Switching To An Intel From A Powerpc Options

[Peekay1982]

So I've finally decided to upgrade from Logic 7 on my PowerPC G5. I'm considering getting the quad-core 2.2ghz MacBook Pro. Anyone have any experience using one of these with Logic? Will it have enough poke to run Logic smoothly? Here are my specific queries:

1) Should I pay extra for the processor upgrade to 2.3?

2) Ditto and go with 8gb of RAM?

3) I want to get Adobe CSS 5 and mess about with Photoshop and Illustrator. Will this spec of machine be able to handle them alongside Logic? (I don't mean using them at the same time as Logic - just both installed on the same partition.)

4) What harddrive option should I go for? Solid-state or, er, the other type?

5) Can anyone recommend a decent tablet/controller for use with Photoshop and Illustrator? And Final Cut Express 4, while we're on the topic? (I'm gonna get it as a pre-installed option.)

6) I've always used M-Audio (music) keyboard controllers. Any other options I should be looking at? What about drum input pads?

I'm eagerly awaiting your responses! Cheer.

[lepetitmartien]

Hello

1/Nope, the difference between 2.2 and 2.3 is not noticeable.

2/Go for it (but buying RAM elsewhere will cost you way less than the Apple premium, it all depends on the time/possibility you have to fetch them and install the chips yourself)

3/No problemo. If it can run Logic, it can run Photoshop (or FCP).

4/You can go SSD if you like. SSD will save you some batteries and are faster, faster launches, faster startup, HD are cheaper and bigger…

5/For Photoshop and the like, there's nothing better than a Wacom tablet. On the size side, for serious work, the Intuos M or equivalent (it takes too much time to compare the bamboo line, note that if the size is right the definition of bamboos is enough). Don't go much larger, it'll be too big and unpractical. The tablets are very durable, I'm only using my second tablet in 20 years (had to sell the first after the transition ADB to USB)

For video editing besides the Wacom, I don't have experience so I can't help for specific controlers.

6/No experience so…