Thanks for that, I've not seen any mention of those problems in our
Mac column but possibly they're not aware of what you've written, the
Apple web site usually have a good guide to any known problems or
issues with any machines, I went up there a few weeks ago and posted
the recall notice I found about Ibook batteries to this list.
On 02/07/2006, at 1:09 AM, Marshall F. Scott wrote:
Hi All,
I haven't tested this extenstively, so take it for what it's worth,
JAWS 7.0 and Windoweyes 5.5 both work on a Mactel box running under
Boot Camp. Only WindowEyes works under Parallels.
I think Apple has a 30 day money back policy. I think I'd try to
get demo versions of all the software I wanted to use, buy the
Macbook and have an orgy of testing to see if everything works within
that 30 days. If it did not, you could return the Macbook, pay off
the loan and not lose too much money.
I've also noticed that there mayh be some teething problems with the
new 13 inch Macbook so I'd wait a little longer to see what happens.
And in case someone is curious, the problems are batteries swelling
and the cAse discoloring where you rest your hands. That's about all
I know.
HTH
Marshall
On Jun 30, 2006, at 11:50 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote:
Hey folks. I'm at a turning point in my career where I need to get
some new gear for my road music rig. Right now, Pro Tools,Logic,
and Garage band aren't accessible with Voice Over, however Gb is
more so than the others. What I'm contemplating is to run Sonar
5with Cake Talking for now so I can have a bunch of software synths
running for my on-stage performances. Also, I would have a rig
goodenough for doing some basic moble recording that I can fly
into my older pro tools rig back home. What I'm thinking about is
getting the fastest Mac Book Pro on the market, running Bootcamp
and putting windows on it and doing it that way. If in a year and a
half or so, if things look up for music accessibility on the mac
side, I can easily move into that platform without getting another
machine. I will be able to install and run Pro Tools, logic,or
whatever on the mac side and have no problems. What I want to know
is does this make sense, does Jfw work pretty well on the mac with
bootcamp? It makes sense to me because I don't want to buy a PC
laptop, when ultimately,I want a Mac Book because of it's speed
and stability. I don't want to dump money into a machine that runs
O S 9, because I can't expand anymore with the Pro Tools soft
synths. Nothing is compadible anymore with Pro Tools 5. I wantto be
able to use the newest soft synths, and be able to be upgradable,
and as oddas it sounds from a guy who loves Pro Tools, Sonar is the
more advanced dog in the pack right now from an accessibility
standpoint. I'd really love your thoughts on this, as I am looking
at drawing up the loan paperwork very soon. Thanks for any help you
can provide.
Marshall F. scott
University of Utah - CVRTI
95 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: (801) 587-9523
Fax: (801) 581-3128
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