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petra
post Thu 30 Jan 2003, 17:34
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Hi,

I'm getting ready to buy a new computer for my future studio. After emailing, posting messages in forums, long considerations etc. it looks like I will go in the direction of a PC.

Why? I talked to an employee of Apple, and he told me that if I buy a G4 today, I should be ready to sell it when new processors come out at the end of 2003.

I wanted to ask Mac users, what do you think about this new, what I think they call "G5" and what is it going to mean for you? Will your current software and recording hardware work with the G5?

Also, how is Cubase SX with OSX?

Please elnighten me, I might still change my mind and go Mac if it makes sense.

Petra
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post Fri 7 Feb 2003, 17:10
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Thank you Presto. I know I can get an academic discount - it's pitifull $50, but I think that for now I'll look into buying a used mac.

Can a 400 or 500MHz dual Power Mac G4 be upgraded to let's say 1 GHz?
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- petra   G5 With Ibm Chips   Thu 30 Jan 2003, 17:34
- - Presto   As in any area of computing, you have to choose th...   Thu 30 Jan 2003, 20:00
- - lepetitmartien   Petra I think you should browse a little here in t...   Thu 30 Jan 2003, 22:17
- - rickenbacker   Two points in quick reply, Petra: 1. Cubase SX on...   Fri 31 Jan 2003, 13:22
- - lepetitmartien   QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Jan 31 2003, 13:22)the ...   Fri 31 Jan 2003, 18:04
- - rikibacardi   MMMMmmmmmacintosh ! afriad it's a dark ti...   Fri 31 Jan 2003, 18:43
- - PlasTree   Here's the deal. I don't care if pcs have ...   Sat 1 Feb 2003, 02:38
- - gdoubleyou   Apple doesn't want to control the computing wo...   Sat 1 Feb 2003, 02:50
- - lepetitmartien   Please, the thread is NOT on Mac/PC bashing… or I...   Sat 1 Feb 2003, 05:53
- - Synthetic   in the big picture... the end result is all that m...   Sun 2 Feb 2003, 07:04
- - music sucks   petra my man I am in the same shoe you are in, tho...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 03:54
- - Presto   Hey, Mr MusicS, You say "Macs are a much mor...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 15:17
- - petra   Thanks everyone. I will do some more reading aroun...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 16:21
- - lepetitmartien   QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 16:21)I think that...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 18:11
- - petra   Would you reccommend a second hand Mac? If so, wha...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 18:30
- - Presto   If you don't want it to be portable, get a new...   Mon 3 Feb 2003, 20:48
- - lepetitmartien   QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 18:30)Would you re...   Tue 4 Feb 2003, 03:48
- - petra   QUOTE You can do marvels with an Imac G4, but for ...   Tue 4 Feb 2003, 17:25
- - Presto   If you can afford the G4 tower and all the rest of...   Tue 4 Feb 2003, 22:54
- - lepetitmartien   QUOTE (petra @ Feb 4 2003, 17:25)QUOTE I supp...   Tue 4 Feb 2003, 23:26
- - rickenbacker   From what you say, Petra, I think you need at leas...   Wed 5 Feb 2003, 12:14
- - petra   Thanks everyone. Now I have to go to the cave and ...   Wed 5 Feb 2003, 17:05
- - lepetitmartien   I can't give you the good second hand places b...   Wed 5 Feb 2003, 20:18
- - Howard Davis   A company called Small Dog in Vermont (I think) ha...   Thu 6 Feb 2003, 07:54
- - jmax   Just a little comment to add - I'm using one o...   Thu 6 Feb 2003, 08:10
- - tremelo68   Petra, I have a souped up beige G3 for sale if you...   Thu 6 Feb 2003, 16:09
- - petra   LPM, I do know 1 professor, very well, and I my se...   Thu 6 Feb 2003, 16:32
- - Presto   If you work for a university, you should be eligib...   Thu 6 Feb 2003, 19:03
- - Presto   This isn't really for a Getting Started topic ...   Fri 7 Feb 2003, 20:15
- - manexmachina   i'm a little late chiming in here.... but the ...   Mon 24 Feb 2003, 07:07
- - jmax   One thing to keep in mind is that the G5 chip will...   Mon 24 Feb 2003, 08:29
- - gdoubleyou   The beauty of the IBM chip is that it can run 32bi...   Mon 24 Feb 2003, 16:53
- - hjvk   You should just be patient.The G5 will have 1/3 of...   Fri 28 Feb 2003, 02:25
- - trippinginthefall   PC Users are constantly getting new CPUs/Motherboa...   Fri 25 Apr 2003, 21:18
- - dixiechicken   I just thought I'd inject a little pessimistic...   Sun 4 May 2003, 11:00
- - bilhep   dixiechicken said: >I have personally had Mac S...   Mon 5 May 2003, 09:29
- - dixiechicken   Ahh yes it really brings back sweet memories. Pla...   Mon 5 May 2003, 16:20


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