Powerbook G4 677 Mhz For Cubase Options

[weggi]

Hi.

I am newbie in mac world but I have made music with pc for some time.

I am wondering if following laptop is suitable for my use:

Powerbook G4 677 mhz 15" display
Hard disk 40Gb
Memory 512 mb

Software I will use is Cubse with lot of VST insrtruments & effects. (I will use lot of vst samplers with large sample sets.)

I also need USB or firewire audio interface (2 analog in & out, 1 digital in/out, midi in /out) Can you prefer some suitable audio interfaces?

Thanks in advance and best regards, Weggio

PB 550 here, and it runs like a baby's bottom (ie verrry smooth).
Get the max amount of RAM (768 is in my machine, and I tend to need it) , and you'll be fine.

I second the fact that you should get a good Firewire ext. HD (LaCie is very good, albeit a bit noisy), and that Tascam does the job quite well (even in OS x), as well as it's baby brother/sister (US-224). Fewer knobs, not that 'hands-on' feeling, but a very good unit indeed.

M-Audio Firewire 410 (no mentioning of that on their own site) looks very promising too, finally a buget Firewire device (it has 2 extra Firewire ports, and I heard you can hook up an HD from that with no problemo).

If you combine that with Novations ReMOTE 25, you'll get a very nice setup indeed...