Getting a laptop

[Justaguyin_nc]

Uh...is that why my guitar playing sucks....because I have a real computer instead of a toy.....Macs R Us......not this country boy.

Ya best duck now....:rotflmao:

I really like the Microsoft based computers due to most new programs and ideas appear there first these days..
Linux is way cool..but..still in the drivers issue state...sigh..

Apple has some great systems.. at $2500 for a powerbook pro though..
I just have to wonder if thats a good buy compared to their IMAC all in ones?

I mean.. you get a very nice LARGE screen..the size of a whole notebook anyways.. they seem to start with larger drives.. same duocore processor and operating system.. all the toys and bells..

There are many travel cases available for them as well...like backpacks etc..

And usually.. I find a plug when I go someplace..2 hrs on a battery aint gonna do much anyways.. plus they cost half as much!

call me cheap... just wondering if it's worth it..

Im still thinking of grabbing a mac mini to play with.. umm not a toy though.. well.. maybe as a toy...

:AOK:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Ya best duck now....:rotflmao:

:AOK:

LOL!! no worries from me. I am not a zealot about it. I encourage anyone to do what works for them in the computer world. I simply enjoy sharing what works for me. My recordings that I have posted lately are all through my new iMac, and the MacBooks will do the same stuff. The MacBook Pros do that to, plus are just bigger, fancier systems. The MacBook Pros are full meal deal units that compare well if you look at PC laptops equipped the same way. Many PC people don't equip their PCs that way though. For a lot of people, the MacBooks are plenty, and certainly my iMac is plenty. Line 6 still has not upgraded their Gearbox drivers for Leopard that comes pre-installed, or for Vista, for that matter.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

I use my toneport GX under Vista everyday... works fine..

Sunvalley, you have the IMAC.. would it be that hard carrying it around like a notebook? Just seems to have the things needed at a pretty good price considering it's apple. oh, I kinda like apples bootcamp ideas..
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html

 

[sunvalleylaw]

My imac is a 20 inch screen, and the computer is contained in the unit that houses the screen. It is not light, and has a metal stand that holds the whole thing up. It is really a desktop machine.

http://www.apple.com/imac/

I can use my toneport with leopard, but the online resources aren't working yet. My recordings I have posted are using the toneport, but by routing my mic into it with no effects other than the Gearbox standard mic setup that you don't need the online stuff for. I also use sometimes their presets programmed into Gearbox. (hee hee, I almost typed "Beerbox") I had got from the forums that they were not officially supporting Vista either. Glad it is working for you.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

My imac is a 20 inch screen, and the computer is contained in the unit that houses the screen. It is not light, and has a metal stand that holds the whole thing up. It is really a desktop machine.

http://www.apple.com/imac/

Ummm...some people think its capable of transport..

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Ok, well sure! I guess you could with that. I used to have a big case for my really really old school mac (I'm talking 80s era original box type mac). I transported it occasionally and the new iMac would be easier than that. I wouldn't truly think of it as notebook, but you sure could do it.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Ok, well sure! I guess you could with that. I used to have a big case for my really really old school mac (I'm talking 80s era original box type mac). I transported it occasionally and the new iMac would be easier than that. I wouldn't truly think of it as notebook, but you sure could do it.

Heh..anythings possible.. it looked quite large..

I was just trying to get Robert to save about a grand..
I am sure the wife and kids would spend the rest for him..

I can remember when Robert bought Bargain Items...
He must be selling alot of those lesson dvds or sumptin...

 

[Robert]

Hey, I buy bargain items all the time! My latest guitar pedal cost me $30.00!

Thinking about all this computer talk has made me decide on a really good laptop, and the Macbook Pro is it.

I'd rather have my kids starve a little and I get a good computer than them getting fat and greasy, while I suffer with a crappy machine.

 

[Algonquin]

I'd rather have my kids starve a little and I get a good computer than them getting fat and greasy, while I suffer with a crappy machine.

Now I understand your new Avatar of 'Sliced Bread'... rations for the kiddies eh?

Better hope their mom doesn't find out!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hey, I buy bargain items all the time! My latest guitar pedal cost me $30.00!

Thinking about all this computer talk has made me decide on a really good laptop, and the Macbook Pro is it.

Well, I am still finding use for my 7 year old Powerbook, and it even runs Gearbox and Garageband, but not at the same time. Seriously, I spend a little more on the front end on these things, and get a lot of years of good use out of them, considering tech aging standards. That spreads out the cost of ownership pretty well.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Heh..anythings possible.. it looked quite large..

When I toted around my old Mac SE, it was either before laptops came out, or before they were very popular. I bought the SE in the late 80s to replace my original Mac from '84. It (the tote bag) had a big sguareish compartment for the all in one machine, and a slide slot that held my extended battleship type keyboard. I still use that bag as a ski boot bag sometimes. Holds ski boots and extra clothes perfectly.

 

[mrmudcat]

Ive been building my own windows based systems since 2000.That said im tired of the resource overbloated windows O.S.I will be getting an macpro soon and never looking back! I just recently had a nephew(post production engineer at a studio in Bama) who used nothing but windows.Well he landed his new job on one condition he learn the macway.He says this is the very best way to go........:rockon:

Personally im getting a 17 inch ..but also a bigscreen monitor to hang on the wall in my studio!!!!:master: