On Jun 16, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: > Hi Ronald, > > I've mixed 32 track sessions with a minimum of one plugin per track on > a Mac mini with worse specs than those, so yeah, it should serve you > well enough unless your needs are intensive. You'll want to work with > an HDD faster than 5400rpm though for multitracking, so either go for > a smaller capacity internal disk that runs at 7200rpm if Apple offer > such a package, or pick up an external drive to use during sessions.
The mini server has two 7200 rpm disks and no dvd drive. I was disappointed that they didn't go to the i5 like the did in the MBP. I think having two 500 gb 7200 rpm disks would work out well for audio productions. > It's also worth keeping in mind that lately, there have been a lot of > reports of Mac minis not running well without a physical monitor > connected at all times, so if you're aiming for the mini as a > screenless ultra portable system that could be a snag in the plan. > Yeah. That was quite a hassle for me. I ended up getting a free monitor from a friend because it had a busted back light. Take care --FC > Hth > Scott > > On 6/16/10, RvR <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello again, >> There is a new Mac Mini released, but doesn't seem to be much more powerful >> than last batch. The fastest model has an Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.66ghz, 4 or >> 8 gb of ram and a harddisk of max 500gb at 5400rpm. Firewire 800 is present >> though. Do you think such machine is capable of running PT properly? >> Thanks! >> Ronald >>
