So imagine my surprise when I began to study the results of Macworld Labs’ performance tests on the new notebooks: the new $2,499 version of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, with a 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor, outpaced its similarly priced predecessor, which had a 2.16GHz Core Duo chip, by 30 to even 40 percent in tests with very real applications such as Adobe Photoshop CS2 (running on Apple’s Rosetta code-translation technology), Compressor, and iTunes. If you can, go to the local Apple Store and test-drive the Macs there, just to see what you like.Apple says that its latest MacBook Pro laptops, equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo processors in place of the Core Duo chips that powered the first generation of the family, “deliver performance that is up to 39 percent faster.” Based on past experience with the company’s benchmark boasts, I expected to find myself writing, in effect, “Sure, but you’ll never see anything close to that in real life.” Note, however, that Photoshop will be really slow, no matter which intel mac you get, because it's under Rosetta. I'd get it with the upgraded processor and gfx card, then use whatever is left over to buy RAM from a 3rd party, which will cost much less than Apple RAM. It takes up less space, and costs less than the Mac Pro, and it has a bigger screen and more power than the MacBook Pro. Plus, laptops are not the best for gaming. The MacBook Pro is portable, but the screen is a lot smaller than what you'll get with an iMac or Mac Pro. Then again, it's probably your most costly option, especially if you don't have a good display. The Mac Pro may even be a better investment, because you could upgrade it much more than you could with say, an iMac. The Mac Pro is obviously the fastest computer that you'll get for that money, but you'd also need a good screen for your work, which adds a lot.
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