Currently Owned - MacBook Pro 5,3 (15inch Mid 2009)

General Information

CPU

Core 2 Duo
Manufacturer: intel
Core Speed: 2.66 GHz

GPU

GeForce 9400M
Manufacturer: nvidia
Memory: 256 MBytes
GeForce 9600M GT
Manufacturer: nvidia

RAM

OWC RAM
Size: 4 GBytes
Count: 2
Speed: 1067 MHz
Cost: $44.95

Hard Drive

Samsung SSD 840 Series
Capacity: 500.11 GBytes
Count: 1
Cost: $495.99
Hitachi
Capacity: 320.07 GBytes

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.8.2
Cost: $20
Windows 8
Cost: $99.99

Monitor

15 inch laptop screen
20 inch Gateway Monitor

Keyboard

Built in backlit keyboard

Mouse

Mac Built in Trackpad

Audio

Intel High Definition Audio
Pro Tools and Avid drivers and MBox

Case

MacBook Pro Unibody model
Cost: $650

Power Supply

SMP Battery

My Pro Tools Rig. I use it mostly for recording and as a live sound processing, have Pro Tools 10, Logic 9, Studio One 2.5, Reason 7, Band in a Box, Sibelius 7, and FL Studio 11 (VMWare).
I run VMWare Fusion to use Windows 8, and play most of my games on that platform.

Rig Information

Rig Type

Laptop

Ownership Status

Currently Owned

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cdroid

· Registered

Joined Nov 1, 2012

13 Posts

Mar 9, 2013

I'll try to be more specific later, just wanted to put up my favorite Rig. Considering that I won't change the motherboard, the RAM is maxed out. The only upgrades I can do is bigger hard drives, and only up to 3 Gb/s. Eventually I'll put bigger hard drives in, but right now it's kicking butt.

Last edited by a moderator: Mar 9, 2013

MacBook Pro 5,3 (15inch Mid 2009)