Re: Audio upgrade suggestions

Jon B <black.hole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Andy Hewitt <wildrover.andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Adrian Tuddenham <poppy.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Stop - Stop - -STOP!!!!


It's not my budget and the customer wants to buy a brand new machine.
In part, this is to avoid any out-of-date software issues and to make
any changes simply a matter of ringing up a supplier and ordering parts,
rather than looking for what is available on eBay.

I realise you had all assumed I would be doing this my normal way - but
the customer wants to spend the money and have the job done quickly
(leaving me bewildered with an up-to-date Mac and wondering how that
happened).

Ok, well, if it's a brand new machine, and there are no budget
limitations (within reason I guess). Then why not just make it simple
and get whatever Mac fits the bill, and get a FW audio input device?

Here's one on the Apple Store:

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=FB2AD0E
C&fnode=home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/music_creation&nplm=TB671

If it's just for this one task, then perhaps a Mini might be best, or a
low end iMac if you need keyboard and monitor.

I tend to lean in favour of an iMac. Superdrive mini £500, nice monitor
£150, keyboard & mouse £30 (more if you want a mighty mouse), you've
spent nearly £700, an iMac is £800, you get more than 2x the HD, it's
faster, better graphics card (basically it'll keep it 'current' longer),
more connectivity, better residuals.

It is beginning to look as though that is the way I shall have to go.


The mini's plus side is you could use a current monitor

I should have to buy monitors and keyboard because none of my beige
stuff would fit.



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