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iBook or PowerBook?

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chugLIFE
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anybody ahve experience with either of these?
im looking for something jsut to edit on mainly...should i go the extra mile for the power book or jsut stick with the ibook?
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J.D.
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Both will work fine... if you can afford the Pbook, go for 'er.

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TheClap.
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15 inch p book with superdrive
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chugLIFE
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im thinkin 14 inch iBook with superdrive
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aclsarescary
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if your editing, I would get the powerbook, just becaue you can get an 80gig hard drive. But both are going to be fine...
I don't know enough about computers to tell yah anything else.
But my friend has the powerbook with 60gigs, and with his 20 gigs of music, photoshop, flash and a couple movies, hes pretty much ran out of hard drive.









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LostCarKeys
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For editing buy a desktop, I use a laptop and it is soo slow when you have to render and stuff, desktops are more solid and consistant for editing if that is your main use for the comp.
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chugLIFE
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i want a laptop for travelling, I have a PC desktop....im on it right now
Here's waht im thinking anyways
iBook G4
1.33GHz PowerPC G4
80GB Hard Drive
14.1' TFT 1024x768 pixels
AirPort Extreme built-in
512MB RAM
SuperDrive
$2061 Canadian
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aclsarescary
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thats sounds awsome...I didn't know you could get ibook w/80gig hard drive. Is that college deal?









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St.Steezy
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Id go with the 1.5ghz 15inch powerbook. Best for the price.




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threejay
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i got the 15 in pb...but either will work fine..



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chugLIFE
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no its nto college deal...jsut an upgrade...i bought it today, comign in tomorrow!
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Mike2.0
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Nice man it sounds too sick.
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chugLIFE
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ya im stoked!
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a-g-b
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I have the 15 power book with super drive and its so sick. Right now i am only editing ith imovie which is lame but am saving for premier pro.
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tito_skier
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you can download primere pro

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chugLIFE
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ya im gonna get final cut off my friend
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CrystalineSkier
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G5 desktop - editing / filmmaking platform, computer for all your needs that is immobile.

ibook - College notes, music, whatever you need an average laptop for.

powerbook - A desktop packed into a laptop. that simple, but it's not as good for editing as a g5.

powermac - the g5 on fucking speed.
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chugLIFE
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but is you iBook G4 good for with Final Cut pro? i've got my iBook G4 now and i'm getting Final Cut pro soon

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m1garand
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i saw a mac once.
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highfive
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just check the specs on each. i know that personally, the powerbook is way better for editing than the ibook. just make sure to add extra ram.


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oakleyaaa
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just bought an ibook g4 with pretty much all the stugg your thinkin about
go with it works nice for editing once you get the software




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oakleyaaa
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^^^^^ were'd you get finalcut




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fredsters_s
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hush hush ^ acquisition...like kazaa for apples. the retail price of final cut is about $5000. howver, you may want to cut your teeth on something more basic first as it is hella complex to get the most out of it.
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chipkalback
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powerbook line just got toally revamped...get a powerbook.
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