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2010 MacBook Pro Processor

On a scale of 1 to 10, what would the processor in the 2010 MacBook pro be? I'm just wondering if it's reliable for video editing. And I already have a 2010 Macbook Pro, so dont say get 2011!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Mar 19, 2011 9:02 PM

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Mar 19, 2011 10:33 PM in response to DerekBrackett

There's several versions from that year which specific chip and speed were you asking about ?

'Video editing' loads different parts of a MBP - the CPU, the GPU, graphics RAM, RAM and the hard drive itself - all of these have an impact on how fast you can work.

Which software are you using to video edit with, iMovie, Final Cut Pro or something else ?

What sort of source files are you loading and editing, AVCHD ?

As you can see asking a broad 1-10 question really can't be answered without a lot more specificity (and even then is going to be rather subjective).

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Mar 24, 2011 10:36 AM in response to DerekBrackett

The 2010 13" MacBook Pro has a Core 2 Duo CPU. That CPU was somewhat outdated even in 2010 when most manufacturers were using first gen "i" series processors (all new Macs have 2nd gen Sandy Bridge processors). From a processor standpoint, it's dual core with each core running a single thread. It should be tolerable with Final Cut Express... but depending on what you're doing with After Effects, it can be a fairly heavy load on the CPU. Bumping your system up to the maximum amount of RAM would probably help you somewhat.

2010 MacBook Pro Processor

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