Hi everyone,
I'm new here. I'm a musician who has owned two Mac desktop towers for a few years now, and I just recently bought a used, but very good condition, Powerbook G4 12 inch 1.5 GHz from eBay. I need your testimonies and opinions on this laptop. I'm a newb because this is my first laptop. But, let me give you an idea on what I'm trying to achieve here.
I plan to have a small home recording set-up, and take this laptop with me for live shows. I play mainly rock, but would like to incorporate electronica music into my produced songs, and live performances. I plan on getting an Apogee Duet to do all the recording, and Logic Express 8 for the final mixes.
So here goes..
1) Is the Powerbook G4 that I bought strong enough to run music programs for me to mix an entire album? Can this laptop handle today's programs? Or will it slow down a little?
2) Can my Powerbook G4 handle live shows with say, Ableton Live and a few other programs running?
3) What are your experiences with the Powerbook 12" 1.5 when you performed with it live, and when you mixed/recorded songs on it?
I'm still waiting for the laptop to get to me, but I would appreciate your guys' help as this is my first venture into owning and using a laptop. Thanks, guys. Macs forever.
Specs:
Processor Type: PowerPC G4
Product Family: PowerBook
Processor Speed (per Core): 1.5 GHz
Screen Size: 12 inch
Processor Configuration: Single Core
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard
Memory (RAM): 1.25 GB
Primary Drive: DVD+/-RW
Hard Drive Capacity: 80 GB
Yours,
Byron
http://www.myspace.com/byronyang
I'm new here. I'm a musician who has owned two Mac desktop towers for a few years now, and I just recently bought a used, but very good condition, Powerbook G4 12 inch 1.5 GHz from eBay. I need your testimonies and opinions on this laptop. I'm a newb because this is my first laptop. But, let me give you an idea on what I'm trying to achieve here.
I plan to have a small home recording set-up, and take this laptop with me for live shows. I play mainly rock, but would like to incorporate electronica music into my produced songs, and live performances. I plan on getting an Apogee Duet to do all the recording, and Logic Express 8 for the final mixes.
So here goes..
1) Is the Powerbook G4 that I bought strong enough to run music programs for me to mix an entire album? Can this laptop handle today's programs? Or will it slow down a little?
2) Can my Powerbook G4 handle live shows with say, Ableton Live and a few other programs running?
3) What are your experiences with the Powerbook 12" 1.5 when you performed with it live, and when you mixed/recorded songs on it?
I'm still waiting for the laptop to get to me, but I would appreciate your guys' help as this is my first venture into owning and using a laptop. Thanks, guys. Macs forever.
Specs:
Processor Type: PowerPC G4
Product Family: PowerBook
Processor Speed (per Core): 1.5 GHz
Screen Size: 12 inch
Processor Configuration: Single Core
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard
Memory (RAM): 1.25 GB
Primary Drive: DVD+/-RW
Hard Drive Capacity: 80 GB
Yours,
Byron
http://www.myspace.com/byronyang
