 600mhz Ibook, what can I expect from one? |
  Tue 3 Jun 2003, 21:50
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I am looking at laptops to bring stuff to rehersals. I am really not impressed by the cheasy PC notebooks out there. The hardware can be a joke.
I had an iMac 33mhz and was always struggling with how slow it was. So I'm kinda worried about stepping into the sub-gig world of processors. But am hoping OSX makes up for it. I plan on using Ableton modestly, as well as some sort of replacment for Fruity Loops to assemble loops. What can I expect in terms of preformance? |
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Wed 4 Jun 2003, 16:21
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as stated... its not always the CPU that slows you down... some OEM internal hard drives will slow things too as they just weren't really designed for intensive audio crunching and thus can limit the number of tracks usable too.
but if the Live app takes advantage of the velocity engine... I suggest getting a comparable (older g4) tibook for about the same price or just a tad more. I use Logic on my tibook 550mhz and have yet to encounter cpu limiting and only been limited by its hard drive so far. 
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ottoasamotto 600mhz Ibook Tue 3 Jun 2003, 21:50
rickenbacker Ableton Live is VERY power hungry. A 600MHz iBook ... Wed 4 Jun 2003, 10:06 squibcake i've got the 600 mHz ibook machine and i have ... Wed 11 Jun 2003, 02:05 ottoasamotto ahhh..too late.
got a 500mhz iBook w/ combo drive... Wed 11 Jun 2003, 17:35 Harvest something must be wrong with your machine. i have ... Wed 11 Jun 2003, 21:23 rickenbacker I don't know about this "Pro Tools is the... Wed 11 Jun 2003, 22:09 Synthetic QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Jun 11 2003, 15:09)I do... Thu 12 Jun 2003, 00:27 squibcake congrats on the ibook...but i wanted to remind you... Thu 12 Jun 2003, 03:06 ottoasamotto so can i daisychain a fast hard-drive AND an 828? Wed 18 Jun 2003, 00:58
squibcake yup. so long as the firewire cable runs out of th... Thu 19 Jun 2003, 20:58 |
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