If, indeed, Apple is coming out with new models momentarily then, of course, it's a good idea to wait a little. The grapevine is usually accurate about those things, and there are places people know to look for this kind of information. (I'm not one of them, but I bet Darcy is.) If money is an issue, existing Macbook models will drop lightly in price, as soon as new models arrive.
My wife has a recent Macbook that is attached to a $300 28" Vizio monitor, and it is fast and reliable. I haven't used Finale on that setup, but there is a remarkable improvement in speed on my 27" iMac i5 (not the very fastest version) even over the G5 Power PC (non-Intel) Mac Pro. I expect that all Intel Macbooks would exhibit this speed improvement. Chuck On Mar 28, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: > I run 2010 on an iBook G4 with 10.4, and it is a little logey. Okay, it's > very logey. Turn off all those cute automatic update thingies (slows stuff > down something terrible on this machine!) and sometimes when I am assigning > articulations quickly I get ahead of what the machine can keep up with and > the whole thing crashes. But it will work. > > I don't know if you need the MacBook Pro. I just got a regular MacBook for my > wife, and it is a marvel! The main thing she is missing is FireWire, but she > doesn't have any Firewire devices (only me!) > > Okay, I mean only _I_ have Firewire devices, not that I am a Firewire device. > Sheesh! > > Christopher > > > On Sun Mar 28, at SundayMar 28 3:48 PM, Mark D Lew wrote: > >> After several years of doing very little engraving, I've said yes to a big >> job starting in a few weeks. This means I'll be upgrading ... all the way >> from v2004! >> >> It's been so long, I don't remember what's involved. Is there anything I >> need to be on watch for as I upgrade? I gather from recent discussions on >> the list that I'll still be able to open old files in 2k4 using "save as". >> Although I expect that any ongoing project I would want to move to v2010 >> anyway, I'd still like access to the v2004 during the transition. Looking in >> my preferences folder I see the preferences file is named "Finale 2004 >> Preferences" so I assume that the two versions will keep separate >> preferences. >> >> Anything else I'm not thinking of? >> >> Question two: My current computer is nearing the end of its lifespan. It's >> a PowerBook G4 that I bought in 2003, running Mac OS X.4.11. Since I'd >> rather make a smooth transition while it's still functional, rather than >> impromptu when it conks out, it has been my plan to buy a new computer some >> time this summer. I'm wondering if it would make sense to accelerate that >> plan, get the new computer now, and load the new Finale directly onto it. >> >> My tentative conclusion is that I'd rather not, since I've got plenty on my >> plate this month and I don't need the added headache of setting up a new >> computer with whatever unexpected glitches and required reinstallations come >> with it, at the same time I'm relearning Finale with a deadline coming up. >> Also, I'm not sure my budget is quite ready for it yet. >> >> But if there's some good reason why it would be advantageous to skip ahead >> now, I'd like to hear it. The specs for Finale v2010 say that G4 and OS 10.4 >> are sufficient. Can anyone confirm that from experience? I don't intend to >> run any of the Garritan stuff. (Indeed, I expect I won't even load it until >> I move to the new computer.) >> >> I haven't actually decided yet what new computer I'd get, but since I've >> been pretty satisfied with my old 15" PowerBook, my default assumption is >> that I'd get the closest equivalent, which I gather is the low-end 15" >> MacBook Pro. >> >> I realize I haven't posed much in the way of specific questions here, but if >> anyone knowledgeable out there has thoughts on my general situation, I would >> welcome them. >> >> thanks >> mdl >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
