On Aug 6, 2005, at 5:15 PM, Myoldog at aol.com wrote: > So, I am very open to suggestions about configuring a 15-inch > Powerbook that > will let me have enough money for essential food on my table and > other such > habits or addictions. However, I still want to be yet somewhat > enchanted with > the Powerbook's performance. Is it always a choice of food on the > table vs. > enjoyable time on the computer? > > I will be using typical word processing software, along with > Photoshop, > InDesign, and a wee bit of Illustrator. Very little video at this > point. So, > please give me your opinions regarding what's essential and what's > frivolous, my > dear wise cohorts of the inner kingdom? > > John Geiser
As a long-time iBook user (for business) might I direct your attention to door number 3 and the fabulous new iBooks Apple has just speed-bumped: <http://www.apple.com/ibook/> For a cool grand you get 1.33 Ghz G4, half a gig of RAM, a combo drive, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth, USB2, Firewire (and more) in a neat, classy, durable package. Throw in an extra gig of RAM, an external drive, an external monitor (for when you are chained to the desk), and you can still put food on the table. And it'll still cost you less than a bare bones 15-incher. I used to use InDesign, Photoshop and several other processor hogging apps at the same time on a 600 Mhz G3 iBook and did fine. I'm not saying the 1.2 ghz speed of my current iBook isn't appreciated. It's just that you can make some money with something less than the fastest while you continue to put food on the table and move up later when you're wildly successful. If you can afford the 15" it's a great machine with a super screen at a pretty good size. If you have to eat PB&J for a month to afford it, you might consider an alternative. On the other hand if you're the only mouth to feed... ::-) j -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
