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Rob587
Aug 9, 2004, 10:45 PM
I will be going to college in the near future and I would like to be able to play a few of the latest games, create songs in garage band, and start getting into some video editing. Can a maxed out powerbook handle all of this rather smoothly?



stoid
Aug 9, 2004, 11:11 PM
I'm still thrilled with my 15 inch PowerBook purchase from last year September. Unless you need the portability (probably, since you are going to college) I would get a G5.

aswitcher
Aug 9, 2004, 11:20 PM
I will be going to college in the near future and I would like to be able to play a few of the latest games, create songs in garage band, and start getting into some video editing. Can a maxed out powerbook handle all of this rather smoothly?

UT2K4 is playable on my machine - I have a gig ram, 128 vram and the 5400 rpm hdd.

GB and iMovie run really well.

Chaszmyr
Aug 10, 2004, 12:00 AM
A maxed out 15'' or 17'' PowerBook will do everything decently.

However, a dual G5 will do everything better.

aswitcher
Aug 10, 2004, 12:05 AM
A maxed out 15'' or 17'' PowerBook will do everything decently.

However, a dual G5 will do everything better.

But you'll need a really long extension lead and a trolley to move it around ;)

SolidGun
Aug 10, 2004, 12:36 PM
If you want play latest games, Mac may not be the right answer for you. I prefer gaming on the PC for that reason(all the titles are released on this platform first) and Mac for work (so reliable)

Rob587
Aug 10, 2004, 08:24 PM