pc to mac ???

[werds meka]

my pc computer is crashing. im thinking about keeping my pc for downloading and internet gaming . and buying a mac g5 just for protools only. 2.0 ghz superdrive. it seems expensive $2700. can anyone suggest what i should do? as far as computerwise. i wanted to wait for a g5 notebook but i dont see one anytime soon.SO ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION.i currently own a digi 002r which was working great with windows xp. until i got attacked by crashes. my question is : if i get a g5 will my drivers i have for mac work? i believe it is 6.1 for osx. i would appreciate any help i am new to the mac world. my friends all have g4 notebooks and seem to be doing fine with their music and such. thats what brought me to thinking about a g5 .. wheres the g5 notebook though?>?????

[werds meka]

bumping myself sorry!

[Jace Everett]

Rather than spend the money on a G5 you could get a G4.

That's what I did. I went from an "Allenstein" PC to a basically stock G4.

I couldn't be happier. With Mac OSX (Panther) you will probably have to upgrade some plug-ins as well as your PTLE software. For 6.0 or higher PTLE customers I believe it's a free download to the newest version. For my Waves bundle I'm having to pay about $200 to upgrade my Gold Bundle, but they are throwing in additional plugs so it's worth it.

Just check out the "compatability" resources on this site and make a sound purchase. As a former Win XP user now on Mac I could not be happier.

Jace

[werds meka]

any other ideas? i dont get what os i would have to get. i know nothing of macs. i wanted a notebook . would that be smarter? what advantages would i get with a g5??? what do i NEED to get this baby going clean without crashing. i just want a mac with stable usage. what are some good systems out there?? help me out i wanna go get it tonight.money is no object. and i dont mean im rich either.i just want the best beast for ptle..

[qgrm]

There are loads of guys running stable (well so they say) systems in the PC forum. Why don't you optimise your system? reinstall? get rid of ravenshield?:) maybe you've tried all that.

[RadioMoo]

Here's a link to The Apple Store --click on "Powerbook", and one for Digidesign compatibility documents .

Take the advice of someone who didn't, and get the Superdrive so that you can burn DVDs.

[werds meka]

i heard i can buy my own dvd burner. what the difference if i dont get a superdrive.

the reason i want this g4 is because of simplicity and because my pc is crashing.

i use my pc for networking and internet gaming/downloading.

i want a mac specifically just for a ptle rig/ and reason.

there are a few other things id use my mac for such as mp3's and pics.
thats probably it though. just music. simple

keep my pc as the crash test dummy downloader.

i need to know whats the best g4 for my 002r any experience with this system? on a g4 what processor should it be to run ptle/reason/cubase/etc. I NEED A POWERHOUSE CHEAP!!!!!

[RadioMoo]

If you click on the compatibility documents link in my last post, then click on Mac 10.2.3 (the latest Mac operating system, assuming you'll be buying a new computer), you'll be told which computer is best. Macs are all-in-one computers: you don't build them from different components like you can a PC; that's a big reason why "it just works."

Check out iBooks at the Apple Store, too.

[Alex Rodriguez]

My system works fine. But the 17" 1GHz Powerbook is expensive.

[mindstAt]

My system works fine. But the 17" 1GHz Powerbook is expensive.

how much can your setup handle? is the laptop sufficient?