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 Fri 7 Apr 2006, 19:46
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 I need some help here, friends!In my homestudio I have a G4 1'25Ghz, 1 processor, 1,75Mb RAM running PROTOOLS 7.0 LE for my new DIGI002. (I record in an external FW800 HD) When my session has a few plugins, problems happen. My MAC just can't hold it all together... I know I need a G5 (Quad if possible.. haha), but... SHALL I BUY IT NOW with the ibm processors or WAIT until they offer a new G5 based in intel processors, and wait everybody (Digidesign, Spectrasonics, etc... ) to upgrade their software ???? PLEASE I NEED YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANKS A LOT |
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Sat 8 Apr 2006, 13:35
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 Rookie  Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 12-Oct 04 From: Heraklion - GR Member No.: 53,095 |
Yup, it's all a question of how much you need. I used to work with an imac G3, about a year ago, and I was happy with it, but then it was few tracks and fewer plugins. As my experiments became more demanding, I HAD to upgrade (sadly not to a tower G5, I couldn't afford). But the system 9 G3 was and still is usable in terms of software, it just didn't have the computing power...
So, if you buy a G5 now, there are enough plugins and software around to keep you going for years, and, no matter the technology, it will always be a bunch of AIFF and MIDI files in the end, no compatibility problems there  And since there are lots of people upgrading, you can get a used one at a very decent price (I missed that chance by maybe a couple of months)  Otherwise, you should probably be a little patient, I'm sure next generation Intels will have a lot of their problems solved... |
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rafamira G5 Now Or Wait ?? Fri 7 Apr 2006, 19:46
synfever At this point, if I were you, I would wait, even i... Sat 8 Apr 2006, 01:04 rafamira Thank you very much for your oppinion.
I agree wi... Sat 8 Apr 2006, 01:42 lepetitmartien If it's your job, stick to G5, as you've g... Sat 8 Apr 2006, 02:57 synfever QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Apr 8 2006, 01:57)Thi... Sat 8 Apr 2006, 13:52 lepetitmartien In computers yes, so the best course is:
- if you... Sat 8 Apr 2006, 22:25 rafamira Thanks a lot for your comments, lepetitmartien, yo... Sun 9 Apr 2006, 01:05
lepetitmartien The compato page at digidesign never go out withou... Sun 9 Apr 2006, 03:11 |
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