 Powermac G4 Dp Vs Ibook, need help |
 Mon 24 Jul 2006, 05:48
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hi there. im thinking about changing my ibook for a powermac g4 1ghz dp. i'll be multi-rec now so im thinking that my ibook wont be able to handle it. thing is though i dunno if this powermac im looking at will
 can you guys help me out? should i stay with my ibook or should i switch to a powermac g4 dp? thanks. ill be using a tapco blend 16 and an mbox1 as well. my ibooks specs are: 1.33ghz 60gb HD and 1.5gbRAM, the powermac im looking at is pretty much the same except for the processor speed which is 1ghz but dual. thanks you guys, sorry if this may seem a no brainer to some of you guys kind of a newb
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Sun 30 Jul 2006, 22:11
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You should be aware that the MDD models are EXTREMELY noisy. I've got a couple that have been fine for video editing but we've decided to swap them to studio use. There was a free PSU exchange program from Apple in 2003, but other than that we're looking to buy the Verax cooling kit:
http://www.verax.de/verax.php?SID=2498944c...&groupid=21 which is about £180 per computer. Without this (or something similar - like a sealed / cooled rack) the machines are pretty much unusable for serious music production IMHO. -------------------- www.myspace.com/commercialmusicstudios
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mariuo Powermac G4 Dp Vs Ibook Mon 24 Jul 2006, 05:48
deaconblue mariuo,
The PowerMac 1Ghz DP will work for you as... Tue 25 Jul 2006, 12:59 minskybabs THe powermacs are very upgradeable and you can hav... Tue 25 Jul 2006, 17:09 mariuo thanks alot guys i've decided to switch to th... Thu 27 Jul 2006, 10:15
deaconblue Hey Maurio,
For a full list of features on the Ma... Fri 28 Jul 2006, 14:28 rickenbacker Tell me about it. I had a MDD PowerMac and eventua... Mon 31 Jul 2006, 09:33 |
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