Need Help With Choice On Mac Options

[Amathus]

Hi there, just this second registered and hello to you all.

I did a bit of searching before i registered hoping to find answeres to my questions but everything seems a bit wishy washy and cant seem to find clear info.

Basically im looking to purchase a Mac with Logic Pro 7 over the next few weeks and i know very little about them both.

Ideally im looking to get a powerbook to easily take it around with me but still i'm unsure that the powerbook or any of the laptops have enough power to run logic with no issues.
I would be grateful if somebody can point out and tell me exactly what mac is best for running logic and if a powerbook has adequate power to run it.
Will it be pushing it? or should it be difficult to crash it

And in terms of general music production on a powerbook, is it easier or harder on a laptop then a desktop? i.e are laptop soundcards just as good as desktop.

Money is not a massive issue but i was looking at not going over the £1500 on the mac itself

Forgive me if im sounding unclear but i would be extremley thankful if someone can help me!

thanks in advance

[Adrian Delso]

Amathus
You asked:
1. what did you mean when you said i will need a good interface that includes soundcard?I meant you will need an interface and they all tend to have soundcards. i was wondering what are the options for soundcards with the powerbook, Will i have to get an external one? is that better? how much? i am going to need something that can handle a connection from my decks and mixer so i can record my mixing.That is why you need an interface! Check Edirol, M-Audio (which I dislike) and a few others.
2. I keep hearing of this release of "tiger" and from what i can gather, it sounds like a new version of the operating system, shall i hold out for that or can it be easily upgraded in the future with no problems? The current OS ("Panther" X.3) is fine. Don't worry about Tiger, until you're more comfortable with a Mac.
3. what size powerbook is adequate enough to do this all on, is 12inch quite small or is that normal laptop size? and would it be better to use a 15, especially if i might be using it alongside other producers? Whatever you find easiest to work with. Bigger is usually easier!
4. Whats the difference between combo and superdrive? I think that refers to what recordable media are supported - CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD-R, etc. How do you plan to distribute your music?

This post has been edited by Adrian Delso: Mon 4 Apr 2005, 11:00