Best Mac Laptops for Music Production

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Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

$2,215.00 Est. at Amazon

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there is an stanford laptop orchestra uses macbook pros to make music using these accelerometers.
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i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
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i have also used garage band to take my live recordings and split them into separate songs then dropping them into itunes and burning cds for my friends.
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i'm sure that watching videos and listening to music would impact that noticeably.
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what i wanted from a computer was a place to keep all my photos, music, stories (i enjoy writing), etc; nothing extreme, just the everyday stuff that most people probably use their computer for.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for MUSIC PRODUCTION

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

$2,850.00 Est. at Amazon

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there is an stanford laptop orchestra uses macbook pros to make music using these accelerometers.
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what i wanted from a computer was a place to keep all my photos, music, stories (i enjoy writing), etc; nothing extreme, just the everyday stuff that most people probably use their computer for.
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
from www.amazon.com
i have also used garage band to take my live recordings and split them into separate songs then dropping them into itunes and burning cds for my friends.
from www.amazon.com
ilife (included software) is great (photo management, make movies, create music and learn to play an instrument, publish and manage websites).

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

3 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for MUSIC PRODUCTION

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

$2,250.00 Est. at Amazon

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there is an stanford laptop orchestra uses macbook pros to make music using these accelerometers.
from www.amazon.com
i have also used garage band to take my live recordings and split them into separate songs then dropping them into itunes and burning cds for my friends.
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
from www.amazon.com
ilife (included software) is great (photo management, make movies, create music and learn to play an instrument, publish and manage websites).
from www.amazon.com
what i wanted from a computer was a place to keep all my photos, music, stories (i enjoy writing), etc; nothing extreme, just the everyday stuff that most people probably use their computer for.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

4 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for MUSIC PRODUCTION

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,924.00 Est. at Amazon

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there is an stanford laptop orchestra uses macbook pros to make music using these accelerometers.
from www.amazon.com
i have also used garage band to take my live recordings and split them into separate songs then dropping them into itunes and burning cds for my friends.
from www.amazon.com
i got this souped up 2.53 ghz configuration because of some of the work i do on the machine: developing very ram-intensive imagery software, and audio recording and editing.
from www.amazon.com
ilife (included software) is great (photo management, make movies, create music and learn to play an instrument, publish and manage websites).
from www.amazon.com
what i wanted from a computer was a place to keep all my photos, music, stories (i enjoy writing), etc; nothing extreme, just the everyday stuff that most people probably use their computer for.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for MUSIC PRODUCTION

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

$1,750.00 Est. at Amazon

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what's great about it:?speedy, easy to use, great display what's not so great:?some software not mac friendly "100% worth the price you pay...we use ours for every day use, business, recording
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i use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for.
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time ago that when i first turned on my mbp and saw the bright screen and colors and the power this machine has while i run heavy software, listen to music and watch videos, it just blew me away!
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if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
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i especially like iphoto for organizing pictures, imovie for video clips, and even garageband for creating music and laying voice over onto karaoke songs.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

$1,450.00 Est. at Amazon

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it allows you to import and export aac and mp3 tracks and record sound in multiple tracks.
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i've used garage band to easily record lectures for my teaching and i just love everything about the computer.
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- ilife 09 suite is superb for pictures, movies, and music.
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- line out + audio in are now in same port, meaning you need an audio interface to record line-in while headphone monitoring
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the built-in mic works in control panel and sound recorder but not in any normal applications like skype, the left/right speakers are too quiet and the left speaker is louder than the right one, and

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Positives: Powerful, Good Portability, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$735.00 Est. at Amazon

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i stream content to it, use it as a music server with airport expresses spread throughout the house (all controlled by an iphone of course).
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i put a 500gb hard drive into this mini and placed all my movies and music on it.
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works great for music and movies.
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i do mostly photo and music stuff.
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apple tv had help to bridge that gap, in getting music, tv shows, and podcasts to my high definition television in the living room, but what about streaming video, web pages, etc?

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Positives: Powerful, Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

$1,160.00 Est. at Amazon

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it allows you to import and export aac and mp3 tracks and record sound in multiple tracks.
from www.amazon.com
the built-in mic works in control panel and sound recorder but not in any normal applications like skype, the left/right speakers are too quiet and the left speaker is louder than the right one, and
from www.amazon.com
i've used garage band to easily record lectures for my teaching and i just love everything about the computer.
from www.amazon.com
- ilife 09 suite is superb for pictures, movies, and music.
from www.amazon.com
- line out + audio in are now in same port, meaning you need an audio interface to record line-in while headphone monitoring

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Good Portability, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

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i stream content to it, use it as a music server with airport expresses spread throughout the house (all controlled by an iphone of course).
from www.amazon.com
i put a 500gb hard drive into this mini and placed all my movies and music on it.
from www.amazon.com
works great for music and movies.
from www.amazon.com
i do mostly photo and music stuff.
from www.amazon.com
apple tv had help to bridge that gap, in getting music, tv shows, and podcasts to my high definition television in the living room, but what about streaming video, web pages, etc?

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Positives: Powerful, Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

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it has not crashed/hung except once when i trued to make a copy of a music cd when it was being copied to a burn folder.
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the office 2004 for mac is great for college student, one of the function is you can record the lecture while you are typing down the notes.
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i've done a whole lot of video and music work and it's worked seamlessly.
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the macbook is lighter, boots up in record time (faster than the ibook and my work pc), and i love the glossy screen.
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if you're going to do nothing but surf the internet, email, and listen to music, then get the no-frills, cheapest macbook you can.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Good Portability

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

$3,289.00 Est. at Amazon

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i use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for.
from www.amazon.com
time ago that when i first turned on my mbp and saw the bright screen and colors and the power this machine has while i run heavy software, listen to music and watch videos, it just blew me away!
from www.amazon.com
if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
from www.amazon.com
i especially like iphoto for organizing pictures, imovie for video clips, and even garageband for creating music and laying voice over onto karaoke songs.
from www.amazon.com
this has the speed of a desktop, the memory necessary to be a musician and a desktop publisher (which i am).

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

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i use it mostly for music, internet, pictures, movies, homework pretty much what everybody uses a computer for.
from www.amazon.com
time ago that when i first turned on my mbp and saw the bright screen and colors and the power this machine has while i run heavy software, listen to music and watch videos, it just blew me away!
from www.amazon.com
if you do alot of film/photo/music editing, this is da choice for you.
from www.amazon.com
this has the speed of a desktop, the memory necessary to be a musician and a desktop publisher (which i am).
from www.amazon.com
i especially like iphoto for organizing pictures, imovie for video clips, and even garageband for creating music and laying voice over onto karaoke songs.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Operating System: Apple MacOS X 10.5

Apple MacBook MB467LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,150.00 Est. at Amazon

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certain music production applications (ableton live and reason) would stall on start up and it would take me 3-5 time of ending the task and restarting the app before i could getting it running
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- your iphone headset works on the mb like on the iphone, it pauses music in itunes, quicktime and skips to next song etc..
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i find i'm using more and more hard drive space for music, movies and photos as their quality increases.
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3) i would have to call the "rebate center" (that is not part of amazon) where i got irrelevant recorded messages and no real person to talk to,
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easy enough to carry everywhere and listen to music / multimedia...

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Intel MB466LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,350.00 Est. at Amazon

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certain music production applications (ableton live and reason) would stall on start up and it would take me 3-5 time of ending the task and restarting the app before i could getting it running
from www.amazon.com
- your iphone headset works on the mb like on the iphone, it pauses music in itunes, quicktime and skips to next song etc..
from www.amazon.com
3) i would have to call the "rebate center" (that is not part of amazon) where i got irrelevant recorded messages and no real person to talk to,
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easy enough to carry everywhere and listen to music / multimedia...
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i could go on about all the reasons i love my new macbook, such as the ability to link up with the itunes playlists of other macbooks and listen to other people's music, the long battery life, etc.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

$799.00 Est. at Amazon

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i use my laptop to for my music, photo album, investing analysis, communications.
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when i ordered it i thought i could put all my collection of movies, tv shows, videos and music in to manage an ipod touch with ease, i was asking for too much.
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just like when i switched to an ipod, my first words were, "wow this is how a music player should work!
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i love iweb, i also love how easy garage band is to operate seeing i do music.
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try to conquer a level in record time.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

$519.00 Est. at Amazon

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i've done a whole lot of video and music work and it's worked seamlessly.
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i use this computer constantly, and for a number of different tasks (music and movies, internet, word processing, etc...pretty much everything).
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if you're going to do nothing but surf the internet, email, and listen to music, then get the no-frills, cheapest macbook you can.
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if you like to multitask (browse the web while playing mp3 music), then you'll notice the difference.
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the macbook is lighter, boots up in record time (faster than the ibook and my work pc), and i love the glossy screen.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,875.00 Est. at Amazon

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most software is accessible over the internet; i do however keep a macbook air superdrive at home for the rare occasion where i use cds (usually when ripping music or installing operating systems).
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also - with the rev a, i compromised - by not having my music, photos and other large files with me.
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my experience has been that once i start using the laptop to burn cds and dvds, watch movies, record and mix live music, etc., it soon becomes cluttered with programs and files and hangs up on me,
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also i have found it surprisingly easy to live without a optical drive, as most software is accessible over the internet; i do however keep a macbook air superdrive at home for the rare occasion

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Powerful, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
most software is accessible over the internet; i do however keep a macbook air superdrive at home for the rare occasion where i use cds (usually when ripping music or installing operating systems).
from www.amazon.com
also - with the rev a, i compromised - by not having my music, photos and other large files with me.
from www.amazon.com
my experience has been that once i start using the laptop to burn cds and dvds, watch movies, record and mix live music, etc., it soon becomes cluttered with programs and files and hangs up on me,
from www.amazon.com
also i have found it surprisingly easy to live without a optical drive, as most software is accessible over the internet; i do however keep a macbook air superdrive at home for the rare occasion

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Positives: Nice Portability, Powerful, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

$1,777.00 Est. at Amazon

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i use my laptop to for my music, photo album, investing analysis, communications.
from www.amazon.com
when i ordered it i thought i could put all my collection of movies, tv shows, videos and music in to manage an ipod touch with ease, i was asking for too much.
from www.amazon.com
just like when i switched to an ipod, my first words were, "wow this is how a music player should work!
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it is much faster and easier to deal with thoudsands of photo and music files in the os rather than the applications.
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for example; i am usually typing in word '08, designing the coversheet in pages, listening to music in itunes, uploading photos to flickr, updating my idisk, and printing a photo in iphoto.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook MB881LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,200.00 Est. at Amazon

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to the problem" pop ups, zero "this program has stopped working", zero freezes, zero compatibility issues with current hardware (external drive of music and wireless network), and zero defects found.
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without fail they make editing, and music composer a breeze.
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if you plan to work with photos, have a large music collection, or just have a lot of files in general, you will want to upgrade the hard drive.
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since i've started using my mac i have had zero "trying to find a solution to the problem" pop ups, zero "this program has stopped working", zero freezes, zero compatibility issues with current

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Nice Portability, Display Size: 13.3 in.

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Best Mac Laptops for Music Production

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

Apple MacBook MB467LL/A Mac Notebook

Intel MB466LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

Apple MacBook Air MB940LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook Air MB543LL/A Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

Apple MacBook MB881LL/A Mac Notebook

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