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 Which 15inch Powerbook? |
 Mon 4 Apr 2005, 13:38
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Hi There,
I'm looking at purchasing a 15inch powerbook next month as my main music computer and I have a couple of questions? Sorry if you think these a stupid questions  Do you think its worth paying extra for 1.67GHz PowerPC G4 or should I purchase the 1.5GHz and add more RAM from an external supplier? Also is the superdrive really worth the extra money? Cheers John |
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Mon 4 Apr 2005, 19:26
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
You can never have too much horsepower, I've been using a 12 inch 1GHZ Powerbook for over a year now with no problems.
The super drive is helpful for backing up, and transporting songs, most of my songs weigh in at 1-2Gb, to big to fit on a CDR. 
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Mon 4 Apr 2005, 22:03
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 04-Apr 05 From: Preston - UK Member No.: 63,486 |
Thanks
 I think I'm going to purchase the 1.5GHz from apple and choose the superdrive as an optional extra. I take it theres no problems buying extra memory from somewhere else and installing it? Thanks John
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Tue 5 Apr 2005, 19:24
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
I bought mine from http://www.powermax.com at that time they threw in free Ram and airport card, check them out, they should at least have cheaper RAM than Apple.
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Tue 5 Apr 2005, 22:44
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 Moderator  Group: Team Posts: 370 Joined: 19-Mar 03 From: Umeå - SE Member No.: 14,645 |
Hi jon172!
QUOTE Sorry if you think these a stupid questions Dont worry - science is asking stupid questions until you get to the really good ones. The 11% spedd difference is in my opinion not really worth it. Under OS-X you'll need all the ram your computer can swallow. Buy extra ram instead. Running Digtal Performer 4.52 on OS-X basically means 1Gb ram. (rule of thumb) If you need to backup lots of data or burning mpeg-movies - then superdrive is certainly worth consideration. DVD-media is starting to become quite cheap also. so.... Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
Oh my god it's full of stars… --------------------------------------------------- Mac-G5-2x.2.0, OS-X 10.5.1, 250/200Gb HD - 7.0Gb ram DP-5.13, Motu 828 MK-II, MTP AV Usb, ltst drvs, Kurzweil-2000, EPS-16, Proteus-2000, Yamaha 01V Emes Kobalt monitors ================================ |
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Fri 8 Apr 2005, 09:35
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 04-Apr 05 From: Preston - UK Member No.: 63,486 |
Thanks Guys,
I've decided to go for the 1.5 with SD but add more RAM I think that makes more sense Cheers John |
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