Re: [Avid-L2] OT Apple to replace my 2Ghz MacBook, yes?

Im not sure if someone mentioned it, but it's great for capture of SxS cards
from eg the XDXAM EX(!) line.

+46 73 789 73 42
kontakta.martin@gmail.com

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 21:50, RT <huipro@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

>
>
> In general, this works better with internal drives on towers, than laptops.
>
> I would not take this approach on any laptop with only 1 FW port. It
> means slower performance, No MOJO, no cameras/decks, conflicts with
> external FW media drives, burners, etc...
>
> Plus we have recently seen older Mac OS's fail to boot on newer laptops
> due to firmware updates.
>
> More good reasons to invest in a cardbus 34 port.
>
> RT
>
>
> Martin Thorbjörnsson wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > If you need Tiger to run older versions of eg Avid, it is possible to
> > run it
> > from an external drive. As far as I know it is possible to run it from
> > boot
> > camp so do it with an external drive. - OR - Run Avid on a boot camp
> > partition under Windows.
> >
> > +46 73 789 73 42
> > kontakta.martin@gmail.com <kontakta.martin%40gmail.com> <mailto:
> kontakta.martin%40gmail.com <kontakta.martin%2540gmail.com>>
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 22:03, RT <huipro@hawaii.rr.com<huipro%40hawaii.rr.com>
> > <mailto:huipro%40hawaii.rr.com <huipro%2540hawaii.rr.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > > Don't discount that Cardbus 34 slot so quickly. You asked about being
> > > future ready. Without it you will not be able to access HD via the MOJO
> > > DX or a range of other PCI-E devices, (including faster RAID storage).
> > > I doubt Tim has tested any of these.
> > >
> > > eSATA is only one of the tricks this express 34 slot can do (Sony
> > > SxS/AJA KiPro memory cards are another). There are more to come.
> > >
> > > Without it, and with only one Firewire port, you will be stuck in
> > the past.
> > >
> > > FWIW, the stock 15" graphics card is not qualified either.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.avid.com/resources/qualified/MediaComposer-Qualified-Apple-Workstations.pdf
> > <
> http://www.avid.com/resources/qualified/MediaComposer-Qualified-Apple-Workstations.pdf
> >
> > >
> > > At this point, I don't think I could recommend a Mac 15" at all.
> > >
> > > RT
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Dougherty wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Tim, that's especially helpful. BTW the 2009 MacBook Pro req
> OS
> > > > 10.5
> > > > Thanks all,
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >If you have Firewire 800, you will not miss the ExpressCard slot
> > > > >much. I tested DVCProHD material on my 2.16ghz 17" MacBook with
> > > > >USB, FW800 and eSata disks. With USB I got real time one or maybe
> > > > >two streams. (I can't remember, the test was over a year ago!)
> > > > >With eSata and FW I got one more stream than USB (i.e., 2 or 3).
> > > > >Things started choking on both fw800 and eSata after that.
> > > > >
> > > > >For straight file copies, eSata was significantly faster than
> > > > >FW800, but not for editing.
> > > > >
> > > > >As it turns out, I've only been editing SD stuff on the laptop
> > > > >since then...
> > > > >
> > > > >Tim Selander
> > > > >Tokyo, Japan
> > > > >
> > > > >Paul Dougherty wrote:
> > > > >> This question is made complicated and maybe a bit silly because it
> > > > >> hinges on options for using my MacBook Pro 15 for Avid editing
> > which
> > > > >> I do a little now, but not in earnest.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Here's the deal, my 3 year old MacBook Pro 2Ghz (ATY RadeonX1600)
> > > > >> keeps shutting down when running on a battery. Still under
> > AppleCare
> > > > >> it has been serviced locally three times and twice by the Apple
> > Depot
> > > > >> to no avail. Apple just offered me a replacement (15-inch,
> 2.53GHz,
> > > > >> Mid 2009) which does not have an ExpressCard slot and I'm guessing
> > > > >> has an inferior integrated gfx card.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I've done some SD dv editing on the MacBook, it seems unlikely I'd
> > > > >> take the plunge for a SATA solution and card since I'm happy to
> run
> > > > >> Avid on a Mac tower and don't think I'll ever really need a
> > full-tilt
> > > > >> portable Avid.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I surrender the ExpressCard but get a faster MacBook with a
> > firewire
> > > > >> 800 port instead of the existing 400. Any thoughts about what
> > others
> > > > >> would do, esp. weighing (yes, vague) future Avid editing options?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thanks in advance,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Paul Dougherty
> > > > >>
> > > > >> p.s. In an age of belt-tightening I'm running MC soft 2.7 with OS
> > > > >> 10.4.11 on my G5 tower and had my MacBook mirroring that
> > set-up, I'm
> > > > >> hoping to do the same with the new 2.53GHz
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ------------------------------------
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Search the complete Avid-L archives at:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/
> > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/>
> > > > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/
> > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/>>>http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/
> > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/>
> > > > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/
> > <http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/>>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> The Avid L2, Where the Answers are.Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

Search the complete Avid-L archives at:

http://archives.itg.uiuc.edu/avid/

The Avid L2, Where the Answers are.Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Avid-L2-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Avid-L2-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Avid-L2-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/