My MacBook Pro Sucks
September 10th, 2006 Filed in: Reviews, Mac Jump to commentsI recently bought a new MacBook Pro (my first Apple computer). Yes, I am one of the switchers. I have been a PC user for a while until Apple introduced Intel-based Mac notebook. I was tempted by the MacBook Pro and brought a 15.4-inch display, 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo, with 2GB of RAM (upgraded from 1GB). After couple hours of fun playing around with the Mac OS X, I installed Adobe CS2 and did couple test runs. I was so disappointed on its performance. It even runs slower than my old PC laptop (1.5GHz Centrino with 1GB RAM). That is impossible since the new MacBook has 2.16GHz CPU with 2GB of RAM. I thought it could be my Adobe software issue. So I went to install Macromedia Studio 8 to see how it perform. Same result - slow.
I got frustrated and did a quick search on Google. I found this review from MacWorld. Apparently, neither Adobe CS2 nor Macromedia Studio 8 supports Intel-based Macs (running on Rosetta) yet. Fortunately, Adobe has announced that they will fix this issue to support Intel-based Mac computers in the next versions. So, if you are planning to get a MacBook Pro as your work computer, you’ll be better off waiting until Adobe release the next version of Creative Suite.
Note: Universal application like Safari, iLife and Mail are running fine and smoothy on my MacBook.
Update
June 6, 2007
I’m now using Adobe CS3 on my MacBook and they run very nice. However, I still have problem with the heat issues (extremely hot when charging). I heard the second generation released in Oct 2006 is faster than my first generation and the heat issue is resolved.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Hey Nik, I told you not to buy that carp.
U know Pc Rules
I’m saving some loot for the new
Acer Farrari 5000.
who want’s to by my 4000.
Yo keep up the good work. love the new site
November 8th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
wait for CSC3 n more! use GIMP and inkscape instead!
same result as adobe!!
November 8th, 2006 at 9:54 am
Damn’ it boy! You have to wait for the Intel Photoshop version. Then it will fly.
I am a “switcher” myself. I bought a MacBook (shiny white) and it’s the best thing I ever had. I love it (in a way a man can love a thing).
Be patient until we have all the Intel software, then we’ll see.
Take it easy
maddagu
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:53 am
for me, the software… i dunno if adobe cs2 is full of craps and bugs… unlike the older version of PS… it is very slow to read, and either opening fonts list and other links it is realy sucks… so i keep using my older version of photoshop, CS1.
October 30th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
The heat used to be a problem on my MBP until I started using the Fan Control. It’s such an easy fix, makes you wonder why Apple didn’t just release an update like this instead of telling all of us to just deal with it. Like many other users I switched to the Macbook’s from a Thinkpad, boy do I regret it. The next laptop I buy is definitely going to be a Thinkpad again. Apple is too concerned with looks and not enough with functionality. The heat issue with these machines is simple ridiculous, how could any company release something like this? Especially when the fix was as easy and increasing the speed of the fans. I have NOT be impressed with Apple one bit.
October 28th, 2006 at 9:17 am
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October 27th, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Thanks totalabyss,
Cool. I didn’t know we have something like that to control the fan speed. I’m going to try it.
October 27th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
I have a macbook, the heat issues used to bother me but not anymore. Try:
http://www.conscius.de/~eidac/index.html
It allows you to control the fan speeds of both your fans, I usually have mine set to 3500-4000…for more intense processing like running illustrator, flash and dreamweaver if needed I just bump the fans full speed.
Keep up the good work.
October 26th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
i am a graphics student at college, and i have yet to own a computer which i ca nuse whenever. I currently use a PC at home, but the computers at college are macs. I was thinking of gettin macbook (not the pro but the basic) and i am now sceptical as to whether it will run smoothly. i can live with it running a bit slower, as i will still be able to get my work done.
my PC i use at home is slow anyway so i’m used to it but i am wondering whether Adobe suite will go onto the mac alright. anyone have any ideas?
October 25th, 2006 at 12:57 am
But the colors are just amazing on a Mac. My cousin has a mac and I just go to her house to do my t-shirt designs now because sometimes I use off-white colors or really light one’s that are close to whit and I just can’t see the difference on my Dell Insperion Laptop, the color just sucks. If someone knows how to make this better I would really like to know. But anyways it does run horrible, but I shut down most of the things that I usually run on a mac like iTunes and their video editing program so that I don’t get as much delay. I have yet to fully convert to a mac. First and formost because I just don’t have the cash now, plus there really isn’t that much software that I use on my Dell with XP that is available on a Mac.