the good thing with macbooks is that you can replace the hard drive on your own and put up to 500 gb in there for about 100 quid without having to rely on tech support. The older macbook pro didn't have that feature, nor does the iMac, which is now a real problem to me.

I'd go for the older white macbook, that still has firewire 400, although there's nothing bad about dell computers, except windows.

Also keep in mind that new macbooks use new ram chips, these are not really common, and might be harder to find than the good old 5300 sodimms. As you can upgrade to 4gb on both models, do it ASAP. 2 gb is okay in terms of performance, but the more the better.

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i wouldent even waste my money on a laptop 4 producing cuz they aint that stable but u say u need it for work aswell i wouldent get pc i would get a mac book thats what ppl i no use who produce woith laptops and they love them

You just said two stupid things in one sentence with terrible grammar

Why are laptops not stable? What a load of shit.
Also, why are PCs not stable? Everything that is properly maintained is stable. Also your logic about Macs being better because your friends use them....for crying out loud, are you serious!?

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i didnt say a pc is unstable i said a laptop is......

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Originally posted by djmill2005 i didnt say a pc is unstable i said a laptop is......

a laptop can be personal!

i dont see whats unstabile with a laptop, i have an old IBM on my work, 1,87Ghz 1,5GB Ram. Works as a sjarm, tho i tryed Reason on it and my most advanced projects got too much ofcourse.

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Originally posted by djmill2005 i didnt say a pc is unstable i said a laptop is......

how is a laptop any less stable than a pc? this is one of the dumbest things i have ever heard.

are you a hip hop producer, by any chance?

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Originally posted by djmill2005 i didnt say a pc is unstable i said a laptop is......

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Originally posted by Fledz

$10 says he likes to make hip hop.

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Originally posted by echosystm how is a laptop any less stable than a pc? this is one of the dumbest things i have ever heard.

In fact, it might be the other way around.

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ive used pc's my entire life.... but my current work situation justifies a laptop. after trying ableton, cubase, reason, logic, & fruity, i am looking at the new MBP... After using all of the above i actually prefer ableton the best (love being able to bind anything to midi so quickly/easily).

To avoid doubt, my bottom line is this:


its the chef, not the kitchen.


So.. the MBP would costs dearly, but does its sexyness make it worth it over other laptops? Care to share your story?


Yes, i intend to produce on the MBP also (got a firebox). Can anyone indicate to me how much a 4gb MBP can deal with when running logic?

Apparently quite a bit, but don't quote me on that. Logic does have some CPU heavy plugins after all.

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