 Looking At Getting A Desktop (intel Mac) |
 Thu 9 Nov 2006, 03:50
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So I currently have a powerbook G4 and mainly I use Live 6 and Reason 3.
and I'm looking at getting (preferably) an iMac as there's already a screen with it, and I have a spare dell 2407 24" widescreen monitor... so... would an iMac be suffice for audio work for years to come? (As I said, I use Live and Reason 3, both are universal, as well as Audacity, SoundConverter, and Soundtrack) or would it be overkill, and I should get a mac mini pimped out? or perhaps spend a bit extra and get a mac pro? Im sure I wouldn't need THAT much more power (as i do all my work at the moment on the g4 powerbook) I dont know... suggestions? thoughts? opinions? anyone with a 24" imac out there? 
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Thu 9 Nov 2006, 06:07
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 27-Jul 06 From: Cleveland - US Member No.: 81,810 |
I can handle quite a bit in pro tools and I have an Imac g5- my system only starts to geek out when using really intensive stuff multiple times- like guitar rig- but as far as normal plugins I can usually run 25 to 30 without slowdown. If you are just doing Live and Reason, I would think that an Imac would be more than capable- especially the new intel that is suppose to run at twice the speeds of my G5- thats my opinion at least- good luck
Josh QUOTE (mechcon @ Wed 8 Nov 2006, 21:50)  So I currently have a powerbook G4 and mainly I use Live 6 and Reason 3.
and I'm looking at getting (preferably) an iMac as there's already a screen with it, and I have a spare dell 2407 24" widescreen monitor... so... would an iMac be suffice for audio work for years to come? (As I said, I use Live and Reason 3, both are universal, as well as Audacity, SoundConverter, and Soundtrack) or would it be overkill, and I should get a mac mini pimped out? or perhaps spend a bit extra and get a mac pro? Im sure I wouldn't need THAT much more power (as i do all my work at the moment on the g4 powerbook) I dont know... suggestions? thoughts? opinions? anyone with a 24" imac out there? |
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mechcon Looking At Getting A Desktop (intel Mac) Thu 9 Nov 2006, 03:50
mechcon awesome! cheers for the input Thu 9 Nov 2006, 23:37 Lord Pasty I had kind of a similar question... I have an iMac... Fri 8 Dec 2006, 05:25 mechcon ended up getting a 24" imac core2duo 2.16GHz ... Fri 8 Dec 2006, 05:28
JoshuaDrums QUOTE (mechcon @ Thu 7 Dec 2006, 23:28) e... Fri 8 Dec 2006, 08:44 lepetitmartien I've installed at someone's place this ver... Fri 8 Dec 2006, 17:58 Lord Pasty Is the Intel based iMac quieter than the G5 was? ... Sat 16 Dec 2006, 15:17 lepetitmartien I heard the fan, but I can't tell you if it... Sat 16 Dec 2006, 16:53 mechcon the imac (24" one at least) is very very quie... Sun 17 Dec 2006, 05:03 Lord Pasty I'd be curious to see what people that owned b... Sun 17 Dec 2006, 06:21 |
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