mac users pls advice...

[fibredrive]

hey all;

am considering switching to mac. saw the iMac G5 today and the wife-to-be wants to get it. so, was wondering, rather than run 2 comps i might be able to switch to mac for my home studio.
need some advice tho. recording interfaces, setup and product recommendations. am newbie to macs so all advice would be much appreciated. and choice of sequencing software too. thks!

 

[lowjk]

I find the positioning of the CD/DVD slot very awkward. Imagine leaning to the screen to insert a disc.

Power-wise, I think it lags behind the Intel & AMD processors quite a bit and there's insufficient space for addition hard disk drive(s).

If you are still keen on the Apple platform, the Dual Processors G5 would be better.

But it's your call.

 

[sound_designer]

oh yeah... u r so rite...
went to some fr place... n he has the best amd processing speed n program keep crashing on him.. poor him...
n now he is using a mac... he smiles... n never complain anymore..
well... we wun wanna touch on intel then..!!
dat processor juz gt smoke all the time.. hehe

 

[fibredrive]

ok just for the record, i been running an AMD pc for the past 2 yrs with no probs. granted, it is not a professional platform, neither do i record a live session but its been good to me the last 2 yrs so it really ain't that bad folks. cheers