Hi. That is a very good choice, but, as others have mentioned, go for a second internal hard drive for session files, or, go for an external thunderbolt or firewire 800 drive.
Cameron. On 3/4/13, Jim Noseworthy <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter: > > You might think about the Mac Mini Server which comes with two hard drives. > I use one and also use bootcamp. > > Cheers. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Poppa Bear > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 12:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Which Mac, and specs? > > It is really going to depend on your needs. Will you be recording personal > projects, will you be attempting to use it as a foundation for a recording > studio? In short, with my small knowledge I think it will be very ataquit > for personal needs. I have a friend who I shared my studio with and he used > a Mac mini with less power than the one you listed and he was able to > satisfy a small client bass without any complaints about his Mini's > capabilities. I use an Imac and I think it is doing ok myself. > HTH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Bosher" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:18 AM > Subject: Which Mac, and specs? > > > Hi All, I'm a Mac virgin, and am about to get my first one with a view to > learning ProTools, but I also want to use Boot Camp so that I can run > Sonar > under Windows to keep working on existing projects. I've been looking at > the whole Mac range and should really appreciate some advice from those > with knowledge and experience of the Mac world. I'm leaning towards a Mac > Mini, with a 2.6 GHZ quad core processor, 16 GB RAM, and 1 TB fusion > drive. > > Do you think this will be adequate, or should I be looking at the Mac Pro > with its rather overwhelming customisation choices? Or are there other > considerations which would make you choose MacBook Pro or iMac? Any > comments > or thoughts very much appreciated. Best, Peter ******* Peter Bosher, Email: > > [email protected] http://www.soundlinks.com/ Tel': (+44) (0) 1494 794 > 797 > Fax: (+44) (0) 1494 583 146 snail:// SoundLinks Limited, 43 Broadlands > Avenue, Chesham, Bucks. HP5 1AL England. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6147 - Release Date: 03/04/13 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
