First Mac

[AP_piano295]

Im a tenth grader whos been good with money for the last few years not buying everything i want and waiting for birthdays and xmas. But im tired of using this @$&*(*&^ pc and i cant convince dad to buy a mac so ive been looking at the imac g5s and powerbooks. Im not buying another computer any time soon so i dont mind spending money. im looking at the higher end powerbook g4 or the 17 and 20inch imacs. I plan on doing a little gameing halo ext but im not a hardcore gamer. Id also like to know what kind of musical hookups i can do with the computers i play keyboard.

lookin for advice

 

[auxplage]

There is a Powerbook G4 but not a G5 yet (if there ever is one). Do you need portability? If yes, then you only have two choices the Powerbook and iBook. If you do not need portability, then just get the iMac G5 with lots of RAM. I am in 11th grade, and I have an eMac though I would love to have portability with an iBook or Powerbook.

 

[FFTT]

Most audio editing suites will work fairly well with a fast G4,
but most of the required specifications clearly prefer the G5.

I would wait to see if Apple upgrades the G5 iMac GPU card before
making any final decision.

A 2.0 GHz iMac with a 128 MB GPU
would be a very attractive machine to own.

 

[KingSleaze]

Does your keyboard connect to your PC? What sort of a connection does it use? All of the Macs that you've mentioned interest in have USB and Firewire ports, you can get them with Bluetooth and Airport Express as well. Check the specs on Apple.com to verify USB 1.1 or 2.0.

 

[vieoray]

lookin for advice

it all depends on portability sounds like to me. if you want to carry the computer around, get the powerbook. if that's not important, get the iMac. both are really great and you will be satisfied without a doubt. you can hook your keyboard up to both of them no problems.

do you plan on going to college? if so, think about how you will use the computer then -- or you can think about the educational discount you will be able to use at that point 🙂

 

[AP_piano295]

Midi

Does your keyboard connect to your PC? What sort of a connection does it use? All of the Macs that you've mentioned interest in have USB and Firewire ports, you can get them with Bluetooth and Airport Express as well. Check the specs on Apple.com to verify USB 1.1 or 2.0.

My keyboard attaches to my pc via midi

 

[AP_piano295]

know a teacher

it all depends on portability sounds like to me. if you want to carry the computer around, get the powerbook. if that's not important, get the iMac. both are really great and you will be satisfied without a doubt. you can hook your keyboard up to both of them no problems.

do you plan on going to college? if so, think about how you will use the computer then -- or you can think about the educational discount you will be able to use at that point 🙂

i plan on going to collage but ive got some teacher friends who i can buy it through so ill get the edu discount anyway

 

[SLCentral]

My keyboard attaches to my pc via midi

You'll have to buy a MIDI to USB adaptor in that case. They're under $50, I use one with my iBook with no problems in Garageband.