topic Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro in Installation & update

MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Anonymous — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:49:37 GMT

I am currently using a MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.33GHZ and I am considering moving to the Latest MacPro. I know there will be performance improvments, but I would like to know if anyone can give me some advice on where to concentrate the upgrades. Does the video card from 256 to 512mb or more make a great bit of difference?

Is this worth the move?

Thanks.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Dwight — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:42:44 GMT

I went from a G5 with 256 Mb to a MacPro with that 512 card

The new machine goes faster but whether it is the faster processor or the xtra RAM or the 512 card - can't say.

I have the 512 card to drive up to 2, 30" displays. This is a factor for the larger card. How many pixels will you drive?

It does let me navigate large OpenGL views smoothly but no science on that, just a feeling.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:31:17 GMT

I have the 30" Cinema Display that I run as a main monitor in my office, then I just use the MBP elsewhere.

The biggest area that I want to see speed increases are the elevation regeneration and rendering time.

I just want to know of the MacPro (8 core) will make some significant impact.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Dwight — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:42:09 GMT

It will be a lot faster.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

jespizua — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:23:04 GMT

You will get another dimension working with a MacPro

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Erich — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:50:50 GMT

That would be time... the elusive 4th dimension in the architectural field.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Dwight — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:55:02 GMT

Erich wrote:
That would be time... the elusive 4th dimension in the architectural field.

But it is an illusion of time compression - because with a faster computer things don't get done any faster, it just seems that way.

Faster computer = bigger renderings in the same time, not smaller renderings faster.

My mother always told me "Everyone sees how well you did, nobody asks how long it took." She never worked in architecture.

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Erich — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT

Dwight wrote:
My mother always told me "Everyone sees how well you did, nobody asks how long it took." She never worked in architecture.

Of course is you put an architect in a sealed box does he/she work at all....

Are those snoring noises we hear?

Re: MacBook Pro to Mac Pro

Dwight — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:12:50 GMT

Erich wrote:
Dwight wrote:
My mother always told me "Everyone sees how well you did, nobody asks how long it took." She never worked in architecture.
Of course is you put an architect in a sealed box does he/she work at all....

Are those snoring noises we hear?

If an architect draws in the forest, and there is no one there to see, do his screams make a sound?