Macbook 2.0GHz Performance

What kind of performance am I looking at with one of those new black Macbook 2.0 GHz?

Edward,
I get flying performance from my MB ,much, much faster that my old PB! People have been saying that it runs like a dual 2 G5, but I can't guarantee that though. Equally, this can be very dependant on how much RAM you have, seed of HD etc. Take a look in the benchmark threads and I'm sure you'll find some answers. If there isn't an MB in there, take the results for a 2.0 MBP. They should preform pretty much exactly the same for Logic..

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I'm from the Philippines. I've been a Windows PC user for around 10 years. I figured it's time to replace my old Pentium III 500MHz/Win98SE with a newer system to keep up with highter system requirements set forth by newer applications.
The features I looked for include portability, performance, connectivity (built-in WiFi & Bluetooth) and value (not too expensive). I'm initially leaning towards getting another Windows XP-based platform because Windows-based apps are readily available here and getting tech support for the Mac would be a little prob. Also, I just can't afford to leave behind some applications that are somehoew inexistent in the Mac world, but the mere thought that the PC world would soon be shifting to Vista kinda turned me off. Nobody wants to buy a new notebook that would suddenly become obsolete in just a few months or so.
However, everything changed when online research led me to Apple's homepage (www.apple.com), where I discovered Mac's latest wonder: the Macbook. I heared about the Mac OS X's reputation for stability and performance. They say Macs are less prone to worms & viruses too since most of these things were designed specificically to infect Windows-based platforms. Looks like this is it for me. I'll be getting a MacBook 2.0GHz soon.
I must admit that what primarily attracted me to the Intel-powered Macbook is the fact that it could now run two operating systems thru "Boot Camp" or Parallels For Mac. Two applications that would give me the capability to run Mac OS X and Windows XP on a single platform. It's like having the best of both worlds.
For me, this is really great news but I still have questions though. The Macbook is a new release, so I'm still iffy about purchasing it as new technology is notorious for having many annoying quirks and kinks that need to be smoothed out.
My question is... What are the PROS and CONS of using BootCamp and Parallels respectively? Is Parallels better than the other? Which one would you recommend? Should I decide to install both, will there be any hitches?
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I'll be making the big switch soon.
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I would recommend that you have 2.0 GB of RAM, because while you're running Parallels, you have 2 OS's operating at the same time. But the ability to switch back and forth between the two OS's, share files, cut and paste - well, it's simply awesome, and well worth any extra cost.

Macbook 2.0GHz or Macbook Pro 2.33GHz

Bang for buck what would be the best buy of these 2 with 2 Gig RAM ... Macbook 2.0GHz or Macbook Pro 2.33GHz.
With the saving I could upgrade to Logic Pro.
Anyone using a Macbook 2.0GHz out there with 2 Gig Ram?

The 2GHz MBP is better than the old twin G5. I am using a G5 still and have used a friends MBP and been astonished as to how good it is. It's easy always to go for the max of everything but, if the 2GHz allows you to get Logic Pro as well, then it's a no-brainer. You will be happy with that combo for a good long time.
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Are the older MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 802.11N ready?

I'm looking into buying an "older" or "last generation" MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
I seem to remember reading that even though it's 802.11g ready, there is a firmware update to bring it up to 802.11N...True or False?
If True were would I find that info?
Many Thanks!

Not sure if the older models have n or not...
But if they don't you can purchase the "n" function from the apple store:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=36A 3C0EC&nplm=D4141ZM/A

New refurb MacBook 2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo shutting down...help!

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Are you sure its running Jaguar? Maybe you meant leopard?
Have you charged the battery already? Try to connect the power adapter and see if that allows you to turn on the computer longer. If the same issue persists, reset the SMC following these steps:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

Lion and Apple MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (13-inch Black) MA701LL/A

Anyone here tried to upgrade the MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (13-inch Black) MA701LL/A Laptop/Notebook to Lion?
I wonder if this laptop has enough power to support Lion. So far I upgraded the memory to its max of 2G.
according to this page:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256
it should work, but i wanted to get some feedback from users.
thx

That folder with a question mark means your computer can't find the hard drive. It's possible the drive is physically damaged, but it may also be an error in the system files that has the computer "lost."
Do you have your install discs handy? If so, pop in Install Disc 1 and hold the C key while booting the computer. Once the Installer loads, choose "disk Utility" from the Utilities menu. Does your Hard drive appear? If so, choose the Repair Disk option. If you see any messages saying something can't be repaired, post the messages here. Also check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive; this is in the lower right corner of the window.
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~Lyssa

Macbook 2.0ghz Kernel Panic

Hi everyone,
I am hoping someone can shed some light on the following:
First Panic
Description: Panic (system crashes) log
Size: 2.35 KB
Last Modified: 6/28/06 5:40 AM
Location: /Library/Logs/panic.log
Recent Contents: Sun Jun 4 14:17:56 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0018FABB): pmap_remove: null pv_list!
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0xb0e3ab4 : 0x128b5e (0x3bbf84 0xb0e3ad8 0x131bbc 0x0)
0xb0e3af4 : 0x18fabb (0x3bf13c 0x10000000 0xb0e3b34 0x16)
0xb0e3b34 : 0x191e3c (0x26ecd70 0x18e00000 0xd24000 0xd25000)
0xb0e3b84 : 0x187b58 (0x26ecd70 0x120d5000 0x0 0x220d5000)
0xb0e3bb4 : 0x398206 (0x2893550 0x120d5000 0x10000000 0x3b09a9)
0xb0e3bf4 : 0x397f1c (0x1c1d9c0 0x1bd7e18 0x0 0x0)
0xb0e3c34 : 0x987139 (0x1cf8e00 0x1bd7e18 0x0 0x1)
0xb0e3e74 : 0x9872eb (0x2112400 0x1 0xb0e3ec4 0x781297)
0xb0e3ec4 : 0x584a03 (0x2112400 0x706f7772 0x1 0x12a305)
0xb0e3f54 : 0x584a92 (0x2112400 0x0 0xb0e3f74 0x19ca02)
0xb0e3f84 : 0x13d683 (0x0 0x0 0x134aec 0xb0e3fd8)
0xb0e3fd4 : 0x197a29 (0x0 0x0 0x2a6bd48 0x4a1000) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer(4.2.8)@0x97d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x574000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.2.0)@0x600000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x574000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.0)@0x565000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.6.2: Thu Apr 13 18:48:29 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.59.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Second Panic
Wed Jun 28 05:40:45 2006
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack) Unaligned frame
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x400d
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.6.2: Thu Apr 13 18:48:29 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.59.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019C337): Panic double fault (CPU:0, code:0x8, trace_trap:0x0),registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00003ffd, CR3: 0x00d19000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x05670003, EBX: 0x05670003, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000000
ESP: 0x00004001, EBP: 0x0000400d, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x0296cc10
EFL: 0x00010082, EIP: 0x001a1230
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x425efc : 0x128b5e (0x3bbf84 0x425f20 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x425f3c : 0x19c337 (0x3c1208 0x0 0x8 0x0)
0x425fec : 0x1984cb (0x8 0x0 0x0 0xd1f000) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.6.2: Thu Apr 13 18:48:29 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.59.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
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I have attempted to replicate the problem numerous times to no avail. Called Apple Care and they were of no help (told me to reset the PMU). I haven't had the problem since the 10.4.7 update, so am hoping it fixed the issue?
Macbook 2.0ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

There isn't much there that points to a direct cause, but the unloaded kext was for USB, so do you have any third-party USB devices connected? If you do then disconnect them to see if it helps. If not then I would consider running the hardware diagnostics to see if there is a hardware cause.
How to run hardware diagnostics for an Intel Mac
Boot from your original OS X Installer Disc One that came with your computer. After the chime press and hold down the "D" key until the diagnostic screen appears. Run the extended tests for a minimum of two or three hours. If any error messages appear note them down as you will need to report them to the service tech when you take the computer in for repair.
Some "common" error indicators:
SNS - sensor error
MEM - memory error
HDD - hard disk drive error
MOT - fan error
Newer models no longer require the installer disc to run diagnostics. But the rest of the procedure is the same.

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Will ram from a MacBook 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo work on a MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo?
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My fiancee just sent her MacBook 2.0Ghz, purchased about two months ago, in due to a sudden and total failure... screen went black, no response to any of the usual diagnostic and recovery tricks. She shipped it in, and the repair ticket came back reporting that they'd replaced the motherboard. At least, after years of reading service-ese, that's what I gleaned... just listed an Apple part number that didn't turn up in any good searched, PCBA (printed circuit board assembly), M42A. Nosing around, this means they replaced the motherboard (they also listed replacing the heat sink, which would make sense if they put a new MB in and kept the old Core2Duo CPU).
What weirded me out was that the symptoms (sudden total failure, no response to power switch or anything else) made me think it was a failure in the power supply, but they didn't replace the internal power controller (I know this because the MagSafe connector still had the crud on it it had when it left here).
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The unit is back in my fiancee's hands (which is cool, because her endless support questions once she was forced to go back to her Windows XP Hewlett-Packard desktop were driving her -- and me -- to suicide) and I am once again pleased with Apple's ASCs, but I was just curious about it.
Turtle
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Hi turtle,
Apple as other pc maker are required to have part stocked for several years after they discontinued their product, so I guess they still producing the same motherboard.
Maybe they have slightly changed here and there to patch the imperfect design but not totally changed everything around, maybe they just upgrade the firmware on the new motherboard.
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btw, i've mentioned this before on this forum, but I was at an apple briefing earlier this year in paris put on by apple for audio industry pros. it was run by a great german guy from the original emagic who still works in the logic team, and he had parallel setups of a G5 quad and a macbook pro (1st gen). the mac pro desktop was not out yet. basically, the laptop was not far behind quad's performance, running a big logic song with many audio tracks, lots of instruments and EXS vienna orchestra instances, all with a good quality H264 video file playing in logic. the MBPs disk performance was working a lot harder... but, it was all running on the internal drive, including sample streaming, so that should not come as a surprise. of course it's not ideal to work that way, but to see it could be done was impressive to say the least. so, it follows that these machines especially the new ones really do outperform dual processor and dual core G5s in real world running of logic situations.
if you're interested, there's a thread here somewhere of people playing a logic song with instances of sculpture playing 16 note polyphony constantly. this is of course a much less balanced test than what I saw at the briefing, but in terms of seeing processing grunt for CPU-intensive audio instruments, it's enlightening. the MBPs are getting higher plug in and polyphony counts than the dual G5s, and also the quad, unless people use the node trick to make the quad use its extra cores more effectively.

MacBook Pro poor performance in relation to NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

Hi All who may be having similar issues.
I am now on my third replacement custom Macbook Pro 2.66GHz with 7200rpm hardrive and 4Gb of ram, and yes am so peeved that this has happened again. I am aware of the article in the 'Inquirer' about the 'bad bumps' of the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT in these machines and realise it is not all but from the various postings and refurbished MacBook Pro's... quite a volume!
First off i also own an older powerPC imac 1.8GHz 2GB Ram and at my work use a 3.0GHz Mac Pro with 6Gb of Ram and a 2008 imac intel 2.4GHz with 4Gb of Ram. I am fully competent and primarily use for photographic programs such as capture one, photoshop, lightroom, Aperture and these new MacBook Pro modes has failed me in so many ways
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the issue?
make sure you are on the higher performance graphics card.
simple test.. take a screen grab( of anything in safari or even of the desktop) and press fn+F11 or however you configure your keypad to go to the desktop. you may notice nothing happens.. try again.. wait. you will see a delay and the commands follow when the computer catches up.
if all my other computers i use can do the easiest of tasks why can't this? seems incredible to me!
also after installing any of the above mentioned software and beginning processing raw files(in all the programs to make sure there was no software issue) the computer becomes very hot.. i get beach balling and regular crashes.. also the fact that my computers at work seem to work amazingly well with the above software versions. To add note, all machines have up to date apple software.
In the first machine i had it got so bad the dock disappeared and spaces crashed..the track pad froze and that was it. it took forever to start up and shut down.. it appeared to work on the lower performance setting intially but over time became buggy and crashed on that side too!
these last 2 models have behaved exactly the same... all the same custom configurations i have mentioned above.But i have recognised the problem straight off and asked apple for replacements.. i am now on the third and will call them tomorrow with the same issue. I just want a machine that works smoothly and reflects the price i have paid for it.
Has anyone else experiences this? any support or advice would be deeply appreciated.. i can't keep getting dodgy Shanghi custom models!!

I read your thread Nee Kun.. and thanks, yes that is the basics of my problem, but that is just a major signal that something is seriously wrong. The screen grab is the first test to see if a new MacBook Pro computer may have this underlying issue. what i found with my first 2 models was, this issue then developed into all the other issues i have described in my original post, so its not really the screen grab i am bothered about... however annoying it is.. but the fact that these machines over time on the higher performance graphics card become disfunctional and crash periodically say every 20 min of light photography retouching and processing then there is something that is fundamentally flawed in these over priced and under tested machines. i'm not a happy bunny.
However, I have been in discussions with apple and they are listening to my issue and we are trying to resolved it, but if not... it will have to be some form of compensation as i simply cannot do any high end work on these machines that a 3yr old powerbook, 5 yr power PC imac and all all the new range of imacs and mac pro's i have access to can! it is utterly bewildering!
hmmmm... will post an update as and when.

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I'm considering buying a MacBook and wondered if Aperture runs on the 2.0GHz version or not since it does not have a graphics card.
Thanks,

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My biggest gripes with Aperture 1.1.x have been, in order:
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/Eirik
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I have the same setup as you, with mainly 9 and 16MB
Nikon D2H and D200 RAW files, and would agree that
there is a marked improvement. Although, being
cautious I am only testing on a small 'copy' library
with 5000 images, before going full time 1.5.
I've got about ~30.000 images in my library. Took about 40 minutes to convert on the MacBook (not Pro), where the library resides on an external FW drive. Picture browsing etc. is markedly faster than before.
I allowed the preview generating process to run overnight. It's done now.
I am not looking forward to creating previews
for 300GB libraries, but should mean that I can stop
using Portfolio.
Enjoy. But it's not as hard as it sounds. And you can keep working while it generates previews (in the background).
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Hi
I have the 2.0ghz macbook, £699 from PCworld.co.uk and I've just spotted the 2.1ghz, white, priced at £789: I'm buying a macbook for my nephew so it would be good toknow which is better...
http://tinyurl.com/2g2d4p
Is there a huge difference between these two computers?
I am a complete newbie to macs (although a complete convert as they rock!) but I'm really confused as mine says it's a 2.1 but the specs are for a 2.0. Am I just reading this wrong? I've copy/pasted this from my computer:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B06
SMC Version: 1.17f0
Serial Number: W8734HN5Z5V
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
It says it's a macbook 2.1 but it has only a 2.0ghz processer, I am completely confused...
It's only another £90 so would it be worthwhile paying a little bit extra? Is the £789 macbook a better computer, will it last longer, perform better over time?
Lots of uestions, sorry for being a newbie, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Karen

Hey Karen -
I think that you misunderstood my comment. I was merely referring to the statement from your Hardware Overview that mentioned the fact that you indeed had a 2.0 MacBook to clarify the confusion that you had in reading your specs.
The processor speed is not an upgradable item. You would need to get a new MacBook in order to increase you processor speed.
The RAM (you have 1GB) and your Hard Drive (unknown size) are the only upgrades that can be made to your MacBook.
Don't waste your time with Mac for Dummies....instead, if you are famiar with using MS Windows, go here: http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
Hope this helps.

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Macbook Pro 15"
Late model 2010 (December)
2.66 GHz Intel Core i7
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500GB HDD (437GB/37GB Mac HDD/Bootcamp)
Hi,
When I got my MBP in Dec 2010, it was very snappy running Snow Leopard.
My initial upgrade to Lion (Apple's version of MS Vista? LOL) had issues, I restored from Time Machine, but eventually got it installed. Almost immediately, the performance drastically reduced.
Eventually, I took it into Apple, they re-installed Lion from scratch (wiped the hard disk), and I did a partial restore from Time Machine. There's no guarantee I didn't regress some system files from my Time Machine backup.
The install of Mountain Lion was uneventful - the app store upgrade ran fine.
I was also getting a number of kernel panics, which were eventually isolated to (I think?) the GPU. Apple replaced the GPU under the Apple Care warrantee.
So, ever since moving off the original operating system, my MBP has had horrid performance. Some days worse than others, but lately very bad.
However, the timing could be a coincidence - I have also installed a number of third party tools (as we all do), and my HDD has 12GB out of 437GB left. At times it has had < 1GB before I copied files to an external USB drive. I don't deny my MBP could be bloated.
Sometimes when I close the laptop lid, then reopen it, the screen never recovers. 5 mins later the display is still black, and I have to cycle power. Sometimes just tabbing to a new text input field within Safari can take 30 seconds to move to the next field. Numerous other performance problems, I'm so sick of the spinning beach ball.
So, with that as background, some questions:
1) Any general advice on addressing poor performance under OS X 10.8.2?
2) Are there any *good quality* tools I can use to fix poor performance? I installed Mackeeper 2012 for about 10 minutes, before further web research convinced me to uninstall immediately. But I do like the concept, if a reputable company puts out a similar product. What about Clean My Mac???
3) Are there any tools available to test my hardware? I know Apple have them - that's how they detected the bad GPU. I'd like to run a full diagnostic check of my hardware.
(However, I also booted into Boot Camp. Windows 7 was very snappy, with the same hardware available to OS X. I suspect my problem is software related. Performance of the Boot Camp images under Parallels 8 is abysmal. Yes, I know a VM adds overhead, but Windows used to be just fine under Parallels.)
4) Or should I just take it to the Genius Bar under my Apple Care coverage? I've got 10 months left on the 3 year warrantee.
Any other advice more than welcome. Right now, I'm close to just wiping the disk and installing Windows 7 ;-). At this point, it really is unworkable, the performance is that bad. I really *want* to like my Mac and OS X, but lately I think "It Just Works" is just a bunch of marketing hype ;-).
Thanks,
Scott

Thanks for the quick reply...
1) Can I reinstall Mountain Lion from the recovery partition? I know I could with Lion; I assume the app store upgrade to Mountain Lion updates the recovery partition?
2) How do I run a hardware diagnostics on my HDD? Is there a utility that comes with Mountain Lion, or do I need to go to Apple?
3) Are there known apps that cause problems? I totally agree with your advice above - I should have thought of it lol - but it will be a PITA to implement. I can post a list of my apps if that will help. Note that the poor performance occurs even when few apps are actually active, and happens shortly after a restart.
4) How do I know what a TRUSTED app is? For example, I've got Chrome, but I've heard it has ahem "issues" on the Mac. But I don't know if that's the *cause* of the poor performance.
(Oops...ignore question #2, I'll search for how to do this...)
In short, if there is a way to shortcut these diagnostics, that would help. But yeah, I can see that what you suggest will probably what I end up doing ;-/
Thanks again,
Scott

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