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#1 2005-03-05 2:51 am
- veritas
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I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
alright alright i guess im a teen who likes to film a bunch of random stuff you know im in college and all that so i like to film parties, cars, whatever happens, but moslty i like to film skateboarding. me and a couple of friends wanna make a video and since im the only one who knows how to film and edit im gonna get the mac, for years i wanted an ibook or powerbook and i think i got the money now. since i usually use a pc which sux for editing by the way it always freezes when i try to edit, once in a while it will read my firewire, you know it just sux. now since im not used to macs i have this question: will these specs be fine for a 12" powerbook with a superdrive work for strictly just editng and photos. and any bad reviews about this powerbook like something breaking,freezing, anything? please help im new to macs and im ready to do the "switch" thanks in advanced.peace.
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#2 2005-03-05 10:31 am
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
my only nag about a 12 inch pbook is the screen is small. otherwise, good choice!
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#3 2005-03-05 11:24 am
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
keep the 768 megs of ram but if possible I'd go with the 15" for editing unless you absolutely have to have it really small.
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#4 2005-03-05 1:20 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
alright thanks. i guess you guys are right about the 15" guess i got a save a lil bit more b4 i make the purchase.
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#5 2005-03-05 11:59 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
I agree. Before I got my Power Mac G4 with the 17" Apple Studio Display, I had to do all my editing on my 12" iBook. Not fun.
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#6 2005-03-06 7:25 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
You may need an external drive for longer films and or multiple cameras. Also if you are editing volume that also takes up space. But if it is just for fun and only reletivley short movies you will be fine.
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#7 2005-03-06 7:41 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
12'' is small, my friend has one and I love it, I just can't talk him into forgeting it at my house. Anyway, It is a good laptop, i envy you
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#8 2005-03-07 8:19 am
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
You should up the screen to 15 inches and then up your hard drive to 100GB. I am sure that since you are a film editors you know how much movies can take up on a hard drive. But if you have an external HD then I would stick with the 12 inch.
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#9 2005-03-07 3:15 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
thanks to everyone who commented. be back once i get the mac.thanks.
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#10 2005-03-07 9:42 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
Also check into educational purchases, if your school offers mac you can usually save money above and beyond what Apple charges even. Atleast at my college the powerbooks and powermacs are discounted heavily even over the normal apple student discount
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#11 2005-03-07 10:41 pm
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Also get the case pimped out with an sweet paint job. Excellent. But Pricey!
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#12 2005-03-07 10:55 pm
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I hope that this isn't too late, but DON'T buy your RAM from Apple! For whatever reasons RAM has always been higher priced at Apple than from reliable third parties. Get whichever Mac you decide upon with the default RAM, then upgrade it yourself--it's very easy, perhaps requiring the use of a small screwdriver.
I like Other World Computing for a lot of my Mac-related equipment, but if you would rather you can get RAM from Kingston or Crucial.
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#13 2005-03-08 8:33 am
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Use http://www.18004ram.com/ lifetime guarantee
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#14 2005-03-08 3:42 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
adidude wrote:
Also check into educational purchases, if your school offers mac you can usually save money above and beyond what Apple charges even. Atleast at my college the powerbooks and powermacs are discounted heavily even over the normal apple student discount
yeah i looked at that i get 100 bux off. how much did u get off? and what did u get?
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#15 2005-03-08 4:51 pm
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That is about standard. Canadian schools ussaly offer more, but that is the Diffrence in the Dollar plus extra from the school. THey have been promoting the use of laptop particularaly.
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#16 2005-04-24 11:13 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
Would a new 14" ibook, 1.3 mghz be enough for the same thing? Please help, I need to buy it now.
Thanks,
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#17 2005-06-22 12:36 am
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
For Mac deals on computers please Visit http://www.whyspendretail.com We have the 17" Powerbook 1.67 for $2299.99 Get it while it is hot!
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#18 2005-06-22 1:36 am
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You do realize that with all probability, he has his computer by now?
Oh, and no 
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#19 2005-06-22 3:54 am
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LLOL
LITERALLY LAUGHING OUT LOUD
I can only express puzzlement, which borders on alarm.
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#20 2005-06-23 11:30 am
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Hey. He forgot to mention the free iPod Mini with every purchase over $500... and the free shipping.
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#21 2005-06-23 2:26 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
The best deal is the iBook G4 14"
I have one, it is teh best ever. Works great for everything. I have the top model, it is really fast, although it is no G5.
iBook G4 1.33/80Gb/1.256Gb/Superdrive
Blue & White G3 G4 450/80Gb/768Mb/CD-RW
Beige G3 333/6Gb+4Gb/256Mb/CD/Zip
Powermac 7500 G3 266/1Gb/192Mb/CD
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#22 2005-09-15 7:50 pm
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Re: I want a Powerbook. some quick help maybe.
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#23 2005-09-15 8:22 pm
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