Re: [Finale] iMac i7 issues?

2010-05-30 Thread Eric Fiedler
Hi Chuck and Eric D., Thanks for the input. Chuck: it's good to hear that your core i5 is doing the job for you. We've been looking at i5s too, and will probably go that route, as they are easier to get over here and are a little less expensive than the i7s. Eric D.: My concerns were based

Re: [Finale] iMac i7 issues?

2010-05-30 Thread Eric Dannewitz
No gotchas. Just good stuff. As for MakeMusic testing stuff.who knows On May 30, 2010, at 1:45 AM, Eric Fiedler wrote: Hi Chuck and Eric D., Thanks for the input. Chuck: it's good to hear that your core i5 is doing the job for you. We've been looking at i5s too, and will probably

[Finale] iMac i7 issues?

2010-05-29 Thread Eric Fiedler
Hello all, Is there anyone out there with one of the new Core i7 iMacs who has been having any serious issues with Finale 2010? We are seriously thinking about biting the bullet and retiring our ancient trio of 10- year-old (!) G5 towers and replacing them with something from the 21st

Re: [Finale] iMac i7 issues?

2010-05-29 Thread Chuck Israels
Dear Eric, I have a 27 i5, and it is fast and stable. Not sure the i7, which was not available locally when I bought this machine, is significantly faster with Finale. Anyway, no problems. Chuck Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Eric Fiedler eric.f.fied...@t-online.de

Re: [Finale] iMac i7 issues?

2010-05-29 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Why would there be serious issues with the new iMacs? I haven't heard a peep about any problems, and I frequent about 10 Mac devoted sites in addition to sites like Engadget.. I'd say, whatever you get, get lots of RAM. Using sampled sounds without enough ram will make even a Mac Pro slow