 Machine Opinion, Will a power book have enough power? |
 Sat 15 Mar 2003, 22:31
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I'm getting ready to upgrade from a B/W G3 350. I would like to run Reason 2.0 and Cubase SX w/ Rewire (OS X). I'm debating between a dual 1.25 Mac and an 876 mhz or 1 gig Powerbook. Has anyone worked with either of these setups? I'm thinking about going portable because we have a baby on the way and I don't want to be making a lot of noise at home (I have about 3 hours to kill between shows on my gig and it would be great to get some work done.)
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 Wed 19 Mar 2003, 03:42
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 I think gidfiddler is on track, if you are a business I'd suggest a desktop first. If you encounter common hardware problems, with a desktop, parts may be available at any computer shop. The components in laptops are more specialized or proprietary, and your only repair option may be a return to Apple, or an authorized dealer. If a hardrive fails in my desktop, in ten minutes I can go to CompUSA and be up and running in less than an hour. But if your hardrive dies on a laptop it's a trip to the shop. For my business, I would use a laptop as a secondary machine. I'm in the decision making process now for a laptop. 
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cmoody29 Machine Opinion Sat 15 Mar 2003, 22:31
lepetitmartien The first thing to think about between desktop and... Sat 15 Mar 2003, 23:24 MacMaui QUOTE The first thing to think about between deskt... Sun 16 Mar 2003, 04:25 gidfiddler I tried a dual 1.2 with a 20" monitor in a sh... Sun 16 Mar 2003, 06:23 lepetitmartien Thanks Macmaui spot on!
Methink it was time ... Sun 16 Mar 2003, 15:06 cmoody29 Thanks for all the useful input. I think I've ... Wed 19 Mar 2003, 05:35
rickenbacker I'll just mention that you can still get 1.25 ... Thu 20 Mar 2003, 11:51 |
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