freezing. I did wish it had more than 2 usb ports though, my windows laptop has 3 and I use each one of them. So when I was using the G4 the 2 usb ports weren’t enough for me but it does have 2 firewire ports which I used for my firewire interface that was used in pro tools. All of your audio programs like pro tools and logic for example will run perfectly in the G4. The G4 even came with a few audio and video editing programs just incase you want to use them, if not that’s find you can always take them off. But the Mac G4 is really right out of the box you wont need to do anything to it. It could be one of the best systems I have every owned.

I used this laptop for school a lot with my audio classes and I couldn't have made a better choice in purchasing it a few years later. This thing cruises without breaking a sweat while running Logic Studio. Power to spare, awesome looks and great customer service make this a great choice. Expensive, yes, but you get what you pay for. And Mac is the best when it comes to computers for audio and video production. I have tried several other models of mac’s and macbooks. This one doesn’t stick out from the other ones because in my opinion a lot of them are exactly the same. Just more ram or memory, most all mac’s run great and will power your whole set up no matter what your into. My next purchase will be a desktop mac for our home studio so we can use a bigger screen. Overall, After almost ten years of dancing with PCs, and purchasing three Dell computers in the last three years including a massive 12 GB ram computer in March of this year, I finally purchased a Mac . Following a series of issues with these computers and Pro Tools, a plethora of back and forth emails with Avid, crashes, etc., it is welcome relief to experience the Mac. It appears relatively easy to navigate the learning curve with this device and...it simply makes sense! I do wish they had more than two USB ports though. I am amazed at the ease of use and functionality. It is very quiet and well built! I had read some reviews about this laptop getting hot but I have not found this to be true. I run logic studio 9, reason, and i can now load up more tracks than i could imagine. The cpu indicator barely moves under pressure. I don't mind the video downgrade, but everything else can't be touched. i game on the 360, so that doesn't matter.

If you need a mac that is within your budget this is the one you need. The Macbook 2.4 Ghz comes with a few different screen sizes as well. Of course the bigger the screen the more you will have to pay to own it. I owned the 13 inch version and it was really cheap. comes in only one configuration for 2010, has a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive. Battery life and overall performance are better than the previous version, and you can play games I 3d like modern warcraft! .The white plastic covor stays cooler than the aluminum on the MacBook Pro laptops, but it also shows dirt and smudges more easily which can make it look really old fast just from the scuffs it can get. You'll also miss out on some features, including a backlit keyboard, memory card slot and FireWire port. If those features are important to you, the 13-inch 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Is worth the purchase, but im pretty sure they have discontinued this version. So if you want it you will have to probably check eBay but you should be able to get one for really cheap. The downside of this laptop by apple is no firewire and still no pcmcia or express card to add insult to injury, so it's a non-starter for any kind of music application. In particular I record with M-Audio FW410 which would be useless on this laptop. This was almost a deal breaker for me but I really wanted a macbook so I went with this one. I haven't had a single issue with it event though its not produced no more I love it and apple still offers great support on it! You should look into getting this mac book.

Apple Macbook Pro 2,2 Ghz is the brain of our studio. It runs and powers everything and I don’t think things would be the same without it. We don’t use this computer for any personal use or just downloading or web browsing. So we havent even used it too the full capabilities that it has. We keep it in the studio and never access the internet with it, we just use it to record with and run all of our plug ins. Like I said it’s the brain of our whole studio operation and we would be done without it. We are able to run all of our plug ins at once! That is crazy, not too many computers can handle a load like that, I was surprised. This was my first Mac that I have actually owned, before this machine I never really liked the mac line of computers because I have always been a pc user and It was hard to switch but once I got use to it the Apple Macbook Pro 2,2 Ghz is what I have been longing for my whole musical career. Most computers start getting glitch or freeze up when running pro tools with a lot of plug ins, the Apple Macbook Pro can take on any task without a single problem, I use it with a M audio control which sounds and works great with pro tools, logic 9 and a boat load of vst’s and other plug ins that we use on a regular basis. You must be careful when using it for long period’s of time though, the Apple Macbook Pro 2,2ghz and get very warm. Most all laptop’s generate a lot of heat when they are used for long periods of time, but for some reason it felt like to me that the Macbook got a lot warmer than my PC. But besides that no issues, great buy!

The Apple Macbook Pro is probably Apple’s most popular and famous laptop. They did their best to combine both form and function in a total package that assists power users. This particular laptop has a 2 GHz quad-core Intel i7 processor with 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive, an Intel HD Graphics 3000 along with an AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256 MB of RAM. The machine itself is extremely sturdy thanks to Apple’s patented unibody aluminum design. The laptop is carved out of one solid piece of aluminum to provide strength and stability that most other laptops seem to lack. Everything is clean on the laptop, including the closing mechanism. It’s actually a hidden magnet that helps keep the lid locked shut. The keyboard has been upgraded and is now a special chiclet key style keyboard to aid in typing. The coolest feature that this laptop has is the ability to toggle between the graphics cards. When doing normal day-to-day tasks, the Intel graphics card does the brunt of the work. This helps save on battery life and allows it to run cooler. When it’s time to run a heavy graphical program or game, the computer will switch to the AMD Radeon HD 6750M for maximum power. This sucks the battery life faster, but it gives a huge boost in graphical power. The 15’’ is probably one of the best models in the entire lineup as it’s not too small, and it’s not too big. The 13’’ is a bit small for certain tasks, especially when you start using the professional applications such as Logic Pro. The 17’’ has some nice extra screen space, but I find it’s a huge pain to travel with given its bulkier size. If you’re in the need for a new Apple laptop, I highly recommend picking up this model.

The Apple Macbook is the lower tier laptop that Apple seems to be phasing out at the moment of this review. There are tons of different ones, but I’ll be reviewing the 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo version of this computer. It features 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, a 250 GB hard drive, a SuperDrive and an NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card. The computer itself is not bad, but it’s pretty overpriced given that it’s using yesteryear’s hardware. The body itself is quite a bit thicker than the Macbook Pro, and it’s not as strong since it’s a Polycarbonate body instead of a unibody aluminum design. The screen itself is pretty nice, and it’s on par with the Macbook Pro. However, it starts to go a bit downhill from here. While the processor is older, it doesn’t mean it’s slow. It’s still fairly fast and can handle most tasks at hand. The issue occurs once you start running a professional 64-bit DAW and pushing the processor. It’s during this time that you realize the Macbook Pro with its newer processor is faster and snappier. Given its price point and hardware, this laptop is soley focused at those who are on a tight budget. The people that own these are generally entry level Apple users who either cannot afford the newer ones or can’t be bothered with the latest hardware. These are extremely popular on school campuses, but it’s kind of ironic that Apple doesn’t offer as big of a student discount on these as they do their other computers. If you’re in the market for an Apple laptop, I recommend trying to save up for the Macbook Pro as it’s a nicer machine, has the latest hardware and will be a better investment in the long run. If you don’t have to have the latest and greatest, the Macbook might work for you.

The Apple Macbook pro 13"3 2,26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo is personally my favorite laptop of them all. It's performance, sound, utilities, programs, etc. It's all just too good. What I love about this laptop is the way it works with all the programs. Everything runs so smooth it's a great experience. I also love the sound and image quality. Everything about it is amazing and it's easy to move around. I consider it my work station because i pretty much do everything on it. It does have small cons like all the things in the world. Sometimes, the MacBook lags, because of all the running programs and sometimes it just doesn't respond to anything, but this is only because of all the programs I have. I don't really see this as a problem, since if you overload the machine, that's what will happen and it only happens sometimes. The value of it is excellent. I know 1200 dollars is really a lot of money, but it's the cheapest out there and it's great. You don't want to buy the old MacBooks to make music because of their poor performance and the Apple Macbook pro 13"3 2,26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo is probably the best choice. Some may argue that the desktop Macs and the other versions are better, but you can't move them around so easily and their performance isn't that big of a difference, it just has a lot more space which isn't a big of a deal since the Apple Macbook pro 13"3 2,26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo has about 120 GB of space. If you want to be a DJ/Producer you need a portable machine. The sound quality couldn't be better. When you listen with headphones, the sound quality is excellent. When you play the sound out through the MacBook's speakers, it's pretty good, you can hear all of the song except for low frequency sounds like the bass among others. This was my first Mac model I tried. Before, I had a Windows laptop, and it's nothing compared to the Apple Macbook pro 13"3 2,26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. You should definitely buy this laptop out of all of them, it will change your life.

What do I like most? EVERYTHING! This computer is super fast (every action I notice is faster than my macbook 2.2ghz 4gb ram), has excellent graphics capabilities (I run Windows 7 on Bootcamp and play all the latest games on the highest settings and it runs flawlessly), super fast bus speed (for running samples on external HDD) amazing multitasking capabilites, excellent craftsmanship (all aluminum/glass unibody) and it just looks so darn sexy. The only thing I didn't like about this computer was the trackpad not having a button (the whole track pad is now the button) like my old macbook. But, after using this for a week, my old macbook feels awkward so I guess I have adapted and honestly, its very nice to have such a large trackpad instead. I paid around $2400 for this baby which was a heck of a lot, but when you need a super powered computer that can also fit in your backpack and is also a Mac, then the high price tag doesn't seem so ridiculous. The precision and sound quality is extremely improved over my macbook. Mainly because of the position of the speakers (next to the keyboard in the new model). When it comes to my audio work, I use a RME FireFace 800 and since this new Macbook Pro has firewire 800, the speed/connection between the computer and the Fireface is twice as fast and solid. I looked at a few other macbook pros but after reading the bench tests on the new i7 Cores I had to have this one. Yes I would definitely make the same choice again. This computer is definitely strong enough to hold its own for the next couple of years, which seems to be a hard thing to say about most computers. I spent this same amount on a Compaq laptop back in 2000 (boy was I naive then) and it was virtually useless 3 years later (64mb of ram, ughh!). Once SSD drives come down in price and I also install the 8gb ram upgrade, I don't think I will need a faster computer for the rest of my life.....but I'm sure in 5 years that will all change. A final note for Ableton users: I use this macbook Pro to run over 20 virtual instruments (10 of which are grabbing samples off an EXT HDD), 3 send channels 2 of which have looping stations and all 3 have an instance of Artillery 2 (awesome plugin) by sugar bytes, tons of clips/samples and 8 real instruments (2 Vocals, Rhodes, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, two synths,) all being run into a looper and it never reaches over 30% cpu usage. I LOVE IT!!!!!!

I have had this laptop for 3 months now. What do I like about it most....? EVERYTHING!! Especially how compatible this thing is. Just about every program you can think of works on Apple computers thanks to the new programs that let you run Windows simultaneously with the MAC OSX. Other sweet features? For beginners and people who just want to print an idea, Garageband is amazing! Some might not agree, but before I got Logic 8, I was totally cool using this as my production suite. Again, I know its "small potatoes" compared to the nice Pro Suites, but they didn't skimp on the options, tools, effects, instruments and quality, so its great on many levels and I know many people who use it as there main program. I actually got Logic 8 recently, but you will have to read my review on that (its the best tool I have ever had for recording/producing music ever). What I like least about it? So far, nothing. I have owned PC Laptops in the past and this thing blows them away in every category. This is the only Apple laptop I have ever tried so I kinda went on a limb when I bought it, but I felt confident after reading lots of reviews and talking to my fellow musicians/producers who use them. I got mine used for a great deal, but even paying full price (go to apple's website and fill out the "Student Store" info and get an even better price) is worth every penny. If I didn't own it now, I would be saving up hardcore to get one immediately (i.e. eat only noodles, hitch hike to work, give plasma...haha, whatever it takes). If the one I have was lost/stolen or broken, I would first cry for a week straight, then do what I mentioned above again. Since this review didn't ask much of me, I am going to continue by telling you what I use this baby for. Main Uses- 1 Audio/Video Production- With Logic 8 you get so many options and features that you will spend hours, no, days learning and expanding your abilities. Logic is a monster, if you can tame it and get it on your side, then nothing will stop you from making very high quality music. As for plugin compatibility, my friend once described Mac's and Logic as "ladies of the night." Basically they are wide open for anyone or anything to come on in and party (hope thats not too offensive for the light hearted). I use a Presonus Firebox as my interface and it does a hell of job with virtually no setup. Just plug and play. I had to do a little setup when I used some plugins in standalone mode, which brings me to my next Main Use 2 Virtual Instrument - With the ton of VSTs I got with Logic and the other ones I have recently bought, I can show up to a gig with two midi controllers, two sustain pedals, two usb cables, my audio interface, a few audio cables and my laptop (everthing runs of usb/firewire power so the computer is the only thing I need to plug in, wow!!) and be fully capable of almost every sound, sample, and effect I could possibly need. If that sounds like a lot of equipment above, then you aren't a instrument nut like myself. To get all the sounds I needed for a live show pre laptop, I needed to fill my car and sometimes a friends car with synths, a 88 key rhodes, analog effects, huge amps, tons of cables and lots more. I am not a fool, a real rhodes is going to sound way better than most if not all emulations, but when you are gigging/practicing at least three days a week, its nice to have tons of options in a rig that ways all together 60lbs (88key midi controller is about 50lbs of that total). When I go bare minimum, I bring my laptop and my M Audio Axiom 61 and its enough for any keyboardist/sample manipulator to feel strong and full of sound. 3 Live recording- I do not own a multi channel Audio interface yet (minimum 8 channels) to do serious live recording, but when I do, this thing will have no trouble recording my band(s) live performances while I am using it to perform live (4gb ram is pretty key for this). 4 Audio synced Video Projection - Ever been to a show and the band has a huge projection of anime or clips of movies or just weirdness up behind them. Hook up a projector to this puppy and build/run some samples through Logic or Final cut express (comes with Logic studio) and you will be able to do the same. This is a lot of fun. Other uses I have decided to not worry about this aspect. There are so many little cool programs and devices that come with this computer that It would take to long to explain. If you are a serious musician who needs all of the tools I said earlier, then you need this computer (or one more powerful). It will blow your mind. Here is a reiteration of me and my laptop live Playing live VSTs, triggering drum samples and ambient samples, syncing visuals and projecting them on a large screen, recording the bands preformance, and playing songs from my itunes during set brakes.