About To Blow 2500 Smackers Options

[londan]

Hello there,
Thanks in advance for any useful comments
I wish I had found this site ages ago

Im basically looking to invest in enough to make me a home studio, and I have nothing except a Midi Piano and Guitars.

Therefore, my shopping list is as follows:
a. PowerBook 15inch, 2GB RAM, 1.67 ... I have found a place in Switzerland, where I live, where I can get this for about 1300 quid new.
b. Logic Pro 400 quid (id like to compose classical, rock, pop, jazz, piano based, with programmed sounds/effects/rhythm/bass - which i hope are included in logic 7 after all ive read - and some audio and vocals i can supply with electric guitar and mikes) ... student price
c. Sennheiser Microphone for vocals around 150 quid
d. M-Audio Firewire FW410 M-Audio FW410 200 quid

Headphones, Speakers, Cables, Stands ... another 450 quid, making about 2500 in all

Any specific comments about suggestions for components would be useful, as well as a general slap in the face to completely rethink my architecture, but I appreciate the advice of another poster suggesting one question per post ... thus, if it had to be one question, i would ask about the mac itself

I mean, I've never bought a mac before, its just that a few people have told me that logic has everything i need and macs run logic and macs are good for creative stuff ... but can i get away with an ibook instead, or am i much better off with an imac? i guess im into the powerbook as its more powerful than an ibook and more portable than an imac ... but as imac is cheaper and more powerful it may be a better option as im slightly more into performance than portability ... if anyone has serious doubts about logic on powerbook 1.67ghz, then maybe they could let me know ?

thanks alot

daniel

[londan]

Hi

Thanks for your advice. It does seem like more bang for the buck at the risk of only slightly less portability.

Im basing my investment of Logic and Mac on a good friend-producer's recommendation of Logic as an Audio Editting tool. However, in being highly cautious as to the kind of system to buy, and noticing that PC equipment (with higher specs) is cheaper than Macs, Im now wavering between Mac and PC ... ie. Cubase etc. seems like a good and cheaper alternative.

Now, I understand that this may be blasphemy on a mac forum, but here I request more than my fair share of support from one post and ask you .... are the advantages of Logic so alluring, to really go the whole hog and buy a brand new imac or pbk and logic pro, just so i can do everything with it ... what im trying to be assured of is ... after i buy my apple and logic ... will i have to buy much else if i want to make pop-rock-instrumental music (given that i possess interface-guitar-midipiano etc?

By the way ... is the keynote speech 10th january or 1st october .... US and UK date formats seem to differ and it is ambiguous ... except for the fact that 10.01.2006 is really just around the corner

thanks so much for your help thus far!

daniel