 New I-book, ibook vs powerbook |
  Thu 13 May 2004, 01:19
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 13-May 04 From: Dublin - IE Member No.: 43,109  |
I'm just about to buy a MAC notebook and I'm still trying to decide whether to go for an ibook or a powerbook. If I were going for the Ibook. It would be the new 1.2 GHz G4 with 512MB and a superdrive.
The alternative is a 15" Powerbook, but this works out at least 600 EUR more even if I just go for an upgraded 15" Combo (512MB RAM, superdrive). I know the backlit keyboard is nice (and also extra) but I basically seem to be paying an extra 33% for a slightly faster processor (1.33 GHz vs 1.2 GHz) and a faster type of RAM and system bus. I know there used to be quite a difference between ibooks and powerbooks, but it seems to me (though undoubtably a newcomer to MACs) that with the recently launched models the difference has now become quite slim. Any opinions? Should I go for an even higher RAM spec (I plan to use it for basic digital recording and as a synth/sampler/noise looper)? |
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Tue 31 Aug 2004, 10:41
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-Aug 04 From: Den Haag - NL Member No.: 49,646 |
It seems lushbudget is right... that is, after plowing through tons of postings (on various forums), that seems to be the overall consensus is that an iBook isn't heavy weight enough to handle lots of samples. So, no iBook for me...
I'm now looking into a 15" PowerBook Combo vs. a 1.8 GHz PowerMac. Either way, that's stretching my budget a little - okay, a lot  On the other hand, buying a machine that cannot handle the things I want to do would be even more expensive in the end - I'd get all frustrated and end up buying the PB or G5 anyway. I'm slightly inclined to put off buying a laptop until those G5 PowerBooks are available. Maybe even wait for the G6 version 
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14Angel New I-book Thu 13 May 2004, 01:19
dixiechicken The slightly faster processor will not mean very m... Fri 14 May 2004, 15:15 14Angel Thanks Dixiechicken. I went for the 1.2GHz ibook i... Thu 27 May 2004, 21:13 jofferman Hey 14Angel! Since I'm sort of pondering a... Sat 28 Aug 2004, 08:21 14Angel Hi Jofferman. Apart from some initial teething pro... Sat 28 Aug 2004, 20:14 jofferman Hey!
Thanks for the info! Glad to hear yo... Sun 29 Aug 2004, 07:49 lushbudget Hey there - I just gotta say that there are some M... Sun 29 Aug 2004, 17:23 bubbledave I am actually going through a similar debate right... Sun 26 Sep 2004, 15:59 lushbudget Assuming that your iBook is a G4 model you should ... Sun 26 Sep 2004, 21:42
bubbledave If the MBox USB is decent (even if there's onl... Sun 26 Sep 2004, 22:15 |
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