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iMac vs. Mac Pro? (pg. 4)
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| sterilis |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
I had these reservations too, but then once I switched I relaized it all comes from the "PC mindframe". Becuase you constantly have to with PCs to make them do what you want, the thought of being limited by hardware is enough to scare you away, but once you realise a mac just sits there AND WORKS, when you want it to, you just thank yourself that you made the jump.
I've had PC's six I was 6 years old and only switched to an imac last year. Best decision I've made relating to computing.
So nice not to: have chunky floor standing unit that pumps out noise and heat. Cables everywhere. Thinking I need to upgrade my graphics card. Thinking I need to get a nice screen.
I got the 2.4ghz 1gb ram version running Logic. After being a die hard Cubase user from cubase vst32 onwards and trying to grapple with previous versions of logic in the past, I can tell you Logic 8 took me 2 weeks to get a decent handle on and now I couldn't think of using Cubase unless I had to. I can't even get close to maxing out my imac, and I'm nearly totally in the box when producing.
The pro's are nice but the deisng of the imacs are just so nice and the extra $500 for the small increase in power is just not worth it unless money is no object, but if that were the case you'd be getting the the $8000 top of the line mac pro. |
ive kind of decided on the imac, just wondering how often does your cpu max out? |
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| Lolo |
mine almost never does. The maximum that I get is approximately 60%, except when working with omnisphere in multi mode.
BTW once you max your cpu too often, instead of buying another brand new imac, you can buy mac minis, a gigabit switch, and use those mac minis as servers AND extra cpu power when running logic pro, courtesy of logic node app!! I remember testing this with powerbook G4's and it worked fine!! |
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| palm |
| it seems pretty easy to freeze stuff in logic too but i dont know im new to it. wow im now writing remotely from my mac mini on my PC. it works just perfect, even screen resolution just addapted to my TV. awesome. had some firewall trouble to start with tho but it might be sorted out. then i def gonna get a imac later (is there a new version coming or is this the new?). this makes backup and compatibility MUCH better. |
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| sterilis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lolo
mine almost never does. The maximum that I get is approximately 60%, except when working with omnisphere in multi mode.
BTW once you max your cpu too often, instead of buying another brand new imac, you can buy mac minis, a gigabit switch, and use those mac minis as servers AND extra cpu power when running logic pro, courtesy of logic node app!! I remember testing this with powerbook G4's and it worked fine!! |
this is the spec ive decided to go with on the imac. hopefully it won't max out on me like my pc did:
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA Drive |
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| sterilis |
forgot to ask anyone know what sound cards work with the imac? my mac knowledge is next to none so i have to ask all these questions.
thanks |
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| Zild |
| Don't buy extra ram from apple. You can get 4gb from newegg for $40. |
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| psymon.d |
| quote: | Originally posted by sterilis
forgot to ask anyone know what sound cards work with the imac? my mac knowledge is next to none so i have to ask all these questions.
thanks |
that of the external usb/firewire sort. I've got the presonus firebox, which has been solid for a number of years, but is now starting to get glitchy. Look around, there are an absolute plethora of options...but you'll probably want to spend over 150 on one. |
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| psymon.d |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lolo
mine almost never does. The maximum that I get is approximately 60%, except when working with omnisphere in multi mode.
BTW once you max your cpu too often, instead of buying another brand new imac, you can buy mac minis, a gigabit switch, and use those mac minis as servers AND extra cpu power when running logic pro, courtesy of logic node app!! I remember testing this with powerbook G4's and it worked fine!! |
Didn't know this...quality information. |
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| Numb |
| quote: | Originally posted by sterilis
forgot to ask anyone know what sound cards work with the imac? my mac knowledge is next to none so i have to ask all these questions.
thanks |
How many i/o do you need? On my bedroom iMac I have an Apogee Duet. Very limited but plug in play and sounds great.
Also, what are you looking to spend? |
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| sterilis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
Don't buy extra ram from apple. You can get 4gb from newegg for $40. |
i live in ireland though by the time i pay for postage and packaging then the tax on it it will probably cost the same. |
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| sterilis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Numb
How many i/o do you need? On my bedroom iMac I have an Apogee Duet. Very limited but plug in play and sounds great.
Also, what are you looking to spend? |
money isnt really an issue although i dont want to spend over the odds either. i dont think ill go past £200 due to other stuff i have to buy. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by sterilis
money isnt really an issue although i dont want to spend over the odds either. i dont think ill go past £200 due to other stuff i have to buy. |
I wouldn't skimp on the soundcard. If you don't plan on adding any hardware an apogee duet is nice, if you need more in/outs try looking at the MOTU Ultralite.
Sucks that you're in ireland since apple charges $150 for those extra 2gb which really should cost about $20. |
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