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Powerbook G4 1.67GHz Help

trido 11:19 AM - 19 January, 2007
So a buddy of mine is selling his 17" G4 1.67GHz Powerbook and I was thinking about buying it to run Serato on. any Pros or Cons to this. Currently I'm running a Compaq V6000z 1.73 Core Duo. I I was wondering how people have their G4's configed regarding the USB Buffer. my Compaq is at 5 anything less causes interference. Would the G4 do any better? I do need a second computer and the price is right. Any help with this?
nik39 12:07 PM - 19 January, 2007
Core Duo 1.73GHz vs. G4 PPC 1.67GHz, you *will* be disappointed.

Backup machine? Better than nothing, if the price is really really good.
trido 12:19 PM - 19 January, 2007
Under 1000
nik39 12:47 PM - 19 January, 2007
999 is also under 1000 and is too much IMHO.
mister iLL 1:06 PM - 19 January, 2007
g4 1.33 ibook. buffer set at 2; zero probs.
DJNickPeters 1:34 PM - 19 January, 2007
I have a 17" G4 1.67GHz PB, I think you will be happy with it. I been using it for about a year with serato and I haven't had any issues with it so far. Price sounds good to I bought mine new for 2xs what your friends asking. Good luck.
ejayian 2:05 PM - 19 January, 2007
i have a couple of 15" G4 1.67 have both the buffer & audio cache set all the way to the far left & screen updates all the way to the far right & have no problems, the waveforms will hicup when loading tracks but thats it, i dont do heavy scratching so take that into consideration.....
m3sport 3:32 PM - 19 January, 2007
I have the same setup.

1.7 beta 2 has mad USB dropouts on my machine using the left USB port. I am sure this is a beta issue. You will be happy with any mac..;)
dj disturbed 3:39 PM - 19 January, 2007
I also have the 15" ver of that one and its GREAT!!!! JUst make sure to add more RAM to it..( but thats the same with most computers). The only this is the 17 incher is kinda big for putting ti on a stand that makes it sit above yout mixer/1200's. but if thats not an issue for you i say GO FOR IT!!!
BIGREDCT 3:39 PM - 19 January, 2007
A refurbished 17" Powerbook is still going for $1599 at the Apple store. If you're getting it really cheap then why not?
djSpinz 4:11 PM - 19 January, 2007
you'll have no problem with that set up ... except for your personal preference of laptop size

I have a 12" G4 1.33 ... runs Serato like a dream
D-Twizzle 6:03 PM - 19 January, 2007
core duo to a g4? you are downgrading imo.
a-swift 6:20 PM - 19 January, 2007
powerbook g4 do not have usb dropout problems. that is a macbook issue.

i have both g4 and core 2 duo machines. the core 2 duo systems are MUCH faster than an older g4, everything else being equal. however, i much prefer my g4 mac to a pc for djing. i use my g4 mac for djing almost exclusively, even though i have faster core 2 duo systems that i could use.
s42000 6:42 PM - 19 January, 2007
^^ What is the real world perfomance difference between the core duo and the core 2 duo macs ?
ejayian 6:59 PM - 19 January, 2007
real world performance?

Macs work.

LOL, did I piss of some PC users? Dont get mad Im thinking of getting a pc myself because I want my dmx lights controlled by a pc & they dont have anything for a mac......
dj disturbed 7:02 PM - 19 January, 2007
well in hardware wise there is not much diff..

software side.. the Mac os is more stable... butthat also b/c it written to work only on certain computer. and does not have to have code built into it to work on so many diff set ups.. thats what makes Windoz unstable is the fact that it has to be writen to work with so many diff set ups.....
a-swift 7:21 PM - 19 January, 2007
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^^ What is the real world perfomance difference between the core duo and the core 2 duo macs ?


for ssl? i doubt much difference at all. ssl doesn't really tax hardware all that much. you will not notice a difference between core duo and core 2 duo if using ssl.

use some software that really taxes hardware, processor bottlenecked software, and you'll see huge gains. 3d rendering, divx encoding, etc. also, some people (like me) need advanced processor features like vt extensions for software that requires vt.
s42000 8:00 PM - 19 January, 2007
I was thinking more of the Logic world ... gettin tired of win based DAW ...
a-swift 8:47 PM - 19 January, 2007
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I was thinking more of the Logic world ... gettin tired of win based DAW ...


Pro Tools vs. Logic. Hmmm. I think I've seen that flamewar and full flame before. I don't know enough about either to talk intelligently about either. I can tell you which has a bigger install base and which is used by more pros. I can tell you which looks nicer and runs on a better platform. Beyond that, I'm clueless.
trido 10:12 PM - 19 January, 2007
Thanks for all the feedback. I think I'll buy this machine off of him.