I'll be using it for professional audio recordings with pro recording software like logic, pro tools, cubase or neuendo. I'll be using a external firewire sound card. I thought the 2.9 GHz dual core with 8 GB ram would do fine but thanks for the tip I'll rather save up and get a mac book pro, a imac or if I win the lotto a power mac lol...
Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > In my opinion, Macs don't get out of date quickly. I think what you read was > making reference to the intel/power PC Macs. In the mid 2000s, Apple > switched processors. So those with the old couldn't upgrade past OSX 10.4. > But, I can't See Apple ditching Intel anytime soon. So long as your Mac has > the system resources to run the latest OS, you will be ok. > > Now, you mention a Mac mini? What kind of things will you be looking > to do on your Mac? Web browsing, e-mail, using multi media will be fine. > More than fine on a Mac mini. But, if your going to want to do something > more resource intensive, you might want to just save up the extra $300 or so > and get an entry level macbook pro or iMac in my opinion. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:06 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > > > Hi I am a blind person new to the Apple world, I am considering > > getting a mac mini. I've raid someware that the biggest disadvantage > > of a mac is that it gets out of date quikly, e.g. if I buy a 2010 mac > > mini with OS snow leopard 10.6, would I be able to install the latest > > mac OS and other latest software, on my mini in lets say 5 or 6 years? > > The thing which will make it worth getting a mac is that it would last > > me longer than a pc without major upgrading and the extra money you > > pay for it makes it worth it because of the built in voiceover screen > > reader, where on pc I would have to buy expensive 3rd party software. > > thanks for any help > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
