Audio and the MacBook - The lack of firewire
Hello Steve and or whoever reads this for you,
I've been really looking forward to getting a new MacBook for a while now. I had been holding off on it since everyone was telling me that the new ones should be out any time now. I had heard rumors about better graphics and was really excited by the announcement of the NVidea chipsets in them. I've been a loyal Mac user for a couple of decades now. My dad had a Lisa and one of the first Macs. Before that we had a series of Apple IIs. Since I was born, my house has always had an Apple computer in it.
I can't really afford a MacBook Pro. I can't really afford a MacBook. I was going to save up and get one anyway. Now I don't really want one. I have a Firewire Audio interface that I bought a couple years back. I use it and Logic 7 on my G4. I was going to upgrade to the MacBook and Logic 8/Studio. It seems that Apple had been guiding me toward this type of settup with pages like this: http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/apogee/
I remember how excited I was when Apogee and Apple were teaming up to bring the Duet out. Seems like a great pairing with a notebook computer. Like a MacBook for instance. I was looking forward to having a notebook that I could use anywhere to record and work on composition or even perform live shows. I could now either spend a lot more money on a MacBook Pro, or I could switch to a Windows laptop with a different audio suite. I'm not really happy with either of those choices. If at all possible, please bring back firewire on the MacBook line. Sooner would be better than later.
Thanks for your time,
Blake White
Seattle, WA
I've been really looking forward to getting a new MacBook for a while now. I had been holding off on it since everyone was telling me that the new ones should be out any time now. I had heard rumors about better graphics and was really excited by the announcement of the NVidea chipsets in them. I've been a loyal Mac user for a couple of decades now. My dad had a Lisa and one of the first Macs. Before that we had a series of Apple IIs. Since I was born, my house has always had an Apple computer in it.
I can't really afford a MacBook Pro. I can't really afford a MacBook. I was going to save up and get one anyway. Now I don't really want one. I have a Firewire Audio interface that I bought a couple years back. I use it and Logic 7 on my G4. I was going to upgrade to the MacBook and Logic 8/Studio. It seems that Apple had been guiding me toward this type of settup with pages like this: http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/apogee/
I remember how excited I was when Apogee and Apple were teaming up to bring the Duet out. Seems like a great pairing with a notebook computer. Like a MacBook for instance. I was looking forward to having a notebook that I could use anywhere to record and work on composition or even perform live shows. I could now either spend a lot more money on a MacBook Pro, or I could switch to a Windows laptop with a different audio suite. I'm not really happy with either of those choices. If at all possible, please bring back firewire on the MacBook line. Sooner would be better than later.
Thanks for your time,
Blake White
Seattle, WA