PowerBook G5 or iBook G4 and PowerMac G5
I really want a PowerBook G5 but am getting tired off my computer and its slowness! I can spend up to £4,000 and want to get a computer that will last me 4/5 years (through uni). Should I wait for a PowerBook G5 or should I get a PowerMac G5 (Dual 1.8 GHz) and an iBook G4 12"? I want it for 2D and maybe 3D graphics. However I don't like the idea of two computers, this has got me in a real dilemma actually. Why pay so much for a laptop when you can get two computers for the same price?
Does anyone here have two computers?
thank you
Does anyone here have two computers?
thank you
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Anywho, wait until after MWSF to decide what you want to do. Having 2 computers isnt that hard. Get bluetooth moduales in both and file transferring is super easy. The iBooks are perfect school especially when you factor in the student store discounts. Do you really need a Powermac, though? Doesn't seem like you are going to be doing anything over intense that would require it. I don't know. It's your money. Don't count out the PB G5's just yet, no matter what anyone says. No one but internal operations at Apple know when it is going to be released.
Your idea of a desktop + iBook may be your best bet considering your desire to do 2D & 3D imaging. The PMac allows you to replace your video card in the future (very important in 3D since GPUs are still advancing at a speedy rate), while the iBook allows you to take notes in class, at the library, in study groups, etc. I found using my own laptop made completing my CS assignments much easier than spending all my days in the computing lab.
One thing that worries me is the synchronising the data between two computers etc. It would be nice to have a lot of processign power on the road, and as a student i don;t want to have to lug around two computers (but i would be getting a 20" Monitor whatever). urgh!
Originally posted by PBG4 Dude
One more thing, this should probably be in Current Hardware or General Discussion since there's no talk of future hardware in this thread.
i was wondering that but i do mention PowerBook G5 - which is a future hardware product (eventually)!
Originally posted by MacCrazy
I really want a PowerBook G5 but am getting tired off my computer and its slowness! I can spend up to £4,000 and want to get a computer that will last me 4/5 years (through uni). Should I wait for a PowerBook G5 or should I get a PowerMac G5 (Dual 1.8 GHz) and an iBook G4 12"? I want it for 2D and maybe 3D graphics. However I don't like the idea of two computers, this has got me in a real dilemma actually. Why pay so much for a laptop when you can get two computers for the same price?
Does anyone here have two computers?
thank you
see my sig. Dual 2.5 G5 and 12" pbook 1.33Ghz. it rocks because i take notes and do on-campus stuff with the powerbook and then use the G5 for video work and homework. i'm still working out my own ways of *cheaply* syncing data between the two. so far i have perfect calendar integration (without wasting money on .mac), iTunes is almost there (keeping ratings and play counts in sync), and some applescripts for remotely doing random things to whichever computer i'm not using. I would get both computers or jsut the desktop. if i had to, i could go without the laptop. also, if you spend all the money on a laptop, its probably gonna be bigger than you'd like and you wouldnt carry it around. 2cents
Originally posted by MacCrazy
i was wondering that but i do mention PowerBook G5 - which is a future hardware product (eventually)!
Originally posted by ipodandimac
see my sig. Dual 2.5 G5 and 12" pbook 1.33Ghz. it rocks because i take notes and do on-campus stuff with the powerbook and then use the G5 for video work and homework. i'm still working out my own ways of *cheaply* syncing data between the two. so far i have perfect calendar integration (without wasting money on .mac), iTunes is almost there (keeping ratings and play counts in sync), and some applescripts for remotely doing random things to whichever computer i'm not using. I would get both computers or jsut the desktop. if i had to, i could go without the laptop. also, if you spend all the money on a laptop, its probably gonna be bigger than you'd like and you wouldnt carry it around. 2cents
you would cope with an iBook though wouldn't you? Really thinking about all the logistics i don't want more than one computer and I want a laptop but a fast one. BUT the PowerBooks are so expensive. It's enough to drive me crazy
I'm not in the same situation as you, but they do have similarities.
I had the iMac G4 (800mhz, sd, 15") and I just purchased a PowerMac G5 DP 2Ghz and a 23" Cinema Display in mid August. I LOVE my G5 with all my heart (well you know what I mean) but sometimes I just want to take it with me, so I grab my iBook 800Mhz G3 (yea, where did the power go, it's like going from a Maybach to a Honda). I hate this. It's hard to have to worry about everything syncing all the time and you can't simply switch computers when your in the middle of a project or working on an assignment. You can of course, but not without spending extra time.
Loving the Power of the PowerMac G5 and 23" Cinema
Loving the portability of my iBook (I take it to school often, I'm a freshmen (9th grade))
I wish there was a way to pack the power of a G5 and the portability of my iBook into one lightweight laptop... such as the PowerBook 15.4 (imagine, G5 2Ghz (dual core?))... that'd be perfect
So. Do you want to have a laptop for notes and a desktop for all your design work or if you just want more speed? So I'd recommend hanging on as long as you can with what you have. (I'm hoping Apple releases the new PowerBooks soon, it'd be nice to be able to trade my PowerMac in for $4,000-$4,500) Then swinging the purchase with a Powerbook G5 15.4".
them frequently to and from uni and I bet you wouldn't last 4 years without being disappointed either with performance or with the scratches on the nice aluminium!
Definitely time for a few to begone and a G5 PowerBook to find its way into my home
Originally posted by s.metcalf
In terms of longevity (like 4-5 years), a dual processor Powermac G5 will do you much better. I'd avoid spending big bucks on a portable. It'll also give you far better performance than the current lineup of Powerbook G4s. If I were you, go the cheapest dual, up the RAM and hard drive, get a 20" widescreen and if you've got any bucks left over get a second hand portable or the cheapest iBook. Remember you pay hefty premium for the pbooks and they'll never be able to match a desktop performance wise. Sure they have the wow factor I guess but they'll probably also get beaten up a bit if you carry
them frequently to and from uni and I bet you wouldn't last 4 years without being disappointed either with performance or with the scratches on the nice aluminium!
I don't really want a huge desktop though! It's a real dilemma, i need a laptop and i don;t want two computers. I don;t need a G5 PowerMac but i do want the thing to last. I'll wit for a G5 powerbook, hopefully it's soon!
I was recently hired by apple and received a 12" powerbook. I got my logic board fixed on my old iBook and I originally bought a 15" powerbook to replace the crapped out iBook.
So all in the end I was with 12" iBook (be it really slow), 12" powerbook, & 15" powerbook.
So I sold the 15" on ebay (for what I originally paid for it last spring- nice companion while on study abroad). I ordered my iMac G5 the week after they were announced.
While only having 1 primary computer (15") it was great- nice screen, semi-fast, portable, etc.
Now I'm working with the iMac & 12" powerbook- my iBook is setup as a server serving my web sites. I really hate having 2 computers. It sucks that everything isn't in one place (calendars & addresses & bookmarks are no problem with .mac). But I have some MP3's on my powerbook and all of them on my iMac. Some notes on the powerbook- all of them on the iMac (but not the same ones).
IT SUCKS! I'll probably get rid of everything once the powerbook G5's are announced and just get a 15" with external display (23" hopefully).
Hope this helps.
-taco
Originally posted by tacojohn
When the G5 iMacs were announced I was in a squash.
I was recently hired by apple and received a 12" powerbook. I got my logic board fixed on my old iBook and I originally bought a 15" powerbook to replace the crapped out iBook.
So all in the end I was with 12" iBook (be it really slow), 12" powerbook, & 15" powerbook.
So I sold the 15" on ebay (for what I originally paid for it last spring- nice companion while on study abroad). I ordered my iMac G5 the week after they were announced.
While only having 1 primary computer (15") it was great- nice screen, semi-fast, portable, etc.
Now I'm working with the iMac & 12" powerbook- my iBook is setup as a server serving my web sites. I really hate having 2 computers. It sucks that everything isn't in one place (calendars & addresses & bookmarks are no problem with .mac). But I have some MP3's on my powerbook and all of them on my iMac. Some notes on the powerbook- all of them on the iMac (but not the same ones).
IT SUCKS! I'll probably get rid of everything once the powerbook G5's are announced and just get a 15" with external display (23" hopefully).
Hope this helps.
-taco
thank you - that was what i was worried about. I think i'm going to wait for a G5 it's the ultimate gadget anywho!
Originally posted by PBG4 Dude
Hmmm. Methinks the important point to come out of this thread is the lack of good (read: easy to use) synchronization software.
i concur