Choosing the right Mac

joshmilkins · joshmilkins #1 (**permalink**)

03-01-2012, 06:09 PM

hi everyone, i currently have a PPC power mac G5 which is fine except i need Intel machine to download the programs i want. I come from a music background so i have software like logic and reaper etc. so it has to be powerful, in my spare time i am a mobile DJ so i want to use either a macbook air or macbook pro not sure which one, this will be running traktor software but on top i also want a mac capable of heavy music editing which a macbook is not. so pretty much i have to choose between a very dear power mac intel or again a dear imac. i will be selling the current powermac for about £300-£350 and i have about £150 savings. which only leaves me the option to go second hand. So really what i am asking you is do i get a macbook pro or air for mobile djing and also do i get a powermac intel or an i mac for the studio side of things?

thanks in advance
josh

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

03-01-2012, 06:21 PM

Try a Mac Pro, burn your music to disc and see if the MBP can then handle it.

joshmilkins · joshmilkins #3 (**permalink**)

03-01-2012, 06:42 PM

hi guessing your on about the mobile dj side. i will have all the music on hardrive but i need some opinions before i splash out on one. and also i want to know if and air or pro will be better for what i do?

harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,265 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-01-2012, 06:21 PM Try a Mac Pro, burn your music to disc and see if the MBP can then handle it. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Member Since: Mar 01, 2012 Posts: 2	03-01-2012, 06:09 PM hi everyone, i currently have a PPC power mac G5 which is fine except i need Intel machine to download the programs i want. I come from a music background so i have software like logic and reaper etc. so it has to be powerful, in my spare time i am a mobile DJ so i want to use either a macbook air or macbook pro not sure which one, this will be running traktor software but on top i also want a mac capable of heavy music editing which a macbook is not. so pretty much i have to choose between a very dear power mac intel or again a dear imac. i will be selling the current powermac for about £300-£350 and i have about £150 savings. which only leaves me the option to go second hand. So really what i am asking you is do i get a macbook pro or air for mobile djing and also do i get a powermac intel or an i mac for the studio side of things? thanks in advance josh
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