Is It Worth Switching To Mac?, Will a 1GHz iBook G4 handle it? Options

[Skylit]

Hello everyone,

I've been using Emagic Logic on PC for years, and now am absolutely used to it. However, as it is now owned by Apple and future support has been limited to Mac only, I find myself at a really stupid situation (and I guess many Windows Logic users are)...

I need to get myself a laptop (moving abroad for a while), but can't decide which way should I go. I'm on a really limited budget, and I have only two options available:

1. Get a 14" iBook G4 1 GHz (or 1.2 GHz at most) with 256 MB RAM, and continue working with Logic.
2. Get a Portable 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP 2400+ with 512 MB RAM and switch to a different sequencer (Cubase SX perhaps).

I can't decide on this, and this dilemma has been killing me for the last couple of months. I've thought of many variants. These two choices are all I can afford at the moment. I would like to save for a better Mac, but I simply can't.

Keep in mind that I mostly use soft-synths and plug-ins. Only vocals are audio tracks. I don't mind "freezing" tracks time to time, but I wonder if a 1 GHz G4 iBook would be a wise choice in my case?

I want to stay with Logic, I need power, and I need it to be portable. And I'm on a budget.

What would you suggest?
I thank you all in advance!

[sethjacquay]

This is a mac music site, so I am doubting that
many of the forum contributers (myself included)
are going to tell you to buy the freakin' Windows Based Box!

With that in mind, if you do consider an iBook consider
the following while on your budget:

-the 12" and 14" have the same screen resolution which
means you don't gain any working space with the 14" over the 12"

-RAM is something you will want AT LEAST 512MB of ( RAM
requirements are only going up on all the new audio apps)

-the only reason I would buy the 14" iBook is if I needed the
build to order superdrive.

14" iBook
40GB
256 RAM
1 Ghz G4
Combo Drive
$1299


12" iBook
60GB
512 RAM
1 Ghz G4
Combo Drive
$1274

The prices could be lower if you go to MacMall or MacWarehouse.
They always throw in lots of cheap RAM for just the $40 installation fee.

Just consider what you are actually gaining with those price differences...

Ce message a été modifié par sethjacquay - mer. 21 avril 2004, 16:16.