 What Is The Max Ram And Hd For An Ibook??, ibok vs. powerbook |
 Fri 16 Apr 2004, 16:48
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hey
i'm trying to decide (STILL!) between getting a powerbook or an ibook. i have to take a loan out for either so 'getting the best i can afford' is a relative idea... what's the max RAM and hard drive size for the ibook and the powerbook? anyone?  thanks |
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Mon 19 Apr 2004, 14:45
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Howdee,
I don't know about the claim that you won't get a significant boost in power by using a PowerBook G4. There are MAJOR differences that increase speed/performance, allow for more RAM, and push more monitors. I have an older 400Mhz iMav DVSE and it will do most jobs well. I have put 1Gig of RAM in it, and ProTools, Reason, Live 3 and Mac OS 10.3 seem to run pretty well. I have a 900Mhz G3 iBook, and while it is a little snappier and can push more plug-ins, it hovers around the same performance (overall) as the iMac. Don't get me wrong, the iBook is faster, but not significantly so when running my DAW software. Now, when I run anything on my PowerBook G4 Titanium (867Mhz) with 768Mb of RAM it cruises! ProTools can handle TONS of plug-ins. Live can handle huge scenes, I can plug in an extra monitor and spread out my projects without any slowdown in performance. I know 1st hand that you can't do these things with an iBook. Maybe the G4 iBooks are snappier (It is the G4 processor that makes all the difference) but the faster system bus, greater RAM capacity (2Gb on the new PowerBooks vs 640Mb on the new iBooks), the DVI port for digital flat-screen monitors, the added features of a Superdrive (not available in an iBook), bluetooth, firewire 800 AND USB2 (iBook has firewire 400 and USB2), and the larger L2 cache make the PowerBook G4's the major players in the DAW world or any professional application for that matter. Get the PowerBook if you can afford it - you won't be sorry you did. BTW: Is Logic really all that? I can't afford it yet, but I hear about it so much I think I may have made a mistake in going with ProTools LE and my MBox. lushbudget 
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moonmandala What Is The Max Ram And Hd For An Ibook?? Fri 16 Apr 2004, 16:48
kolo go to the applestore. Anyway you probably want an ... Sat 17 Apr 2004, 15:57 td3k 1GHz G4 (No AltiVec) 640 mb RAM 60 Gb on iBook.
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gdoubleyou Picked up a 12inch Powerbook for Christmas, Powerb... Wed 21 Apr 2004, 20:21 |
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