At 01:03 AM 10/4/02 -0400, Tim wrote: >Second post--I had misread Matthew's post. Like �ric, I noticed more >sluggishness, especially when using on my PowerBook 400 (to Dennis: >which isn't quite as easy to upgrade video-wise as a desktop box).
Same problem with PC laptops. I was just suggesting that if raw speed is really important (it is to me, as I also do lots of audio), it's pretty inexpensive to build a blazing fast PC that you could use just for Finale, and still keep the slower but familiar Mac with all the other applications. I'm in a constant state of incremental upgrade as prices drop -- just paid $40 for my 32x Sony CD burners, $60 for 60GB hard drives, etc. Using cheap swap-in hard drives, there's plenty of cheap storage for video editing. And after 13 months with this Athlon 1.4GHz, it's time for a new CPU to bring speed up again, and it'll cost me less than $200 to get what is in effect a new machine -- and keep everything that's familiar. The only thing still left on this machine since 1992 is the diskette drive and some friendly applications I still use. This isn't a Mac-PC provocation, just a suggestion that for limited use and until you can buy a faster Mac, a fast & upgradable PC in the corner can be really helpful. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
