12" powerbook vs IBM t41

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i'm looking to get a laptop for school and am intrigued by both. They cost and weigh roughly the same. Anyone have experience with both? like one better than the other?

I've already got a pc at home, so i was thinking the t41 might play nicer, but i might be wrong.

id like to be able to do some audio work in addition to the regular office/chat/internet/web development junk..

anyone think one is better than the other?

 

[sk560]

the main difference is the screen size and resolution. i used to own a 12" iBook. i had no problem w/ the screen size and resolution.... using it as my everyday rig.... until i started doing some coding on it.

what kind of sw do u need for ur audio work? do they have os x version too?

 

[sdaccord01]

I just got a T41 and sold a 12" powerbook. Powerbooks are nice if you don't need a lot of windows apps like I did. I wanted to make the "switch" but it didn't work out for me, not yet at least. I have a lot of engineering apps that are windows based only, no OS X. I notice that this T41 runs a lot cooler than the powerbook, the powerbook runs real hot after a while while T41 has very good cooling

 

[jpeyton]

T41. I don't even know how you could compare the two.

 

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well, i've heard os x is better for audio work. I want to be able to use an external midi controller and softsynths without too much latency...

i have no idea how to find out which is better in that respect though.

i'm leaning toward the t41...

but i ought to try one last thing:

anyone know of a notebook sized about like the x31 but that comes iwth a cd drive?

 

[Yomicron]

FYI, the T41 and many other laptops don't have a line in jack, just a mic in.

The Panasonic W2 and the Toshiba Dynabook C9 are 12.1" models with integrated optical drives.

If you want to go smaller, there's the Fugitsu T70G and the Sony TR Series.

 

[UltraWide]

These guys sell the American versions of the Fujitsu and Panasonic for much more resonable prices than Dynamism: Laptops Inc.

 

[preslove]

Get a powerbook. If you want to work with audio you should have an audio line in and at least one firewire port, both of which the t41 lacks. I would consider getting a 15" powerbook because it has both a firewire 400 and a firewire 800 port (which the 12" doesn't have). It also has more video ports if you ever want to mess around with video. imho a pc and a powerbook will be the perfect set up for audio.

 

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ooh, yeah, those laptops at dynamism look so nice. but they're way too expensive.

i think i'm leaning toward a 12" pbook. i dont want a 15" pb because they're too expensive (and heavy).

anyone know if audio program files (cubase, reaktor, etc) can transfer from one to the other? i'd guess they can... but...