 Mini Mac - I Really Need Your Help |
 Wed 19 Jan 2005, 01:10
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 19-Jan 05 From: Ramat Hasharon - IL Member No.: 58,740  |
hellllo...
 i'm very very new to mac, infact i don't know anything about them, only that i want one... now i've been using PC all my life and i want to move into mac. This MAC mini sounds nice, and can fit to my budget, i can't afford much... now, so far i've been using sonar (which means now i'll be moving into D. Performer woohooo!) for film scoring and mainly MIDI productions, not dealing with audio that much. ok sorry for saying that much, the question is - i can afford the MAC mini 1.42, i'll add a pc2700 1 GB and a 160GB 7200 (8 cache) FIREWIRE hdd... which means it'll be (in here) about - 1395$ more or less... is it worth it? will it be strong enough for, lets say - loading a full orchestra (heavy samples) into kontakt? well you get my point... it's worth it? i havn't got a clue in mac, none! hehehe please... any1 thanks, Yoav
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 Wed 19 Jan 2005, 07:25
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
If you want to use heavy virtual synth (sampler in this case) you'll need RAM, and when I write RAM it's at least 1,5-2 GB. Mini is limited at 1GB, it can be enough for low end users, small set up, but for something serious…
Also Samplers are heavy jobs, the mini may not be the right direction. I'd look after some bipro G4 or upgradable mono G4 into bipro. You can pour RAM in them. Jobs in midi, most plug-ins can do in the 1 GB limit, the power will limit you but it's in the league of ibooks, there are people out there using ibooks for audio.  Check the threads on ibooks to have an idea of what is possible.Also, if you plan using DP, Machfive may be a better choice. I'm sure other users will give their opinion, I'm rather conservative on these issues. 
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pinnocio Mini Mac - I Really Need Your Help Wed 19 Jan 2005, 01:10
pinnocio well... first thanks for the reply
second, that a... Wed 19 Jan 2005, 10:11 Bossnikon Hey,
just my .02$.....I just recieved m... Sun 23 Jan 2005, 01:34 lepetitmartien pinnocio, maybe you'll stress the bounce optio... Sun 23 Jan 2005, 03:29 shaneblyth I did the same but with a powerbook about 6 months... Sun 23 Jan 2005, 06:37 pinnocio thanks alot guys
now i'm just sitting and wai... Sun 23 Jan 2005, 09:50 sebalto I bought my mac-mini this morning and changed the ... Mon 28 Feb 2005, 21:40 mpcmaniac I have to agree the mac mini is a great deal.. I g... Mon 28 Feb 2005, 22:49
Bossnikon I would have to agree....see my post as well..ive ... Tue 1 Mar 2005, 00:38 |
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