Is It Worth Switching To Mac?, Will a 1GHz iBook G4 handle it? Options

[Skylit]

Hello everyone,

I've been using Emagic Logic on PC for years, and now am absolutely used to it. However, as it is now owned by Apple and future support has been limited to Mac only, I find myself at a really stupid situation (and I guess many Windows Logic users are)...

I need to get myself a laptop (moving abroad for a while), but can't decide which way should I go. I'm on a really limited budget, and I have only two options available:

1. Get a 14" iBook G4 1 GHz (or 1.2 GHz at most) with 256 MB RAM, and continue working with Logic.
2. Get a Portable 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 2400+ with 512 MB RAM and switch to a different sequencer (Cubase SX perhaps).

I can't decide on this, and this dilemma has been killing me for the last couple of months. I've thought of many variants. These two choices are all I can afford at the moment. I would like to save for a better Mac, but I simply can't.

Keep in mind that I mostly use soft-synths and plug-ins. Only vocals are audio tracks. I don't mind "freezing" tracks time to time, but I wonder if a 1 GHz G4 iBook would be a wise choice in my case?

I want to stay with Logic, I need power, and I need it to be portable. And I'm on a budget.

What would you suggest?
I thank you all in advance!

[torsion]

Skylit, tell me what you mean by "everything and much more"?

I'm sure there are plenty of Mac users on here who will be willing to jump into a Mac vs. PC debate. They'll probably be keen to explain how a Mac can do everything you want it to do, and much more...

They'll tell you that referring to the Mac as a "toy" is a common misconception among PC users who are blinded by all the anti-Mac propaganda. They'll tell you that the Mac is the choice of the creative professional, and that Mac OS X is built on a rock solid UNIX foundation and has none of the problems with instability, viruses and spyware that Windows has.

And they'll point out that OS X is simply the most beautiful OS ever, will make you more productive, and is a pleasure to use.

But in the end I think it comes down to personal choice and what best suits your needs. You have to decide what you want more; the familiar PC platform that you are happy with, or Emagic Logic that you are also happy with.

Only you can make that decision, but keep an open mind and don't let anyone tell you the Mac is just a beautiful toy. It is so much more than that.

This post has been edited by torsion: Wed 21 Apr 2004, 16:38