Thanks Frank, sounds good. Isn't a 64gb ssd not a bit tight also? Although all audio files go on a different disk, all the programs go on the startup ssd one i presume? Or should I install Pro Tools and such on yet another disk? How does your current machine look like btw? Have a wonderful weekend! Ronald _____
Van: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] Namens Frank Carmickle Verzonden: vrijdag 30 juli 2010 18:13 Aan: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Onderwerp: Re: New Macs out. Any thoughts? Hey Ron On Jul 30, 2010, at 11:46 AM, RvR wrote: Hi Frank, Well, the 5k model is way above my budget. Don't think I will need the processing power anyway. The expandebility I like very much of the Pro's. When I go for a Pro it will probably be the basic model with the single Xeon cpu at 2.8GHz, 3gb ram and 1 tb hd. But I am wondering why there are only Xeon cpus in the Mac Pro"s, since they are server/workstation units is it not? I read somewhere the power of the Xeons will only be unleashed when pairing them by the two. The reason why I ask this is how the speed and power of the single Xeon model compare to the i7 in the iMac. Well you don't usually find to many benchmarks between these two types of processors. My initial thought is that the i7 might give you a little bit more performance on some benchmarks. Overall I think they'd perform similarly on real world work loads with a little better performance per watt from the xeon. That is my other option you know. Another thing. Can you buy any sata harddisk out there and put it in the Mac Pro? No need for special ones? And later a faster cpu is also doable I guess? Yes and yes. If your looking to use the pro as a recording rig then you will want a least one extra drive and 6 gb of memory. I would recommend a solid state system disk. I'd say 32gb would be a little tight but a 64gb would do alright. Take care --FC
