 Is My Powerbook Obsolete? |
  Wed 30 Jun 2004, 02:59
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Hi,
I have a PowerBook G4 876Mhz Titanium that I bought in September of last year. I use it with an mbox and PTLE, as well as Reason, Live and a bunch of other audio stuff. My question is this: With Apple releasing new software and new hardware every month, is my PowerBook too old already? Do I need to upgrade if I want to use Logic Express or any of the more powerful plugins? Or is this machine a good one that will serve me for another year or more before it needs to be replaced. I'm seeing all these new G5's and aluminum 'Books and thinking I should've waited a little longer before I bought mine. Whadya think? -------------------- lushbudget productions, ltd.
www.lushbudget.com PowerMac G5 dual 2 Ghz, 2Gb RAM, 160Gb & 200Gb HD's, Apple 20" Cinema Display PowerBook G4 Titanium 867Mhz, 1Gb RAM Digidesign Mbox - Lacie FW 4/800/USB2 160Gb External HD ProTools LE 6.4, Logic Express 7.0.1, Reason 2.5, Live 3, SampleTank 2, Amplitube, Arturia MiniMoog & CS-80V, Waves Musicians Bundle 4.0. [SIZE=1][COLOR=blue][B] |
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Sat 17 Jul 2004, 14:08
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There is a point when you have to stop upgrading the music software because the comp has maxed it's OS. But I don't think there is ever a time when you have to stop making music cause the software is old.
I was running ProTools Project on a powermac9600 which meant I had to stay with OS 8.6 up until last year. Gads, but I miss Studio Vision on that! Now I also have the 1Ghz 12" pwrbk and I wonder if if would be worth selling it to up to the 1.3. I wish I could, but this setup will have to do for a while. I've heard it said you should first decide on the software you need to run, and then find the hardware that will run it. The other posters are right that any comp will be outdated even in just months. I think any G4 is still a viable machine for most music software. If you can still make music on whatcha got, then keep it rolling. |
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lushbudget Is My Powerbook Obsolete? Wed 30 Jun 2004, 02:59
bogh I bought my 1 Ghz Powerbook in December of last ye... Wed 30 Jun 2004, 11:21 shaneblyth QUOTE (lushbudget @ Jun 30 2004, 01:59)Hi,
I... Sat 17 Jul 2004, 09:00 evesapple Short answer: No!
A lot of pro musicians are ... Fri 23 Jul 2004, 13:10 gogmagog i think there comes a time when you have to say to... Sun 25 Jul 2004, 06:13
Djinn I agree with Gog. The sad fact is that the day you... Wed 4 Aug 2004, 20:38 |
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