Topic: Laptop (ibook) Taping.

[drewloo]

Cool, thanks fellas.  Hopefully I can find a refurb at the local apple store here.

[nic]

Cool, thanks fellas.  Hopefully I can find a refurb at the local apple store here.

apples website has refurbs:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/72203/wo/gz61OqrGWYry2gMD1iJ1V2fUoC0/0.0.7.1.0.6.13.0.5.0.0.0.0.3.1.1.0?43,18

[Rick]

The apple store will do free shipping on refurbs, but you need to ask ;-)

[barthatronic]

Another good place to find Apple deals is on the DealMac web site: http://www.dealmac.com  Good RAM and hard drive prices as well as other stuff (like deals on refurbs). I'm glad to see people on here using Macs...

[drewloo]

Once again, thanks for the tips everyone! 

[drewloo]

In case anyone else is thinking about getting an ibook Amazon is doing the $150 rebate again on selected laptops.  W/ the rebate, free shipping, and no tax a brand-new 12" ibook is about the same price ($844.49) as getting a refurbished one from the apple site ($779 plus tax and maybe s&h unless you're a smooth-talker like Rick  ).  Now if only the gawddamn alarm on my truck didn't decide to go haywire and short-out all 4 electric locks (& other stuff) I'd be all over this in a minute, but instead of spending $850 on a lappie the money is going towards $880 worth of electrical repairs.  Thanks Code-alarm....feh nuttin! 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000U9H40/qid=1089763438/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7229730-2524128?v=glance&s=pc&n=507846

 

[John Kelly]

In case anyone else is thinking about getting an ibook Amazon is doing the $150 rebate again on selected laptops.  W/ the rebate, free shipping, and no tax a brand-new 12" ibook is about the same price ($844.49) as getting a refurbished one from the apple site ($779 plus tax and maybe s&h unless you're a smooth-talker like Rick  ).  Now if only the gawddamn alarm on my truck didn't decide to go haywire and short-out all 4 electric locks (& other stuff) I'd be all over this in a minute, but instead of spending $850 on a lappie the money is going towards $880 worth of electrical repairs.  Thanks Code-alarm....feh nuttin! 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000U9H40/qid=1089763438/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7229730-2524128?v=glance&s=pc&n=507846

 

Except that iBook is a generation old.  I'd rather have the refurb as I could deal directly with Apple instead of Amazon...

[Rick]

In case anyone else is thinking about getting an ibook Amazon is doing the $150 rebate again on selected laptops.  W/ the rebate, free shipping, and no tax a brand-new 12" ibook is about the same price ($844.49) as getting a refurbished one from the apple site ($779 plus tax and maybe s&h unless you're a smooth-talker like Rick  ).  Now if only the gawddamn alarm on my truck didn't decide to go haywire and short-out all 4 electric locks (& other stuff) I'd be all over this in a minute, but instead of spending $850 on a lappie the money is going towards $880 worth of electrical repairs.  Thanks Code-alarm....feh nuttin! 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000U9H40/qid=1089763438/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7229730-2524128?v=glance&s=pc&n=507846

 

That's a damm good price. Mine came out to be about $820 (with tax)

[drewloo]

Except that iBook is a generation old.  I'd rather have the refurb as I could deal directly with Apple instead of Amazon...

Are they different models?  They look identical to me except one has 128K more memory.  How does one tell the difference?  thanks

[John Kelly]

No, I just thought you meant you could get the current iBook for dirt cheap at Amazon.  Since it's the same machine I'd rather deal with Apple (prices are similar)...

[scb]

but
apple = tax
amazon = no tax?

[Da Boss]

Though people have been helpful on this thread, I wanna stress that 128MB is PLENTY for stereo recording!
RAM is ONLY a concern when you are adding EFFECTS to multitrack programs.
I have recorded successfully to an 1st generation I-Book for 2+ years!
Use the UA-5 and COASTER for 16/44 and I don't know why people are telling you there is a 2 gig limit on AIIF-THERE IS NOT!
Great purchase-enjoy it!
What do you guys recommend for EDITING-inserting track marks or regions? SPARK always leaves a sample or two out when I make regions! Any tips or step by step instructions would be appreciated!
Thanks!

[scb]

>>Use the UA-5 and COASTER for 16/44 and I don't know why people are telling you there is a 2 gig limit on AIIF-THERE IS NOT!<<

there most certainly is.  I've hit it, with Coaster no less. 

it's about 3 hours 22 minutes i think for stereo 16/44.1

and 128 megs ram in OS 9 is a *lot* different than 128 in OS X

[Da Boss]

It may be "different" scott-whatever that may mean. The premise still stands 128 megs is PLENTY for stereo recording. What else is the guy/gal gonna do while it's recording and using less than 20% of the resources?!
Give Mac's a break!
As for the editing software help. What's the verdict? I use Spark ME and always encounter the sector boundry error thing. What's the work around scott?

[scb]

>>It may be "different" scott-whatever that may mean. The premise still stands 128 megs is PLENTY for stereo recording. What else is the guy/gal gonna do while it's recording and using less than 20% of the resources?!
<<

the OS might work better with more.  OS X needs more than 128 to function as a usable machine (in my opinion)

i use spark and don't encounter errors.  track in spark, use xACT/shntool to fix sector errors