Machine Opinion, Will a power book have enough power? |
Sat 15 Mar 2003, 22:31
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-Mar 03 From: Midlothian - US Member No.: 14,418 |
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.)
Thanks for any input. |
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Thu 20 Mar 2003, 11:51
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
I'll just mention that you can still get 1.25 DP Macs that boot into OS 9. They cost a little more, but if you think you might want the safety net of being able to boot into OS 9 sometimes they might be worth a look.
Not that Apple make them easy to find: you have to go to the Apple Store and select the PowerMacs link, so you get the page with the four latest models on. Then in the top-right-hand corner is a link that says "OS 9 systems". Click that and you get a choice of two machines: the devil is in the detail, but in some respects they're better specced than the equivalent OS X-only machines. |
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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
gdoubleyou I think gidfiddler is on track, if you are a busin... Wed 19 Mar 2003, 03:42
cmoody29 Thanks for all the useful input. I think I've ... Wed 19 Mar 2003, 05:35
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
gdoubleyou I think gidfiddler is on track, if you are a busin... Wed 19 Mar 2003, 03:42
cmoody29 Thanks for all the useful input. I think I've ... Wed 19 Mar 2003, 05:35
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