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Mac Mini - What's the catch? (NOT a GAS thread!)
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| tehlord |
Off the back of a thread I was reading on another forum I noticed you can now get an i7 (2ghz) Mac Mini that'll take 2 HDDs and has firewire, USB and thunderbolt connectivity. Ok so the catch is it'll only take 8GB Ram but that's plenty for EDM.
I might get one just for teh dance stuff :p |
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| Mel David |
Don't buy. An update to the line is close according to Macrumors.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Mini
It'll never be as cost-efficient as a build-it-yourself PC, but it's plenty powerful enough for audio production. If I was getting a new PC I'd make sure it had a SSD though for faster loading of sample libs.
If you are getting the i7 with 8GB RAM, it won't be cheap. $1,699.00 for that config with a 256 GB SSD. $1,099.00 without SSD.
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Okay $899 for the base mode i7.
2.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive
Add more RAM and an SSD yourself. It'll still go over $1111. I can't find any main bus speed specs but it's bound to be equivalent to a laptop. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| if you are an idiot and buy your upgrades with apple |
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| tehlord |
They're charging £160 ($250) to upgrade from 4 to 8GB over here. You can buy 8GB of good, branded 1600mhz DDR3 for £35 which still doesn't compare as they're effectively charging you £160 for 4GB of upgrade.
I may still buy an i7 minimacca though just to run Login for EDM, I can plug it into my Bravia and play producer on the sofa too then.
I'll still build a PC for the other stuff though. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| i bought a new macbook pro. The I7 doesn't even come close to my 2009 mac pro. It is handy for doing work on airplanes tho. I did a flash video of a girl and a guy having sex stick man style on the plane ride. My girlfriend was not impressed. |
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| Targus28 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
i bought a new macbook pro. The I7 doesn't even come close to my 2009 mac pro. It is handy for doing work on airplanes tho. I did a flash video of a girl and a guy having sex stick man style on the plane ride. My girlfriend was not impressed. |
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| kevin shawn |
| Hackintosh! It's easier than ever these days. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| might as well just use a pc. |
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| backerman7 |
It is great! |
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| tehlord |
| I'm pretty much sold on the idea of grabbing one just for doing EDM in logic. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| not sure why this wasn't my response. The answer to the question is you. :toocool: |
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| tehlord |
| Well I am a catch, I agree. |
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