News / MacBook Pro
-
Goodbye epic back ache, or the end of the 17 inch MacBook Pro era
Hidden away within a torrent of updates and announcements at Apple's WWDC 2012 was the news that they are discontinuing the 17-inch MacBook Pro (a machine which I am writing this post on!) I am a lover and user of this desktop replacement laptop. Do you realize what this discontinuation means? If the logic board fries on this laptop while writing this post it will never even exist! All joking aside the 17-inch MacBook Pro's disappearance is a little more than a personal problem, its a community problem. While the laptop has traditionally been unpopular with consumers, professionals and special...
-
Buying a New MacBook Pro? Maybe hold off for a little bit . . .
Just a couple months ago I bought a new MacBook Pro (2.8ghz i7) for use at school and with music projects, such as Not MJ but I also learned a very valuable tip for anybody planning a MacBook Pro purchase. Make sure a new model isn't about to hit the streets I ran into a little bit of trouble because originally I had purchased the (at the time) top of the line 17" MacBook Pro. Not even a full week later Apple announced faster processors (the 2.8 ghz i7) replacing the machine I had just purchased. I weighed my options...
-
2.8 ghz i7 macbook pro shipping time
by firewire New Hardware, New Posts to follow? Well it's been a while since I've actually posted something serious here, but with good reason! Mid term season is upon us; I am just getting over all the work and a pretty rough cold too! I also just ordered one of the 2.8 ghz i7 MacBook Pro's direct from Apple. Currently I estimate it to arrive around November 3, but it hasn't been built yet so its tricky to say still. Anyways, I've been procrastinating my last piece of school work long enough so I must be off! Later!
-
Studio Tour
By Alex Massaad A few months back I made a quick studio video showing the spaace where I record music, you can check outthe tour of the lab but I have something new to show you. The video of the lab was shot back in April. Since that point I have made a few upgrades, and room changes. [caption id="attachment_787" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New Studio Set Up"][/caption] In this setup I'm using KRK Rokit8's with an ERGO for room geometry correction. My main system is a Macbook Pro with an HD external monitor. Also hanging on the walls are home-made Ready...