Upgrading my PB G3
[516 byte] By [PB G3] at [2007-11-15 7:20:13] 
I'm going to be a director when I grow up so I need some practice now. I used iMovie on my friends iMac and we made a really cool movie. After that experience I sold my PS2 and all of my games for camera money. I have a DV camera now but the only problem is I have a Powerbook G3 233 Mhz and I have no firewire port. What I need to know is if I get a larger HD and a Newer Technology FireWire 2 Go PC Card and OS 9 with iMovie, will I be able to do simple DV editing? Does iMovie work with any computer or what?
# 1 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
Yes, but first you will need to buy a processor upgrade, because, sadly, you will need a G3 over 300MHz because iMovie and FCP both require it. Bluechip upgrades have had mixed reviews, friend has one, no troubles, xlr8yourmac.com reader reports have a mixed story.Bogie at 2007-11-17 10:48:15 >
# 2 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
Do you have to have one or is it recommended?PB G3 at 2007-11-17 10:49:15 >
# 3 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
It is REQUIRED. Sounds like you could go for a new laptop. And it just so happens that I might be able to sell you a PowerBook G3 333. 50% faster than your current laptop for a great price :DG4Dude at 2007-11-17 10:50:21 >
# 4 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
Serious... Private Message me with the detailsPB G3 at 2007-11-17 10:51:16 >
# 5 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
It won't let me private message you. You'll have to change your prefs. or e-mail me.[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</p>
G4Dude at 2007-11-17 10:52:15 >
# 6 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
It should work now, try again.PB G3 at 2007-11-17 10:53:24 >
# 7 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
Why don't you save up for an iBook?EmAn at 2007-11-17 10:54:17 >
# 8 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
Ok PB G3, I sent you the message. I look forward to hearing from you.G4Dude at 2007-11-17 10:55:20 >
# 9 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
If I were in your shoes, I would go with the next low-end iBook that Apple releases. You won't save much by buying an older G3 powerbook, but you will be losing a lot of performance. The only trade-off will be screen size (not resolution though, just the area filled by that resolution).-Ender
Ender at 2007-11-17 10:56:28 >
# 10 Re: Upgrading my PB G3
[quote]Originally posted by Ender:<strong>If I were in your shoes, I would go with the next low-end iBook that Apple releases. You won't save much by buying an older G3 powerbook, but you will be losing a lot of performance. The only trade-off will be screen size (not resolution though, just the area filled by that resolution).
-Ender</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why not just go for a current iBook if he wants it soon?
EmAn at 2007-11-17 10:57:20 >
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