Need Help With Choice On Mac Options

[Amathus]

Hi there, just this second registered and hello to you all.

I did a bit of searching before i registered hoping to find answeres to my questions but everything seems a bit wishy washy and cant seem to find clear info.

Basically im looking to purchase a Mac with Logic Pro 7 over the next few weeks and i know very little about them both.

Ideally im looking to get a powerbook to easily take it around with me but still i'm unsure that the powerbook or any of the laptops have enough power to run logic with no issues.
I would be grateful if somebody can point out and tell me exactly what mac is best for running logic and if a powerbook has adequate power to run it.
Will it be pushing it? or should it be difficult to crash it

And in terms of general music production on a powerbook, is it easier or harder on a laptop then a desktop? i.e are laptop soundcards just as good as desktop.

Money is not a massive issue but i was looking at not going over the £1500 on the mac itself

Forgive me if im sounding unclear but i would be extremley thankful if someone can help me!

thanks in advance

[Adrian Delso]

Amathus
The Powerbook CPU should be fine, but you must add sufficient RAM - if it ccomes with 256k, then add another 512k to be on the safe side. You will need a good interface - about £250-350 - which will have a sound card. If you don't need to move around, there are cheaper Mac options. Logic Pro 7 is very powerful and very expensive, with a steep learning curve, but it includes all sorts of fantastic things - a brilliant tempo mapper, fantastc software instruments, a superb drum synth.

If your budget of £1500 is just for the Mac and the additional RAM, you're OK. If you' re including the software and the interface, you need to rethink, I'm afraid. Good luck.

Adrian