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buy this mac or not??
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Blue Night
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 12:39
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hey guys..i am gettin a 6 month old mac powerbook g4,1.6 ghz processor,1 gb ram,60 gb hdd,64 mb grafik,2 yrs warranty for 1500 euros from a friend.who is a reliable tech guy.the problem is i dont have mo money to buy soundkarte ad programs(ableton) rite now.if i buy this machine..what do u guys suggest ..and we need a laptop bcoz we moveall the time..any bright suggestions !!
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 13:07
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1,6 Ghz is really low value for that money.Hard disc is small too..
I would go for a centrino 1,6 that speed up like a 3ghz cpu,for less than that money..exept if u really gotta o for a mac but dont buy this machine for sure;) |
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Blue Night
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 13:16
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hi forgot to mention its a 17 inch screen..if you have any other suggestion for lappy please advice 
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EYB
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 14:41
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I also think it is too expensive. For 1500€ u can get a much more powerful IBM laptop system. I don't know, mabe u only want a Mac but then check ebay for systems like this to compare the prices.
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FaceHead
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 20:15
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i have the same setup but 80gb hard drive and after about 17 tracks in cubase sx(1) with multiple effects it starts the popping hesitating cant handle the song shit if you can go higher than a gig of ram do it I have also been frustrated with finding plugins plenty for mac but soooo many for pc I think a tottally stripped down pc with no internet would be just as stable as any mac.. or you could just wait for the macs with intel processors then you wont have to decide. hehehe |
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FaceHead
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 20:15
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oh ya the 1.6ghz on mac is roughly like 3ghz on pentium |
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FaceHead
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 20:16
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if you dont want mac i hear lots of pleased vaio users |
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EYB
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 22:45
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On 2005-11-23 20:15, FaceHead wrote:
oh ya the 1.6ghz on mac is roughly like 3ghz on pentium
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Thats not true.
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FaceHead
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Posted : Nov 23, 2005 23:40
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oh just what i was told...
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missing-link
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Posted : Nov 24, 2005 15:28
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On 2005-11-23 22:45, EYB wrote:
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On 2005-11-23 20:15, FaceHead wrote:
oh ya the 1.6ghz on mac is roughly like 3ghz on pentium
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Thats not true.
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i thought it was too |
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celsung
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Posted : Nov 25, 2005 06:14
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On 2005-11-23 22:45, EYB wrote:
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On 2005-11-23 20:15, FaceHead wrote:
oh ya the 1.6ghz on mac is roughly like 3ghz on pentium
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Thats not true.
Maybe not exactly true, but it is true that a 1.6ghz Mac is not the same as a 1.6ghz Windows machine. I use a 1.5ghz Powerbook and have no troubles with processing power. |
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High Pulse
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Posted : Nov 25, 2005 07:28
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