Which laptop for light Aperture use

[Nikonshooter]

Hi all,
I have at home a DP 2,7 G5 which runs Aperture very smooth.

But for my mobile work i would buy me a laptop with only one requirement:
It has to be able to RUN aperture, not fluently but is has to run.

Do you guys think that it would be worth the wait of the new Macbook or would te Macbook pro be the only alternative ?

I won't use the laptop that often and therefore want the bare minimum just to run the program ??

Any advise is welcome

 

[iGary]

I have a 1.67 G4 PB that runs it very nicely - which was a bonus for me, because that is not why I got the laptop.

The deal with the MacBook is going to be the graphics, which will most likely be a deal breaker for Aperture, even if you use the work around software.

 

[truz]

I have a 1.67 G4 PB that runs it very nicely - which was a bonus for me, because that is not why I got the laptop.

The deal with the MacBook is going to be the graphics, which will most likely be a deal breaker for Aperture, even if you use the work around software.

You can always wait and see what type of specs the macbook has (ibook). If they seem a bit low over the macbook pro, then I would consider getting the macbook pro. You can find brand new macbook pro's on ebay cheaper then apple.com and amazon.com (including apple's student discounts). You can also look on craigslist.org. I found a brand new macbook pro 1.83ghz for $1600 (still sealed in box) and about 30 minutes away from my house.

 

[GoCubsGo]

You can always wait and see what type of specs the macbook has (ibook). If they seem a bit low over the macbook pro, then I would consider getting the macbook pro. You can find brand new macbook pro's on ebay cheaper then apple.com and amazon.com (including apple's student discounts). You can also look on craigslist.org. I found a brand new macbook pro 1.83ghz for $1600 (still sealed in box) and about 30 minutes away from my house.

I agree about craigslist.org but not with ebay. Unless I can pick the item up and pay for it right there, I'm not buying a laptop off ebay.

However, according to Apple, my PB 1.67 the second to last rev (with the 2700 ddr) will run it, but I would increase the ram to 2 gigs.

 

[Nikonshooter]

The problem is that i live in Europe ( Belgium ).
Vat is 21% and there are no refurbished Apple computers over here.

Any suggestions ?

 

[Leesure]

FWIW, I have a 1.25 12" PBG4 w/ and I use Adobe Lightroom and it runs very well sorting and 'developing' Nikon RAW files.

Not sure how much more intensive the reqs are for Aperture, but if it's similar, then any 'new' PB with lots o memory should work for you.

 

[poolin1243]

15" 1.5 PB works well...im a pro photog too, so i understand what you want. if you stick 1.5 gigs of ram in it...aperture will really work well...as well as DPP, remote capture, CS2, and photomechanic...plus, a solid machine.