nanofunk.net » 2010 http://www.nanofunk.net audio production blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro (Late 2011) is slower in every category than the early 2011 model http://www.nanofunk.net/apple-15-inch-macbook-pro-late-2011-is-slower-in-every-category-than-the-early-2011-model/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-15-inch-macbook-pro-late-2011-is-slower-in-every-category-than-the-early-2011-model http://www.nanofunk.net/apple-15-inch-macbook-pro-late-2011-is-slower-in-every-category-than-the-early-2011-model/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:12:02 +0000 nanofunk http://www.nanofunk.net/?p=782 The Mac Book Pro early 2011 is the best bargain you can get: better and cheaper than the late 2011 version, it can be currently bought as refurbished and you won't regret it. We currently have 2 machines of those and can totally recommend them.

The early 2011 MacBook Pro is Apple's masterpiece, no doubt: besides the overheating problems that many of us reported (but which seem to be solved as of now). Core i7 MPBs are super-fast with a Geekbench score of over 10.000 points for the i7 quad-core version - this was and still is an awesome performance for a notebook.

If you are planning on buying a new MacBook Pro 15", keep in mind that newer does not necessarily mean better: the early 2011 MacBook Pro is currently the best deal you can get ($1,549.99 for a new, $1,499.99 for refurbished MC721LL/A 15.4-Inch quad Core on Amazon) especially since they fixed all the flaws people reported about. I was complaining about issues a lot, but after Apple replaced the two notebooks we had, the run smootly ever since.

So a clear winner for buying a new MacBook Pro in 2011/2012 is the Apple MacBook Pro MC721LL/A 15.4-Inch early 2011 model that performs better in most of the situations compared to the late 2011 version (review and benchmarks by anandtech).

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The Offers in Detail:

  • Kore 2 + Komplete 6 for 699€
  • Komplete 6 Update from any previous version: 74,50€
  • Kontakt 4 Update 64,50€
  • Traktor Scratch Pro Update , FM8 or Absynth 4 Update from 34,50€
  • Guitar Rig Update for 34,50€
  • Free Traktor Pro with Audio DJ 8 Soundcard (Free Traktor Duo with Audio DJ 2 or Audio DJ 4)
  • Kore 2 Update or Battery 3 Update from 49,50€
  • Reaktor 5 Update from 59,50€

I got myself a Kore2+Komplete, an Audio 8 DJ Soundcard and a Traktor Scratch Pro Update. Since I already own Komplete 6, i am selling it (as well as Traktor Pro and tons of other gear) on the Audio Sellout list.

Here are the two graphics of the Native Instruments offers:

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