MacBook Pro Benchmarks: 3D Performance

Now we arrive at our third and final test of the Apple MacBook Pro’s performance in OS X. (One future article will deal with Windows performance on the MacBook.) This last series of tests involves 3D software, including Maxon’s Cinema 4D 9, NewTek LightWave 8 and Alias/Autodesk Maya 7. The results are telling.

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M-Audio Releases Universal Drivers to Support Apple Intel-based Macs

All non-PCI M-Audio interfaces and controllers are now compatible with Apple’s new machines

M-Audio is pleased to extend support to Apple’s new Intel-based Mac computers by posting official Universal drivers for a host of USB- and FireWire-compatible peripherals including ProjectMix I/O, FireWire 410, Ozonic, Fast Track Pro, JamLab and many more. When combined with M-Audio’s […]

MacBook Pro: Using it as a Mac and a PC

MacBook Pro: Using it as a Mac and a PC

Discussion at Anandtech on the use of Boot Camp and Parallels on an Apple MacBook Pro.

Photoshop CS runs at 45% speed under Rosetta

Macworld: Feature: First Lab Tests: iMac with Intel Core Duo processor, Page 2

For those curious on how fast Photoshop CS runs under Rosetta – the PowerPC emulator for Intel-based Macs:

…our standard battery of 14 Photoshop CS tasks ran at 45 percent of the G5’s speed…

Boot Camp Public Beta

Run Windows XP natively on your Intel-based Mac with the Boot Camp Public Beta.

What you’ll need Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6 (check Software Update) The latest Firmware update (check Support Downloads) 10GB free hard disk space An Intel-based Mac A blank recordable CD A printer for the instructions (You’ll want to print them before […]

Photoshop: Macintosh and the Intel Switch

Macintosh and the Intel switch

A good blog post on why it’s merely not a simple recompile to move Photoshop over to the Macintosh machines with Intel CPUs.