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I'v just decieded I'm gonna switch my laptop and PC for a Mac iBook with OSX 10, since its based on *inx, my favorite OS, and as they have such a fantastic reputation I thought I'd give it a go, heres what I'm looking at right now (I'm not rich, so it has to be in this price range!)...
Apple iBook G4 - PPC G4 1.33 GHz - RAM 512 MB OSX 10.4
HD 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo (~£500)
HDD isnt an issue really, coz I have external USB drives for storage
Basically all I want to do is be able to plug my XL1 synth in and my keyboard, and run Cubase SX and some synths/samplers/fx, using it for both music production and live performance
Obviously I'm gonna need a sound module of some kind to plug into it, any ideas? Edirol do some nice ones which I'm looking at, dont really want to spend more than around £250, but of course I'm more interested in the quality than the price, and if I can be convinced I'm happy to wait a while an save more... am looking for somthing with 2 midi in/out and a few audio in/out, pherhaps somthing with built in Soundfont memory? (do i need it? whats the noise ratio and latency like on built in mac hardware? does it even have built in midi? lol)
Well also I need software, I have loads of windoze software, but maybe some of the wikid producerz on here that use apple mac could burn me a DVD with Cubase & some nice synths/samplers/fx'z.....I know your not supposed to share software, so does a promise to buy the stuff I really like help?
Much as I'd love to get another sequncer, I love Cubase, and I really dont have the time or energy to learn anything else right now!
Any ideas on the setup peeps?
Maybe I can be convinced to stick with a PC? I know itz allot cheaper for the power you get....I dont know allot about Mac to be honest, so maybe I'm going down the wrong road?
Tell me what you think! Am sick of windoze, I never use it except for makin music, so I'd really love to get over to Mac if its worth it...
Apple iBook G4 - PPC G4 1.33 GHz - RAM 512 MB OSX 10.4
HD 40 GB - CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo (~£500)
HDD isnt an issue really, coz I have external USB drives for storage
Basically all I want to do is be able to plug my XL1 synth in and my keyboard, and run Cubase SX and some synths/samplers/fx, using it for both music production and live performance
Obviously I'm gonna need a sound module of some kind to plug into it, any ideas? Edirol do some nice ones which I'm looking at, dont really want to spend more than around £250, but of course I'm more interested in the quality than the price, and if I can be convinced I'm happy to wait a while an save more... am looking for somthing with 2 midi in/out and a few audio in/out, pherhaps somthing with built in Soundfont memory? (do i need it? whats the noise ratio and latency like on built in mac hardware? does it even have built in midi? lol)
Well also I need software, I have loads of windoze software, but maybe some of the wikid producerz on here that use apple mac could burn me a DVD with Cubase & some nice synths/samplers/fx'z.....I know your not supposed to share software, so does a promise to buy the stuff I really like help?

Much as I'd love to get another sequncer, I love Cubase, and I really dont have the time or energy to learn anything else right now!
Any ideas on the setup peeps?
Maybe I can be convinced to stick with a PC? I know itz allot cheaper for the power you get....I dont know allot about Mac to be honest, so maybe I'm going down the wrong road?
Tell me what you think! Am sick of windoze, I never use it except for makin music, so I'd really love to get over to Mac if its worth it...