{"id":8320,"date":"2010-12-20T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T15:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=8320"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:35:27","slug":"we-live-macs-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/8320-we-live-macs-too\/","title":{"rendered":"We Live Macs Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8324\" title=\"me_live_macs_image\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image.jpg\" alt=\"We live macs too\" width=\"300\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image-73x120.jpg 73w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image-197x323.jpg 197w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image-116x190.jpg 116w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image-73x120@2x.jpg 146w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/me_live_macs_image-116x190@2x.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The iPod was on its third generation of monochromatic display glory, and the PowerMac G5 was new.\u00a0 It was early 2004 and that was the last time I purchased a \u201cMactop\u201d before I recently jumped into an Intel based Mac laptop this December. My trusty six year old PowerBook G4 still kicks, and while it no longer kicks butt processor-wise, it\u2019s still a very viable computer, aside from not being able to view You Tube videos due to the Mactop\u2019s lack of a hardware decoder.<\/p>\n<p>That trusty PowerBook really served me well. It went to events in California and London with me and I\u2019ve used it to record many hours of audio, edited a fair amount of video, and created thousands of web pages with associated imagery. Despite rigorous use, the PowerBook has never failed me aside from normal maintenance with a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Apple\/Laptop\/Batteries\">NewerTech Battery replacement<\/a> (years before I worked here at OWC), and a hard drive swap out not due to failure, but rather just being smart about replacing original <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/hard-drives\/2.5-Notebook\/\">2.5&#8243; drive<\/a> since it was five years old.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m no hardware curmudgeon though&#8230;. I got an iMac in late 2008 to replace a 2003 PowerMac G5 so I could do things only an Intel Mac can do, plus my personal fleet of computers was aging, so it was time to begin the replacement process. The G5 proved just as reliable as the PowerBook. The darn thing keeps ticking&#8230; and now serves as a secure internet computing station at my parents house.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Why keep a desktop and a laptop? Well, that\u2019s just my thing&#8230; being a web designer, graphics person, and video editor (rare of late), I think of my computers as a mechanic thinks of their tools. I need some tools in one place, and others that are portable. I also view the Macs as tools for honing and continuing to ply my skills. My tool chest also includes too many iDevices to name briefly, but let&#8217;s just say I could have a mini museum of the last decade of Apple products and have a pretty thorough list.<\/p>\n<p>I only ever sold two of my Macs. The first I sold was my first laptop&#8230; a tangerine iBook 10GB, which I really regret selling and would love to acquire one that\u2019s in decent-good condition. (I lost my latest eBay bid for a pristine one&#8230; sigh&#8230;) The second Mac I sold was my Graphite iBook which I sold for just a tad under what I paid for it to step up to the Titanium PowerBook&#8230; which I still have and it still works perfectly with, you guessed it, a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Apple\/Laptop\/Batteries\">NewerTech battery replacement <\/a>and newish <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/hard-drives\/2.5-Notebook\/\">2.5&#8243; drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I used the Titanium for three years before picking up the Aluminum 15&#8243; AL FW800 in the spring of 2004. It was a \u201crefreshed\u201d model at an Apple store which meant \u201creturned\u201d and I saved like $800 on the thing. Apple no longer sells \u201crefreshed\u201d items at their stores from what I can tell (boo).<\/p>\n<p>I chose a similar purchase path for my latest Mactop, the 2010 MacBook Pro 13&#8243;. I got it refurbished from Apple saving $180 and used those savings to upgrade the machine with an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC 60GB SSD<\/a> installed via the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/data+doubler\">OWC Data Doubler<\/a>&#8230; an awesome metal drive\/adapter bracket that allows you to replace the optical drive with a second hard drive; or in my case, the award winning <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a>. I also purchased an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/Other%20World%20Computing\/8566DDR3S8GP\/\">OWC 8GB memory kit<\/a>. I was purchasing the memory regardless of the memory in the refurb being new, but I saved huge over having Apple upgrade it to 8GB for $400&#8230;.as the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/memory\/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro\/Upgrade\/DDR3\">OWC price on such memory is only $114<\/a> (ka-ching!)<\/p>\n<p>Having a second Mac available also lets me share my iMac\u2019s DVD\/CD drive over the network if I ever need a CD drive for the Mactop, or I could buy one of many external <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/optical-drives\/superdrives\/\">CD\/DVD\/Blu-ray options<\/a> OWC has if I really start needing an optical drive again. It\u2019s nice to know there are options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Go With An SSD You Ask?<br \/>\n<\/strong>It\u2019s the biggest performance upgrade you can do to any computer, period. I chose to go with the smaller and more affordable laptop and power it up with <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC\u2019s SSD<\/a> to get performance levels near or exceeding a stock i5 equipped MacBook Pro 15&#8243;. I saved $800 from the stock 15&#8243; MacBook Pro and that&#8217;s without a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/\">memory<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a> upgrade. So in the end, I saved $800 and powered up the 13&#8243; with <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a> power and <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/memory\/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro\/Upgrade\/DDR3\">OWC Memory<\/a> for a mere $300, that\u2019s pretty sweet. It\u2019s especially sweet having a Mactop with two drives.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to disparge the 15&#8243;. It\u2019s an awesome machine in it\u2019s own right. But I was able to save tremendously with the well powered 13&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Savings tip: <\/strong>if you\u2019re looking at an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a> and are even considering a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/data+doubler\">Data Doubler<\/a>, just pick up the Data Doubler now. OWC Larry\u2019s done some great bundle deals with the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a> and cutting the cost of the Data Doubler in half or more when bundled!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s A Sandy Bridge<br \/>\n<\/strong>What made me act fast on the MacBook Pro 13&#8243; is the strong rumor that new MacBook Pros are just around the corner with Intel\u2019s new \u201cSandy Bridge\u201d architecture. The prevailing rumor is that the integrated Intel graphics chip will be used for MacBook and MacBook Pro 13&#8243;, and only the 15&#8243; and 17&#8243; MacBook Pros will continue to get a dedicated NVidia graphics card. I took my chances knowing that if that\u2019s the case, the existing lineup of MacBook Pro 13&#8243; models with an NVidia video chipset would be in short supply as everyone who was thinking of getting one will jump at what\u2019s left.<\/p>\n<p>For the lower-end laptops, if this rumor holds true, then those models will be left with a video card capability deemed \u201cgood enough\u201d by Intel and Apple, and may indeed be something good down the road, but definitely a downgrade in the immediate future. Again, it\u2019s just a rumor, but I took my chances and decided to get the computer I wanted now, versus having to buy a more expensive one later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So How\u2019d The Install Go?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Let me just say I\u2019m a huge fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/installvideos\/\">install videos<\/a>. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what\u2019s 12,000 frames of video worth? A lot, as it turns out. Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/installvideos\/\">OWC Install Video<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/data+doubler\">OWC Data Doubler<\/a>, I was able to review the install video before purchase, and then use the video as a step-by-step guide during the install. The videos made the decision to upgrade and the upgrade itself fairly simple. Being able to see the amount of pressure it takes to detach cable connectors and remove the optical bay were a tremendous help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Results<br \/>\n<\/strong>I xbenched the MacBook Pro 13&#8243; before and after <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/internal_storage\/Mercury_Extreme_SSD_Sandforce\/Solid_State_Pro\">OWC SSD<\/a> install and got some interesting numbers. Of course, the drive speed is off the hook, but there were some speed bumps in the processor tests that I wasn\u2019t expecting. Here\u2019s some of the highlights:<\/p>\n<p><strong>xbench \u201cdisk test\u201d score totals<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pre OWC SSD total: 49.75<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With OWC SSD: 229.81 (whoa)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>xbench \u201cCPU test\u201d score totals (yup the processor got faster)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pre OWC SSD total: 150.42<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With OWC SSD: 169.38<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>xbench \u201cCPU Test vecLib FFT test\u201d score totals<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pre OWC SSD total: 2.88 Gflop\/sec<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With OWC SSD: 3.68 Gflop\/sec (almost a whole Gflop faster!)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>(I can hear McFly \u201cWhat\u2019s a GigaFlop?\u201d \u00a0Speed, Marty&#8230; speed.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>xbench \u201cThread Test Computation\u201d score totals<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pre OWC SSD total: 6.45 Mops\/sec<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With OWC SSD: 9.72 Mops\/sec (dang, over 3Mops\/sec faster)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>xbench \u201coverall score\u201d total<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pre OWC SSD total: 124.51<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With OWC SSD: 168.24<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s a 26% overall system performance boost!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Granted, if you do more drive intensive stuff you\u2019ll get crazy 4.6X gains on purely drive based tasks, but the fact that an SSD will improve processor speed is huge.<\/p>\n<p>At OWC, we don\u2019t just sell the best <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\">storage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/\">memory<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/\">accessories<\/a> for the Mac and iDevices, we live this tech too! So when you buy your next Mac\/iDevice upgrade from OWC, chances are we\u2019ve been living with it and are enjoying the ride with &#8216;ya.<\/p>\n<p>So, when\u2019s my next slated Mactop purchase?\u00a02016.\u00a0Seriously!<\/p>\n<p>These latest computers are so fast it\u2019s sick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iPod was on its third generation of monochromatic display glory, and the PowerMac G5 was new.\u00a0 It was early 2004 and that was the last time I purchased a \u201cMactop\u201d before I recently jumped into an Intel based Mac laptop this December. 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