Hi!
And why is it a pain in the but to have a combo jack?
My mac mini mid 2011 has one and i never found it to be very painful.
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> 13 nov. 2016 kl. 00:25 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>:
>
> Hi!
>
> I've been prompted to write something on this topic due to the number of
> private emails I've received over the last couple of hours, we've been
> discussing Exact Audio Copy and CD rippers and it seems that my mention of
> the Mac and XLD has stimulated some interest so here goes.
>
> I'm going to discuss the Mac from an audio viewpoint as much as is possible
> here.
>
> So what Mac should you buy? Well obviously that's up to you but I warn you
> now! a Mac is going to cut deeply into your budget if you're after the latest
> and - when it comes to audio - the latest may not always be the best and
> you'll see why I say this as you read on.
>
> So the latest Mac is expensive thus a great turnoff for anyone wanting to buy
> one but who said you had to have the latest Mac? You don't and who said you
> needed a Mac with its own built-in screen? Well, you don't but it is
> advisable that you have a Mac connected to some sort of modern day monitor at
> the very least for the Mac to function correctly so this narrows our field
> down quite considerably to the Mac Mini.
>
> I've never been a fan of the latest Mac Mini models as the Specs aren't all
> that good for the technology you pay for so let's take ourselves back in time
> exactly fours to late 2012 when Apple released possibly the finest Mac Mini
> machine ever built though -given the quality of build and the high specs of
> the late 2012 Mac Mini you'll pay a bit of a price for one if you can still
> get one -.
>
> These machines featured an Intel I7 Quad Core Processor in the top model with
> 16GB of RAM.
>
> The Late 2012 Mac Mini was the last to boast separate analogue/digital audio
> in and out, the latter models now having one socket for both, an absolute
> pain in the but.
>
> 4 USB 3.0 ports are a welcome addition along with the Thunderbolt port which
> can be used for just about everything from a display to extra USB ports,
> sound devices, high performance hard drives and so on.
>
> I like the built-in HDMI port so - given its size - the Mac Mini could be a
> very welcome edition to a Home Theater/multi media setup.
>
> Going wireless is part and parcel of the Mac mini with its 2.4/5.0GHZ
> built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity.
>
> Storage isn't a problem here either and nor is performance with the 1.2TB
> fusion drive packed into the metal housing and - with all those USB and other
> ports? - Well adding hard drives is second nature.
>
> The lack of a DVD drive might be a nuisance to some but what are all those
> uSB ports for if you an't gonna use em? Might as well get an external DVD
> drive, place it on top of your Mac Mini and plug-in.
>
> I run both Mac OSX Sierra and Windows 10 on my Mac Mini thanks to VMware
> Fusion.
>
> So why do I really like the Mac for audio work? Because its far easier to
> separate and work with all your audio sources, you don't have the conflicts
> between say software speech and capturing streams on the Mac as you often
> encounter when recording with Windows but I'm not going to turn this post
> into a complicated ramble.
>
> I've pasted a link to a review of the late 2012 Mac Mini below. Your local
> Apple Store may know where you can get one of these particular machines,
> thankfully I knew someone who had one which had hardly ever been used so I
> snapped it up some time ago and I know a couple of other people who have
> found them on eBay but as time goes on they're becoming a little more
> difficult to find and the price is going up.
>
> http://au.pcmag.com/apple-mac-mini-late-2012/5809/review/apple-mac-mini-late-2012
>
>
>
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