DP 5 & IMAC ?

bman · Post by **bman** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:51 pm

I use very few VI's..Mostly just audio (Live drums, Guitars)..Are the new imac's good enough for that.? (30 tracks & dp plugs)..Thanks..B

emulatorloo · Post by **emulatorloo** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:34 pm

http://www.motunation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17943

larryf · Post by **larryf** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:40 pm

I love my iMac!!!! 30 audio tracks with plugs, and no VI's - not a problem. Very typical of my projects. But ...

- get the faster CPU - the 2.33
- get plenty of RAM. 2 gig minimum, 3 gigs better
- budget for a good external firewire drive
- accept that by the time you get the faster CPU, more RAM, and a great external drive, you'll have spent a MacPro worth of cash

rockitcity · Post by **rockitcity** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:08 pm

- accept that by the time you get the faster CPU, more RAM, and a great external drive, you'll have spent a MacPro worth of cash

Maybe so, but with a Mac Pro you'd still need the extra RAM and another internal hard drive. Plus, you'd have to get an external monitor if you don't already have one.

I'm waiting for the next generation imac to take the plunge. Getting by with the Powerbook G4 for now, but I have always thought it was kind of wimpy for DP. I wasn't too impressed with my wife's imac G5 either, so hopefully the next generation imac will be the right mix of performance vs cost. Would love a Mac Pro, but can't justify it for my home projects.

Bob

bman · Post by **bman** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:10 pm

thanks...B

mikebeckmotu · Post by **mikebeckmotu** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:44 pm

The iMac's working great for me. No complaints, especially for the price.

jmguru · Post by **jmguru** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:56 pm

my intel iMac runs nicely with 1 GB of memory, but I recommend 2 GB or 3 GB. I recently upgraded to 3 GB and I cant stop making music. Its sick!