Need Laptop suggestions/Advice
Hey guys about a year ago i bought a Mac Powerbook G4 (In Signature) and i am really happy with it but i was thinking about upgrading for a bigger video card. 64mb is not alot these days and i will be using this thing for Video importing, Web design, playing movies, and some older games. Expecally with the Video importing and converting i am worried about the small graphics card the most. I am importing from a Camcorder to this Mac and converting/editing/deleting. This is where i think at least a 128mb video card or even a 256 one would be VERY NICE. i also really like the faster speed of Processor, and last lighted keyboard and more connections.
Questions are will 64mb be enough? (Need to add another 512Mb or 1GB to computer now if i keep this one)
Which other laptop will work for me?
Would be getting another(If i feel like i need it) by Next school year (Aug)
Budget looks good.
Specs on first Laptop
$2,499.00\t
15.4-inch widescreen display
1440x900 resolution
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
100GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive (Upgrade to 100 GB 7200 RPM for $100??!! Mabye)
4x SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports
Or
Display\t15.2-inch (diagonal), 1440 x 960 resolution, TFT widescreen
Processor\t1.67GHz PowerPC G4 processor
Memory\t 512MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (running at 333MHz)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB of DDR SDRAM and dual-link DVI
Hard disk drive\t80GB Ultra ATA/100; 5400 rpm
Slot-loading optical drive\t8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Big differences are Memory speed/Graphics card, and Proccesor.
P.S. would be selling this laptop to help pay for new one figure i would get at lest 1,000.
Specs of currant laptop 1.5ghz, 512mb ram (Need to up it), 64mb Video card, 80GB HD.
Questions are will 64mb be enough? (Need to add another 512Mb or 1GB to computer now if i keep this one)
Which other laptop will work for me?
Would be getting another(If i feel like i need it) by Next school year (Aug)
Budget looks good.
Specs on first Laptop
$2,499.00\t
15.4-inch widescreen display
1440x900 resolution
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
100GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive (Upgrade to 100 GB 7200 RPM for $100??!! Mabye)
4x SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports
Or
Display\t15.2-inch (diagonal), 1440 x 960 resolution, TFT widescreen
Processor\t1.67GHz PowerPC G4 processor
Memory\t 512MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (running at 333MHz)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB of DDR SDRAM and dual-link DVI
Hard disk drive\t80GB Ultra ATA/100; 5400 rpm
Slot-loading optical drive\t8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Big differences are Memory speed/Graphics card, and Proccesor.
P.S. would be selling this laptop to help pay for new one figure i would get at lest 1,000.
Specs of currant laptop 1.5ghz, 512mb ram (Need to up it), 64mb Video card, 80GB HD.