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jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 17:34
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Hi,
I'm getting ready to buy a new computer for my future studio. After emailing, posting messages in forums, long considerations etc. it looks like I will go in the direction of a PC. Why? I talked to an employee of Apple, and he told me that if I buy a G4 today, I should be ready to sell it when new processors come out at the end of 2003. I wanted to ask Mac users, what do you think about this new, what I think they call "G5" and what is it going to mean for you? Will your current software and recording hardware work with the G5? Also, how is Cubase SX with OSX? Please elnighten me, I might still change my mind and go Mac if it makes sense. Petra |
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dim. 4 mai 2003, 11:00
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Moderator Groupe : Team Messages : 370 Inscrit : 19 mars 03 Lieu : Umeå - SE Membre no 14,645 |
I just thought I'd inject a little pessimistic note - much as I enjoy enthusiasm in people.
On IBM G5-chips/970-chips in future macs. 1) PC-users switching in droves to Mac - forget it aint gonna happen. ( such decisions are market-driven and has very little to do with technological excellence ) 2) Enormous speedboosts in endusers homecomputers - forget it has never happened yet. ( all available resources for computers/users tend to be used to the max ) 10 years ago when I started my work as sysadmin at our dept we bought 25 brand-new PC:s 486 DX-II machines with 8MB ram 170Mb WD harddrives. They ran Windows 3.11. They were the fastest standard pc:s at the time. In fact they still are today. Usaul everday tasks like starting applications saving documents copying files etc. DONT go any faster 'cause files are bigger, we have fancy graphical interfaces with code-bloat, the list goes on. Higer bandwith networks gets clogged because of higher bandwith demand from users et al. I have personally had Mac SE-30, Powermac 6100, iMac G3-Bondi Blue Rev-B, iMac G4-flatpanel 700 and iMac flatpanel 800. I dont notice any -- real practical -- difference in speed. This said - well we all need to dream and hope a little, - no great harm in that. Keep smiling: 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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petra G5 With Ibm Chips jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 17:34
Presto As in any area of computing, you have to choose th... jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 20:00
lepetitmartien Petra I think you should browse a little here in t... jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 22:17
rickenbacker Two points in quick reply, Petra: 1. Cubase SX on... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 13:22
lepetitmartien QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Jan 31 2003, 13:22)the ... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 18:04
rikibacardi MMMMmmmmmacintosh ! afriad it's a dark ti... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 18:43
PlasTree Here's the deal. I don't care if pcs have ... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 02:38
gdoubleyou Apple doesn't want to control the computing wo... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 02:50
lepetitmartien Please, the thread is NOT on Mac/PC bashing… or I... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 05:53
Synthetic in the big picture... the end result is all that m... dim. 2 févr. 2003, 07:04
music sucks petra my man I am in the same shoe you are in, tho... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 03:54
Presto Hey, Mr MusicS, You say "Macs are a much mor... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 15:17
petra Thanks everyone. I will do some more reading aroun... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 16:21
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 16:21)I think that... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 18:11
petra Would you reccommend a second hand Mac? If so, wha... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 18:30
Presto If you don't want it to be portable, get a new... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 20:48
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 18:30)Would you re... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 03:48
petra QUOTE You can do marvels with an Imac G4, but for ... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 17:25
Presto If you can afford the G4 tower and all the rest of... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 22:54
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 4 2003, 17:25)QUOTE I supp... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 23:26
rickenbacker From what you say, Petra, I think you need at leas... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 12:14
petra Thanks everyone. Now I have to go to the cave and ... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 17:05
lepetitmartien I can't give you the good second hand places b... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 20:18
Howard Davis A company called Small Dog in Vermont (I think) ha... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 07:54
jmax Just a little comment to add - I'm using one o... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 08:10
tremelo68 Petra, I have a souped up beige G3 for sale if you... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 16:09
petra LPM, I do know 1 professor, very well, and I my se... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 16:32
Presto If you work for a university, you should be eligib... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 19:03
petra Thank you Presto. I know I can get an academic dis... ven. 7 févr. 2003, 17:10
Presto This isn't really for a Getting Started topic ... ven. 7 févr. 2003, 20:15
manexmachina i'm a little late chiming in here.... but the ... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 07:07
jmax One thing to keep in mind is that the G5 chip will... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 08:29
gdoubleyou The beauty of the IBM chip is that it can run 32bi... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 16:53
hjvk You should just be patient.The G5 will have 1/3 of... ven. 28 févr. 2003, 02:25
trippinginthefall PC Users are constantly getting new CPUs/Motherboa... ven. 25 avril 2003, 21:18
bilhep dixiechicken said: >I have personally had Mac S... lun. 5 mai 2003, 09:29
dixiechicken Ahh yes it really brings back sweet memories. Pla... lun. 5 mai 2003, 16:20
Presto As in any area of computing, you have to choose th... jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 20:00
lepetitmartien Petra I think you should browse a little here in t... jeu. 30 janv. 2003, 22:17
rickenbacker Two points in quick reply, Petra: 1. Cubase SX on... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 13:22
lepetitmartien QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Jan 31 2003, 13:22)the ... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 18:04
rikibacardi MMMMmmmmmacintosh ! afriad it's a dark ti... ven. 31 janv. 2003, 18:43
PlasTree Here's the deal. I don't care if pcs have ... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 02:38
gdoubleyou Apple doesn't want to control the computing wo... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 02:50
lepetitmartien Please, the thread is NOT on Mac/PC bashing… or I... sam. 1 févr. 2003, 05:53
Synthetic in the big picture... the end result is all that m... dim. 2 févr. 2003, 07:04
music sucks petra my man I am in the same shoe you are in, tho... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 03:54
Presto Hey, Mr MusicS, You say "Macs are a much mor... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 15:17
petra Thanks everyone. I will do some more reading aroun... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 16:21
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 16:21)I think that... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 18:11
petra Would you reccommend a second hand Mac? If so, wha... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 18:30
Presto If you don't want it to be portable, get a new... lun. 3 févr. 2003, 20:48
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 18:30)Would you re... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 03:48
petra QUOTE You can do marvels with an Imac G4, but for ... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 17:25
Presto If you can afford the G4 tower and all the rest of... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 22:54
lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 4 2003, 17:25)QUOTE I supp... mar. 4 févr. 2003, 23:26
rickenbacker From what you say, Petra, I think you need at leas... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 12:14
petra Thanks everyone. Now I have to go to the cave and ... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 17:05
lepetitmartien I can't give you the good second hand places b... mer. 5 févr. 2003, 20:18
Howard Davis A company called Small Dog in Vermont (I think) ha... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 07:54
jmax Just a little comment to add - I'm using one o... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 08:10
tremelo68 Petra, I have a souped up beige G3 for sale if you... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 16:09
petra LPM, I do know 1 professor, very well, and I my se... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 16:32
Presto If you work for a university, you should be eligib... jeu. 6 févr. 2003, 19:03
petra Thank you Presto. I know I can get an academic dis... ven. 7 févr. 2003, 17:10
Presto This isn't really for a Getting Started topic ... ven. 7 févr. 2003, 20:15
manexmachina i'm a little late chiming in here.... but the ... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 07:07
jmax One thing to keep in mind is that the G5 chip will... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 08:29
gdoubleyou The beauty of the IBM chip is that it can run 32bi... lun. 24 févr. 2003, 16:53
hjvk You should just be patient.The G5 will have 1/3 of... ven. 28 févr. 2003, 02:25
trippinginthefall PC Users are constantly getting new CPUs/Motherboa... ven. 25 avril 2003, 21:18
bilhep dixiechicken said: >I have personally had Mac S... lun. 5 mai 2003, 09:29
dixiechicken Ahh yes it really brings back sweet memories. Pla... lun. 5 mai 2003, 16:20
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