Im really considering getting a macbook, a ... ... I bought an HP some time ago, but i cant stand vista and how much this comp drags its ass not to mention how ...

Featherbreeze · 03-25-2007, 08:50 PM

I bought an HP some time ago, but i cant stand vista and how much this comp drags its ass not to mention how cheaply built this thing is and how many hardware malfunctions it gets and how often.

so what i need from this macbook would be to support all the hardware and software that XP does, to be realiably built, and to be fast.

i do alot of recording, video and music and from what i understand the built in isight camera is good for video. i use a mobilepre usb to record XLR and 1/4" inputs, and the drivers and software for it apply to Mac Os 10.4.8 PPC/Intel so i think i would be covered

am i missing something, because macbooks seem like the perfect solution to all my silly problems, thoughts? questions? comments?

boomheadshot45 · 03-25-2007, 09:38 PM

Yeah a Macbook would be perfect for you! Once you go to OSX, its really hard to go back. I liked OSX so much I installed Rock Docket on both of my PCs lol. Whats your budget? Because you could get an 80 GB 7200 HD, C2D 2.0 ghz, and 2 GB of ram for a pretty good price. Do you want/like the black or the white?

Featherbreeze · 03-25-2007, 10:02 PM

i really dont wanna spend that much, maybe 1200? im a student and im always broke so not much of a budget, white would be nicer

kaltek · 03-25-2007, 10:06 PM

You will love osx it may take a week or two to find all the audio apps you will need but once you do everything will fall into place I hear that the audio apps for osx are very superior compared to the ones for most PC based OS's

boomheadshot45 · 03-26-2007, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kaltek

You will love osx it may take a week or two to find all the audio apps you will need but once you do everything will fall into place I hear that the audio apps for osx are very superior compared to the ones for most PC based OS's

Thats what I heard. And if your a n00b (I know your not because it seems you know alot about audio stuff), you have Garageband. Oh Garageband, when I first upgraded and got you, I waisted time I could've been doing homework playing with you

Featherbreeze · 03-26-2007, 08:59 AM

im not a noob w/ music stuff, but with overall computer stuff im pretty noobish.
ive been meaning to take a class, but i dont have the time or resources right now.

-Empty- · 03-26-2007, 10:05 AM

2.0 ghz core 2 duo white macbook with 1 gig of ram and 80 gig HD for $1200 w/ student discount .. iirc you still get a free HP printer/scanner/copier with it too

triadone · 03-28-2007, 10:15 PM

the deal is for a $100 rebate on a printer/scanner, which afaik goes for all of the brands they sell.

h00ligan · 03-29-2007, 04:00 PM

well the good thing about the macbook over the pro, is that the hard drive is REALLY easy to change.. so you can easily upgrade that as your needs and budget grow@!

-Empty- · 03-30-2007, 11:07 AM

haha yea idk why i said free hp printer, knowing thats not what it was exactly.... ::slaps self::

03-25-2007, 08:50 PM	#1
Featherbreeze Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Credits: -336	Im really considering getting a macbook, any suggestions? I bought an HP some time ago, but i cant stand vista and how much this comp drags its ass not to mention how cheaply built this thing is and how many hardware malfunctions it gets and how often. so what i need from this macbook would be to support all the hardware and software that XP does, to be realiably built, and to be fast. i do alot of recording, video and music and from what i understand the built in isight camera is good for video. i use a mobilepre usb to record XLR and 1/4" inputs, and the drivers and software for it apply to Mac Os 10.4.8 PPC/Intel so i think i would be covered am i missing something, because macbooks seem like the perfect solution to all my silly problems, thoughts? questions? comments?

03-25-2007, 09:38 PM	#2
boomheadshot45 Don Draper, boss. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where In-N-Out is god. Posts: 5,765 Credits: 1,449	Yeah a Macbook would be perfect for you! Once you go to OSX, its really hard to go back. I liked OSX so much I installed Rock Docket on both of my PCs lol. Whats your budget? Because you could get an 80 GB 7200 HD, C2D 2.0 ghz, and 2 GB of ram for a pretty good price. Do you want/like the black or the white? __________________

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kaltek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,776 Credits: 274	You will love osx it may take a week or two to find all the audio apps you will need but once you do everything will fall into place I hear that the audio apps for osx are very superior compared to the ones for most PC based OS's __________________ Monitor: Sharp LC-32D62U My Baby Macbook Pro: 15" Widescreen LED Display~2.2Ghz Core 2 Duo~Nvidia 8600GT 128~2GB DDR2~250GB~Airport N & Superdrive~XP and 10.4.10

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-Empty- Starship Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 213 Credits: 18	2.0 ghz core 2 duo white macbook with 1 gig of ram and 80 gig HD for $1200 w/ student discount .. iirc you still get a free HP printer/scanner/copier with it too __________________ - XPS Gen 2 - PM 2.13 - 2Gigs of trancend memory via newegg - Bluetooth - 40% off Coupon - new LCD, new GFX (thanks dell ) - White MacBook - Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz - 1 Gig of memory - 80 gig HD - Homebrew - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 512 megs of memory - 60 gig HD - Nvidia 5900 XT

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03-25-2007, 10:02 PM	#3
Featherbreeze Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Credits: -336	i really dont wanna spend that much, maybe 1200? im a student and im always broke so not much of a budget, white would be nicer

03-26-2007, 08:59 AM	#6
Featherbreeze Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Credits: -336	im not a noob w/ music stuff, but with overall computer stuff im pretty noobish. ive been meaning to take a class, but i dont have the time or resources right now.

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h00ligan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hot Posts: 915 Credits: 107	well the good thing about the macbook over the pro, is that the hard drive is REALLY easy to change.. so you can easily upgrade that as your needs and budget grow@! __________________ Lenovi T60 Macbook Pro Athlon 2500+ ~ 1 TB in RAID 5 200 gig boot drive ~ server

03-30-2007, 11:07 AM	#10
-Empty- Starship Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 213 Credits: 18	haha yea idk why i said free hp printer, knowing thats not what it was exactly.... ::slaps self:: __________________ - XPS Gen 2 - PM 2.13 - 2Gigs of trancend memory via newegg - Bluetooth - 40% off Coupon - new LCD, new GFX (thanks dell ) - White MacBook - Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz - 1 Gig of memory - 80 gig HD - Homebrew - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 512 megs of memory - 60 gig HD - Nvidia 5900 XT

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