Re: Mobius on an Intel Mac (and more questions)

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On 16 maj 2006, at 21.15, mark sottilaro wrote:

> I've borrowed a 1.25 gighz Powerbook

That's the model I have! :-)) It's very slow compared to my 2 GHz  
centrino laptop or my 2x2 G5 tower. But this old powerbook is good  
enough for looping out. I used it at the Zürich Loopfest last year,  
running two instances of Augustus Loop (hosted by Ableton Live)  
together with my EDP. Mixing the two software loopers with the EDP in  
Live's mixer, adding some reverb and Pluggo effects. I have 2 GB RAM  
and I guess that's why it's so stable and never crashes. What happens  
when I load up too much for the G4 CPU  is that the audio starts  
sounding a bit crackled, or simply stops. I found that powerbook a  
bit slow for SooperLooper too, because I wanted to run at least three  
instances of the AU version (under Live).


> But ultimatly, as much as I love my Macs... when I
> factor in the price of a new Macbook with the cost of
> XP... it's still more than a similar Vaio

I checked the Vaio prices and here they are almost double up compared  
to the Macbook. You have to compare equal machines, regarding  
processing power as well as other internal parts! I doubt many  
laptops can stand up to the Macbook if you look at how sturdy it's  
built and how well equipped it is. If you are able to hold back for a  
month to study early adopter reports on the Macbook you will be  
better off to make the best decision.

It's also a question of which software you plan to use with the  
macbook. I mean, when will it be available as binary? (Intel  
optimized) You mentioned REaktor 5, which is known to be a CPU hog of  
big dimensions. Do you know when NI will offer the MacIntel version?  
Or will you get the software after sitting waiting for half a year  
with a macbook that is now "last years model"...

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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