 New I-book, ibook vs powerbook |
  jeu. 13 mai 2004, 01:19
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I'm just about to buy a MAC notebook and I'm still trying to decide whether to go for an ibook or a powerbook. If I were going for the Ibook. It would be the new 1.2 GHz G4 with 512MB and a superdrive.
The alternative is a 15" Powerbook, but this works out at least 600 EUR more even if I just go for an upgraded 15" Combo (512MB RAM, superdrive). I know the backlit keyboard is nice (and also extra) but I basically seem to be paying an extra 33% for a slightly faster processor (1.33 GHz vs 1.2 GHz) and a faster type of RAM and system bus. I know there used to be quite a difference between ibooks and powerbooks, but it seems to me (though undoubtably a newcomer to MACs) that with the recently launched models the difference has now become quite slim. Any opinions? Should I go for an even higher RAM spec (I plan to use it for basic digital recording and as a synth/sampler/noise looper)? |
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mar. 31 août 2004, 10:41
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It seems lushbudget is right... that is, after plowing through tons of postings (on various forums), that seems to be the overall consensus is that an iBook isn't heavy weight enough to handle lots of samples. So, no iBook for me...
I'm now looking into a 15" PowerBook Combo vs. a 1.8 GHz PowerMac. Either way, that's stretching my budget a little - okay, a lot  On the other hand, buying a machine that cannot handle the things I want to do would be even more expensive in the end - I'd get all frustrated and end up buying the PB or G5 anyway. I'm slightly inclined to put off buying a laptop until those G5 PowerBooks are available. Maybe even wait for the G6 version 
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14Angel New I-book jeu. 13 mai 2004, 01:19
dixiechicken The slightly faster processor will not mean very m... ven. 14 mai 2004, 15:15 14Angel Thanks Dixiechicken. I went for the 1.2GHz ibook i... jeu. 27 mai 2004, 21:13 jofferman Hey 14Angel! Since I'm sort of pondering a... sam. 28 août 2004, 08:21 14Angel Hi Jofferman. Apart from some initial teething pro... sam. 28 août 2004, 20:14 jofferman Hey!
Thanks for the info! Glad to hear yo... dim. 29 août 2004, 07:49 lushbudget Hey there - I just gotta say that there are some M... dim. 29 août 2004, 17:23 bubbledave I am actually going through a similar debate right... dim. 26 sept. 2004, 15:59 lushbudget Assuming that your iBook is a G4 model you should ... dim. 26 sept. 2004, 21:42
bubbledave If the MBox USB is decent (even if there's onl... dim. 26 sept. 2004, 22:15 |
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