 12" Or 15" Powerbook |
 Wed 27 Oct 2004, 12:39
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Hi everyone,
i'm new in the forum and a prospective powerbook user, my dilemma is the 12" or 15" powerbook? I am aware of the differences (the 15" has more screen res, 1Gb ethernet, up to 2Gb of ram, pcmcia slot, 800 firewire) The only reason i would prefer the 15" is the pcmcia slot since i already own the exellent RME multiface card, the other options do not tempt me that much, since i can still use an external monitor with the 12" at any resolution. If i get the 12" (with 1.25Gb ram) would i be able to use the MOTU 828 (mkI), in the specs of the card i read that the connection is with standard 1394 FireWire. Has anyone tried this with the 12" powerbook ? thanks in advance zak |
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 Thu 28 Oct 2004, 04:33
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Old iBooks were cramped by the tiny cache, impairing the processor, the new line should do better, way better. Next iBook have so-so screens, but you can easily make them support two screens with a simple trick (shell script, all other the net).
The powerbooks give you power and the screen, and 15" of real estate is great, the 12" is really tiny. No, in the bill, think about buying some RAM, the more, the better (1 GB is a minimum). So balance between ram you have to by and I'd look on the performances of the new ibooks (see xlr8yourmac.com for user inputs with benches if they have already some) If the quality of the screen is not a crucial problem. And take an Applecare plan for you laptop! Laptops which gigs are endangered laptops. -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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zakary 12" Or 15" Powerbook Wed 27 Oct 2004, 12:39
BretonRoss as far as the 828 goes, you're golden...i use ... Wed 27 Oct 2004, 13:44 gif_silver if you like the RME so much, then why do you want ... Thu 28 Oct 2004, 03:59 zakary The only way i can connect my RME Multiface Hammer... Thu 28 Oct 2004, 10:29 Riverdog I'm using a 12" 1Ghz PB with 512 Meg of R... Tue 2 Nov 2004, 00:49 zakary Thanks everyone so far for your replies,
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