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I've also found a few more decent deals but I'm still leaning toward the one you shared. I'm nervous about its age and lack of warranty, but the price is nice and it already includes peripherals. Balancing the desire to snatch it before someone else does against my need to make a well informed and c...

I found a guide about RAM. Looks like I need to find the computer first and then figure out what type of RAM it has.

You can find a used computer out there for $700 or less. Absolutely. A 2009 or later 27' iMac i7 will get the job done. All iMac i5s and i7s have quad cores. Here's one for $590 buy it now--even includes a Magic Mouse and keyboard and a FireWire bus. http://www.ebay.com/itm/APPLE-iMac-27-Core-i7-2-...

Oh wow, thanks y'all. I guess I was just looking in the wrong place or something. I'll do some homework and figure out the best deal I can get on a good Mac. I might have some more questions before I pull the trigger. Appreciate the info.

Thanks for the insight though. I thought I could make it work for $700 but I guess I'll have to go back to the drawing board. One day...

The Mini is the only Apple product that can. They begin at $599 with the minimum 8G RAM and an i5 Dual CPU. 16G is recommended by Avid. RAM in the Mini is not User upgradable. This is for the bare minimum. I've never heard of anyone actually recommending that. Like DP, an i7 Quad chip is highly rec...

I have an 828mkII and am looking for a computer that will be compatible with both my interface and the current version of ProTools, for $700 or less. I've heard mixed stories about whether FireWire can be successfully adapted to Thunderbolt, and also whether modern computers would have driver issues...