macbook good enough?

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:02 pm

is the 2.0 ghz duo core macbook enough for performing and producing?
what pc laptops should i be looking at for something comparable? would i save money sticking with pc?

oh i'll be running ableton 6 on it too.

Sub Shifter · Post by **Sub Shifter** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:06 pm

that macbook would do but u would get alot more for your money going with a pc ive just bought a brand new 3.8ghz amd athlon with 2gb of ddr2 ram for 350

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:12 pm

do you have a link to that model you got?

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:14 pm

and that cant be $350 us?

Sub Shifter · Post by **Sub Shifter** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:17 pm

no sorry i got it from my local pc shop i ordered the parts and he built it for me.your best bet is to go to your local pc shop and see wot they can do for ya.oh yeh mine also came with a 260gb hardrive

nah it was 350 uk

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:22 pm

thats still a really good price. maybe i'll try that route

oceanzen · Post by **oceanzen** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:24 pm

One of the reasons people choose macs is not just for the processsing power but the rock solid operating system. I don't know about Vista but Live 6 and OSX have never failed me on stage and I would not trust a PC as I find they crash more often,
90% of the performers I know in Brighton use a mac and most now have macbooks, the guy I know with a PC told me at his last 5 gigs, he had to reboot half way through his set, and that's obviously veru embarrasing.

BTW, I have a Macbook Black, 2.0GHz, 2GB ram, 160 GB Perpendicular hard drive and this machine flies.

I highly recomend the Macbook.

b-lam · Post by **b-lam** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:50 pm

oceanzen wrote:One of the reasons people choose macs is not just for the processsing power but the rock solid operating system. I don't know about Vista but Live 6 and OSX have never failed me on stage and I would not trust a PC as I find they crash more often,
90% of the performers I know in Brighton use a mac and most now have macbooks, the guy I know with a PC told me at his last 5 gigs, he had to reboot half way through his set, and that's obviously veru embarrasing.

BTW, I have a Macbook Black, 2.0GHz, 2GB ram, 160 GB Perpendicular hard drive and this machine flies.

I highly recomend the Macbook.

yeh this is really worth bearing in mind, i went for pc because i could get more power for money, but i've had a different problem with my pc every week, it crashes lots, doesnt like alot of my hardware, i'm getting a macbook as soon as possible.
its not just if ur thinkin of performing as well, its an arse if it crashes and you'v just thought of a really great idea, then forget it by the time it reboots

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:54 pm

my macbook is awesome and i don't want another pc ever again in my life

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:55 pm

get a refurb and applecare and you're golden

ludofuzz · Post by **ludofuzz** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:04 pm

I priced up my dream machine last night....check this shit..

8 core, 16G RAM! 4x750TBHD, 2xSuperdrives, 2x30"HighDef Displays Mac Pro for the unbelieveably cheap price off.....

$18,500.00 / £10,000.00 ish

ohh..and that includes Logic (express though)-not even pro!

Anyone want to buy me one?It's my birthday next week.

If not i'll have to stick to my macbook.

ps dont get a windoze pc.

ludofuzz · Post by **ludofuzz** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:14 pm

B-LAM wrote: its an arse if it crashes and you'v just thought of a really great idea, then forget it by the time it reboots

LOL....
My mb can boot osx, then boot windoze xp in PARALELLS faster then my mates pc can boot its own operating system.

Is there anymore reasons not to go pc? only bout a million or so.

Sub Shifter · Post by **Sub Shifter** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:19 pm

how quick did this get turned into a mac hate pc thread

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:26 pm

haha i uninstalled parallels because windows is a waste of space

insine · Post by **insine** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:59 pm

Parson wrote:my macbook is awesome and i don't want another pc ever again in my life

same here. ive been a pc guy since i was a wee lad and i dont want to go back.

scaramanga · Post by **scaramanga** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:34 pm

yes with yes sauce

i just got my macbook and I fuckin love it

2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 gigs of ram....blazing fast

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:05 pm

just curious, do you experience all the pc crashes even on a computer thats not connected to internet? i ableton jam all the time (in my basement) on this shitty desktop and it never completely crashes on me. i've read that the pc vs mac stability thing is becoming less and less of an issue, but still in peoples heads. anyway, i guess i should do some reading before any purchases.

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:43 am

so far i have never had any crashes at all when working on music

dirtycash · Post by **dirtycash** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:43 am

whilst i love my macbook here's what ive had fixed in 7 months of ownership.

new logic board, due to keyboard & audio input failure.
new face place due to discolouration & chipping
new battery

and now i need another new battery as it's fucked again!

i strongtly rcommend you get applecare!

must be a few other macbook users youv'e has battery issues?
fess up?, cos when i went to get my macbook fixed there was a big
sign saying "Macbook Pro Battery Replacement Procedure" cos they must be sick of having to sayy the same things over!

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:53 am

yeah applecare rules

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