Can a maxed out 17" powerbook?

Rob587

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Aug 9, 2004

• #1

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

macrumors 601

• Aug 9, 2004

• #2

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

macrumors 603

• Aug 9, 2004

• #3

Rob587 said:

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?

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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

macrumors 601

• Aug 9, 2004

• #4

A maxed out 15'' or 17'' PowerBook will do everything decently.

However, a dual G5 will do everything better.

 

aswitcher

macrumors 603

• Aug 9, 2004

• #5

Chaszmyr said:

A maxed out 15'' or 17'' PowerBook will do everything decently.

However, a dual G5 will do everything better.

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

 

SolidGun

macrumors 6502

• Aug 10, 2004

• #6

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

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Aug 10, 2004

• #7