Imac or Macbook

[Chewie]

You can use a CD burner to put photos on a CD. A DVD burner can put photos on a CD or DVD. A CD however is only 700 MB. a DVD comes in two sizes. 4.5 GB and 9 GB. So you can store more with a DVD burner.

Personally, I wouldn't even dream of getting a computer without a DVD burner. I find it hard to believe there's an option to get a computer without one.

You might want to back up stuff to disk and 700MB aint much space these days. Also, it sounds like you want to burn photos.

When using DVD's you can back up photos as slide shows that have menus and play in a any DVD player. So you can share photos with friends and family and view it on your TV. Good for sharing with older relatives that don't have a computer. Though older relatives without computers are getting harder to come by these days.

 

[spencer]

so how many pictures can a 700MB cd hold? I know it can range vastly but give me a range...

Anyways looks like I'll take the dvd burner...

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

so how many pictures can a 700MB cd hold? I know it can range vastly but give me a range...

Anyways looks like I'll take the dvd burner...

Depends on the file size, but on my 6 megapixel camera, about 200.

 

[spencer]

Depends on the file size, but on my 6 megapixel camera, about 200.

Well thats way more than enough for me

 

[Eggman]

I just got a MacBook. 1gig RAM, 120gb hard disk and the superdrive. Ordered a 2 gig ram set that should be here next week. Great little machine. Got the Parallels software - so I can run Windows XP when necessary. Very cool program.

Thanks Arin for your input in our PM chat.

 

[phatduckk]

Thanks Arin for your input in our PM chat.

any time dude.

 

[DT1607]

I need help on my setting up garage band with a m audio firewire410 arrrrrgh

ALways save music files to a separate hard drive

firewire 410= amazing.

I love that moblie recording unit.

But I don't use Macs...yet...so I can't help you out. Try contacting m-audio via email. I did that while setting mine up and helped out alot.

 

[Colin]

How do these machines compare with the Atari?

 

[candid_x]

Shirt-tailing a Mac question. I'm thinking about buying a used backup and have been looking at Macs. I've noticed the RAM on many Macs are usually lower than comparably priced PC's - 512 being the average. My question is: Does a Mac use RAM more efficiently than a PC, or, can 512 (for example) handle a bigger load than 512 on a PC?

 

[spencer]

Shirt-tailing a Mac question. I'm thinking about buying a used backup and have been looking at Macs. I've noticed the RAM on many Macs are usually lower than comparably priced PC's - 512 being the average. My question is: Does a Mac use RAM more efficiently than a PC, or, can 512 (for example) handle a bigger load than 512 on a PC?

Untill somone who knows what there talking about chimes in Im going to say first of all I don't think macs come with less than 1 gig anymore, and yes macs are a little bit more expensive. I don't think either operating system uses RAM more effeciently though it does seem possible.. However I just learned what ram was so...

 

[phatduckk]

Shirt-tailing a Mac question. I'm thinking about buying a used backup and have been looking at Macs. I've noticed the RAM on many Macs are usually lower than comparably priced PC's - 512 being the average. My question is: Does a Mac use RAM more efficiently than a PC, or, can 512 (for example) handle a bigger load than 512 on a PC?

my take is that they like gouging you on the upgrade price. im serious.

personally i think a 1099 MacBook is a way better value than any PC laptop you get for the same price. IMO they know this and also know that many people will buy RAM upgrades from them so they nail ya on it (same with harddrives)

my advice... buy a Mac w/ less RAM and buy upgrades from www.macsales.com. you'll save a couple hundered that way

 

[candid_x]

Thanks, Arin.

 

[spencer]

my advice... buy a Mac w/ less RAM and buy upgrades from OWC: Apple Mac G4 upgrades, Laptop Batteries, Memory, Drives. you'll save a couple hundered that way

So you can get 3gb for around the same price apple charges for the 2 Gb... Is it ok to run 2gb in one side and 1 gb in the other?

 

[phatduckk]

So you can get 3gb for around the same price apple charges for the 2 Gb... Is it ok to run 2gb in one side and 1 gb in the other?

last time i checked NO. my 2 MacBooks require matched pairs of RAM - so I can only max out at 2 1 GB chips = 2GB. 2GB is PLENTY tho unless youre beating your machine more than i am... which, will all due respect, i doubt

 

[greenwizard]

^^ What exactly do you mean when you say "beating your machine"?
...

 

[phatduckk]

^^ What exactly do you mean when you say "beating your machine"?
...

well, technically, i mean running a lot of apps that are both memory and CPU intensive.

I regularly run 3 web servers, a database server, 2 heafty java apps (memory hogs), photoshop and a ton of other "normal stuff" (like web browsers and IM clients, mail etc) all at the same time.

this kind of load isnt something a normal user will put their machine through.

i beleive that if i can comfortable run a macbook w/ 2GB of ram under those conditions then it will suit many, many people just fine. however - im sure there some folks that run other stuff which will rival/exceed the stress i place on my machine - but that cant be common

 

[Devnor]

I've been looking at the new Apple line up for my new recording rig and I think the iMac takes the cake over the book.

Faster bus
250GB HD and SATA
Better video card
Firewire 400 & 800 ports
Superdrive
4GB max memory
Bigger display

I'm leaning towards the 20" 2.4GHz iMac

 

[spencer]

last time i checked NO. my 2 MacBooks require matched pairs of RAM - so I can only max out at 2 1 GB chips = 2GB. 2GB is PLENTY tho unless youre beating your machine more than i am... which, will all due respect, i doubt

well they do sell 3Gb of ram there for 179$ but its 2Gb and 1GB, just thought if I was paying about the same amount then why not? Plus they give you a rebate if you send in your old ram..

 

[phatduckk]

well they do sell 3Gb of ram there for 179$ but its 2Gb and 1GB, just thought if I was paying about the same amount then why not? Plus they give you a rebate if you send in your old ram..

i always thought the parity thing was lame. maybe, hopefully, they changed that.

 

[saxnbass]

I currently have a MacBook at 2.0GHz and 2GB RAM with 60GB HDD. I have an external USB 160GB portable Western Digital HDD. I love my MacBook, it's good, it's reliable and it's portable.

That being said, I just put down a deposit to have one of the new iMacs ordered. 2.4GHz and 500GB HDD. Will probably up it to at least 3GB RAM, if not the 4GB.

If you need portable, go with the MacBook. It's more portable than the iMac. With the iMac, you'll need a power outlet, and the external keyboard and mouse. Plus it's 20". The MacBook is 13.3", and has the keyboard and mouse (well, trackpad, but it's a really nice trackpad), plus it'll run on battery power, so you won't always need the power outlet.



So yeah, that's my £0.01 ($0.02).