Imac Or Ibook For Music? |
mer. 31 déc. 2003, 20:14
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So, I'm a pc-man, but SO tired for PCs... I think I'm not the only one... So I've been thinking about a mac. I make music with computer, so I need some power, but also stability (which PCs don't seem to offer...). I can't afford those G5s or even G4 (the one which look like computer, not iMac, eMac, or laptop...). PowerBook is too expensive too. So my choices are iBook and iMac. I thought about the 800Mhz G4 (12") iBook, or maybe the 933Mhz G4 one. How big is the difference in speed of those two iBooks? I would probably take that 640mb memory (which is the maximum) for those. So is the 933Mhz one worth the extra 200-300€ (or something like that in $s). And then the other one choice is the iMac (15") There's 1Ghz G4 processor in that and the maximum ammout of memory is 1Gb, which is more than in iBooks. Also, the memory seems to be a bit faster in iMac, because it's DDR 333Mhz, while it's DDR 266Mhz in iBooks. That iMac would cost about 1600€ (again, something like that in dollars), whit 1Gb memory (if I won't buy that memory from apple, cause they seem to have quite expensive memories). So, which one would be the best choise (price/quality ratio)? And can you say, what kind of pc do those macs match, (I know that the Mhz-ammount is not compareable). If you bother answer, I would really appreciate that, cause I really don't know anything about macs, and I don't believe in salesmans speaks.
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jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 17:55
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i'm not saying the iBook or even the iMac isn't a good idea. all i'm saying is that 1) the landscape will be very different in six months, and 2) macs are elegant machines but it's wrong to understand them as being top notch for performance and it's misleading to suggest that they don't have hw and sw compatibility problems of their own.
-------------------- Kit: Dual Ghz G4, Vaio 2.6ghz GRV670 notebook. Software: Reaktor, Reason, Ableton Live. Leanings: Laptop performance, jazz guitar, singing.
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petronome Imac Or Ibook For Music? mer. 31 déc. 2003, 20:14
Metro SE This is not a complete answer but assuming you wan... mer. 31 déc. 2003, 20:46
xingu I've been perfectly happy with my 15" iMa... mer. 31 déc. 2003, 22:20
petronome Yea, I forgot to say in here, but yes, I will buy ... jeu. 1 janv. 2004, 11:14
petronome So, anyone know what kind of pc (Mhz, RAM etc...) ... jeu. 1 janv. 2004, 11:20
dixiechicken Petronome! Comparing PC:s to Macs are a prett... sam. 3 janv. 2004, 14:15
petronome Thanks Dixie! I guess I go to iMac. That... sam. 3 janv. 2004, 18:47
dixiechicken Yes ordinary PC-monitors usually work just fine wi... dim. 4 janv. 2004, 00:41
Fields "At work I have an old G4-400MHz" so ... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 06:27
boze petronome- i don't think the decision to get a... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 16:13
petronome Well, maybe I just buy new PC (mean Windows-machin... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 17:15
dixiechicken I beg differ on some points about "boze-s... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 19:45
petronome Well, have to take another look at the computer-th... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 17:19
boze unless i'm misunderstanding the post, i think ... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 18:12
dixiechicken Boze! No offense meant - none taken. I quite ... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 23:54
boze amen to that- i seem to catch a lot of heat at th... sam. 10 janv. 2004, 00:33
dmrkh There's a line in "A Course In Miracles... dim. 11 janv. 2004, 00:56
boze he's not that cool really- you're just cat... dim. 11 janv. 2004, 06:54
dmrkh RE: Imac Or Ibook For Music? mar. 13 janv. 2004, 00:06
Metro SE This is not a complete answer but assuming you wan... mer. 31 déc. 2003, 20:46
xingu I've been perfectly happy with my 15" iMa... mer. 31 déc. 2003, 22:20
petronome Yea, I forgot to say in here, but yes, I will buy ... jeu. 1 janv. 2004, 11:14
petronome So, anyone know what kind of pc (Mhz, RAM etc...) ... jeu. 1 janv. 2004, 11:20
dixiechicken Petronome! Comparing PC:s to Macs are a prett... sam. 3 janv. 2004, 14:15
petronome Thanks Dixie! I guess I go to iMac. That... sam. 3 janv. 2004, 18:47
dixiechicken Yes ordinary PC-monitors usually work just fine wi... dim. 4 janv. 2004, 00:41
Fields "At work I have an old G4-400MHz" so ... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 06:27
boze petronome- i don't think the decision to get a... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 16:13
petronome Well, maybe I just buy new PC (mean Windows-machin... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 17:15
dixiechicken I beg differ on some points about "boze-s... jeu. 8 janv. 2004, 19:45
petronome Well, have to take another look at the computer-th... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 17:19
boze unless i'm misunderstanding the post, i think ... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 18:12
dixiechicken Boze! No offense meant - none taken. I quite ... ven. 9 janv. 2004, 23:54
boze amen to that- i seem to catch a lot of heat at th... sam. 10 janv. 2004, 00:33
dmrkh There's a line in "A Course In Miracles... dim. 11 janv. 2004, 00:56
boze he's not that cool really- you're just cat... dim. 11 janv. 2004, 06:54
dmrkh RE: Imac Or Ibook For Music? mar. 13 janv. 2004, 00:06
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