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Is a Mac Book Pro 2.25 GHZ good enough to run Video?

Product
Video-SL
Version
Video-SL
Scratch Live
Hardware
Ortofon | Serato S-120
Computer
Mac
OS
Platform
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L Roc 3:19 AM - 21 March, 2010
Product: video-sl
Computer: mac
OS Version: 10.6.0
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I'm going to buy a new mac book pro and i need to know if 2.25GHZ is enough to run Video or do I need a 2.5GHZ?
arandomdj 3:54 AM - 21 March, 2010
more than enough i've run the video sl on my 2.53 intel mac, the issue is not the processor in this case is the graphic card and dedicated memory to graphics.
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Michael R 3:22 AM - 22 March, 2010
Hi L Roc,

arandomdj is correct :) What are the rest of the specs of the computer you're thinking of getting?
L Roc 6:42 PM - 22 March, 2010
The Specs are:
* 2.26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
* 2GB DDR3 memory, Expandable to 8GB
* 160GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive
* NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics with up to 256MB DDR3 Shared Memory

What you you Think?
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 10:30 PM - 22 March, 2010
It's above the minimum specs, so you should be fine. The only thing that I'd note is that the graphics card has no dedicated memory, it's shared with the CPU, so you might not get use of all the Video-SL effects.
L Roc 11:16 PM - 22 March, 2010
What it i update the Memory to 4GB or can I upgrade to Graphic card?
L Roc 11:18 PM - 22 March, 2010
do you think these specs are better?

13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
250GB Hard Drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
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Michael R 12:34 AM - 23 March, 2010
They look pretty much the same, apart from the extra RAM. If you want a Mac with a graphics card with dedicated RAM you'll need to look for one with the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor. But as I said, the other one will be fine but you may be limited on some Video-SL effects.
1:21 AM, 2 Aug 2010
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