G5 Imac?, How will it cope? |
Thu 2 Sep 2004, 02:51
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Does anyone have any idea how the new imac might measure up speed and track capacity wise, using say Logic Express? Would it be a good or a bad decision to buy a g5 imac loaded up to the gills with ram and a 1.8, or a powermac g5? That's considering the fact you then have to buy display etc. with the PM.
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Wed 8 Sep 2004, 08:27
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 17-Aug 04 From: Melbourne - AU Member No.: 48,960 |
Well, I come from a Nuendo/PC background, and for my band which has just built a studio in the country, that's how it'll stay for a variety of reasons too boring to go into. What I have already are all the externals I need - ie. mic, interface, controller, ideas etc. What I want is a mac system running Logic for my own projects where I live, raring to go first thing in the morning, be it purely audio, or video/image manipulation, that isn't going to freeze if I've got thirty plus tracks of Logic running, and a touch of reverb on each for example. What I can't seem to find is an appraisal of the imac g5 which might include a reference to such a situation. I know it's terribly vague, but I'd sooner not go all out on a pro machine if I needn't. As another tickler, I've split my ibook g4 with a patch for an external non-mirror display, what are the thoughts on whether this might be a possibility for the imac? 20" is large, but for christ's sake, why not open 'em up for two?
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bloodychoir G5 Imac? Thu 2 Sep 2004, 02:51
shaneblyth I believe the front side bus speed on the G5 Imacs... Thu 2 Sep 2004, 05:30
artistjory Wow there was absolutely no punctuation in that la... Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:16
tunepoet I would suggest you consider the upgradeability of... Fri 3 Sep 2004, 07:57
bloodychoir Thanks for the feedback. I think I just wanted so... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 04:24
aptmunich QUOTE (tunepoet @ Sep 3 2004, 06:57)I would s... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 10:44
Shredhed $0.02: I have a 3.5 year-old 733 MHz G4 towe... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 15:43
Presto Bloodychoir, It depends what you want to do with i... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 20:18
enygma QUOTE 20" is large, but for christ's sake... Mon 4 Oct 2004, 00:00
tunepoet oops, i confussed forums. God Bless, Damon Mon 4 Oct 2004, 01:44
Riverdog Just to add a comment... I've been a propone... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 02:46
tunepoet I would simply offer this advice. Because it is a... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 03:22
Riverdog Excellent analogy, tunepoet!! I agree tot... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 15:29
prrcomm I've been following this thread for some time ... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 21:53
tunepoet Yes, everyone has a point, and we all defend what ... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 23:44
enygma I don't know if starting out with more equipme... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 00:48
tunetwister You have to decide how much you want to invest and... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 08:00
enygma Well, Maya is what I use Mainly. It is suggested ... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 15:25
fastlanephil Well, getting back to the original question that w... Sat 9 Oct 2004, 19:11
enygma The iMac G5 is a very quiet machine. One of the l... Sun 10 Oct 2004, 02:40
tunepoet Hello, I was just reading a review on the dual 2... Wed 13 Oct 2004, 03:46
dangt So what your saying is if possible get a good comp... Wed 13 Oct 2004, 07:08
gdoubleyou You should be in good shape with the iMac G5, it b... Tue 19 Oct 2004, 18:23
enygma Alright. I have had a chance to play around with ... Mon 25 Oct 2004, 18:16
fastlanephil Go to versiontracker.com and dl midikeys. You can ... Tue 26 Oct 2004, 04:06
rafisaar Since this thread has stopped until today, are the... Tue 15 Feb 2005, 10:33
shaneblyth I believe the front side bus speed on the G5 Imacs... Thu 2 Sep 2004, 05:30
artistjory Wow there was absolutely no punctuation in that la... Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:16
tunepoet I would suggest you consider the upgradeability of... Fri 3 Sep 2004, 07:57
bloodychoir Thanks for the feedback. I think I just wanted so... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 04:24
aptmunich QUOTE (tunepoet @ Sep 3 2004, 06:57)I would s... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 10:44
Shredhed $0.02: I have a 3.5 year-old 733 MHz G4 towe... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 15:43
Presto Bloodychoir, It depends what you want to do with i... Mon 6 Sep 2004, 20:18
enygma QUOTE 20" is large, but for christ's sake... Mon 4 Oct 2004, 00:00
tunepoet oops, i confussed forums. God Bless, Damon Mon 4 Oct 2004, 01:44
Riverdog Just to add a comment... I've been a propone... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 02:46
tunepoet I would simply offer this advice. Because it is a... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 03:22
Riverdog Excellent analogy, tunepoet!! I agree tot... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 15:29
prrcomm I've been following this thread for some time ... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 21:53
tunepoet Yes, everyone has a point, and we all defend what ... Wed 6 Oct 2004, 23:44
enygma I don't know if starting out with more equipme... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 00:48
tunetwister You have to decide how much you want to invest and... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 08:00
enygma Well, Maya is what I use Mainly. It is suggested ... Thu 7 Oct 2004, 15:25
fastlanephil Well, getting back to the original question that w... Sat 9 Oct 2004, 19:11
enygma The iMac G5 is a very quiet machine. One of the l... Sun 10 Oct 2004, 02:40
tunepoet Hello, I was just reading a review on the dual 2... Wed 13 Oct 2004, 03:46
dangt So what your saying is if possible get a good comp... Wed 13 Oct 2004, 07:08
gdoubleyou You should be in good shape with the iMac G5, it b... Tue 19 Oct 2004, 18:23
enygma Alright. I have had a chance to play around with ... Mon 25 Oct 2004, 18:16
fastlanephil Go to versiontracker.com and dl midikeys. You can ... Tue 26 Oct 2004, 04:06
rafisaar Since this thread has stopped until today, are the... Tue 15 Feb 2005, 10:33
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