Ibook VS. Powerbook?

Hello.
I am ready to purchase at 12" apple notebook! Mostly, I'm going to university in September doing sciences, and i know an Ibook would more than suffice.
However, I want to do lots work in Garageband 2, with an audio interface, mostly recording decent demo-style songs with guitar, vocals, and possibly some keyboard/drum loops etc. I don't need the best of the best, but I want it to sound, well, good. I'm a singer/songwriter with high hopes. haha.
I have heard from a rep. in the apple store, that ibooks make recording lag, and make vocals sound not at the best.
Any experiences/opinions/help on this?
THANK you VERY much.

I'm on a speaker-lacking PC at work. I'll definitely give er a listen when I get home!
It is only a picture of my session. No audio, sorry!
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Spec comparison (Left is 12", right 14")
Price: $999.00 $1,299.00
CPU speed: 1.33GHz PowerPC G4.....1.42GHz PowerPC G4
512K L2 cache @1.33GHz .....same but at 1.42ghz
512MB memory (DDR333 SDRAM) (same in both)
12.1-inch TFT Display....14.1-inch TFT Display
1024x768 resolution
(same on both. This is important. Even though you get more screen space the resolution degrades slightly when enlarged to 14 inches)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 (same on both)
32MB DDR video memory (same on both)
40GB Ultra ATA hard drive ...60 GB Ultra ATA hard drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)....SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) nice addition. This allows you to burn dvd's.
Built-in AirPort Extreme (same on both)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (same on both)
Scrolling Trackpad
(Very cool addition to the new books.)
Sudden Motion Sensor
(Very cool addition to the new books. Mine does not have this)
Summary: for $300.00 more for the 14' you get:
*The bigger screen (at the same resolution as the 12')
*20gb larger hardrive
*Slightly faster cpu and cache speed.
*Superdrive instead of a combo drive (This is a nice addition)
The rest of the specs are the same.
The 14" is a pound heavier and 2 inches wider and 1 inch deeper. A good test is to pick it up and imagine lugging it around campus. To me the 12 inch seemed much more portable.
Also remember that you need accessories. A case is a must. A laptop stand is a good idea if you will be doing most of your work in your lap. When the iBook is in the highest performance setting (recommended for Garageband) this puppy gets hot enough to burn the hair off your legs! My stand keeps me and my machine cool and also can lift the laptop screen higher so I can use it as a desktop with an external keyboard and mouse. The stand I linked to is very portable as well. It folds up and fits in my laptop case.
For music external hardrives should have an 8mb cache and 7200 rpm speed. Ideally they should connect through Firewire 400 not USB 2 so you can use them for backup and boot purposes.
Kurt

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