Computer setup (?)

mr.pk · Post by **mr.pk** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:49 pm

Hey guys.

If you were given a $4000.00 US budget and told to buy the best desktop computer (excluding monitor & video card) you could for running Live 6 and other audio-related apps, what would you choose and why?

Kind Regards,
Alister

Contra · Post by **Contra** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:27 pm

id get the macbook pro with 2.33ghz 3gb of ram(they got that shit now on the applesite!!!!)80 gb hard drive ($2,300) with Duende(SSL External DSP with the plug ins up to 32 channels with ssl plugins at once.)$1600.

leaves you with a bout 100 bucks, sell some crack then use that money with the 100 bucks to buy a nice external hard drive.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:09 pm

Mac Pro quad core with third-party ram, 2-4 gigs, and a few extra disks.

Those things are some of the craziest machines ever.

EvilEvilEvilEvilEvil · Post by **EvilEvilEvilEvilEvil** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:02 am

i agree with machinate there. but that's a noisy machine.

mr.pk · Post by **mr.pk** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:11 am

y hav there been like 90 views yet only 3 posts... i dontget it????????
do ppl think that this is a stupid question>????????

i would really appreciatesome more advice

Contra · Post by **Contra** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:05 am

mr.pk wrote:y hav there been like 90 views yet only 3 posts... i dontget it????????
do ppl think that this is a stupid question>????????

i would really appreciatesome more advice

haterzzz....

EvilEvilEvilEvilEvil · Post by **EvilEvilEvilEvilEvil** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:56 pm

with $4000 i would definitely get the best mac i could find period. i would either wait until some new ones come out, or if i had to get one now, i would get the most powerful one i could find which as we already said is a maxxxxed out quad.

jyang · Post by **jyang** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:25 pm

If it were me - I'd get a fully sweet Mac Pro with like 4GBs or RAM. And at least 2 huge hard drives.

That's cos I like Apples.

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:30 pm

mr.pk wrote:Hey guys.

If you were given a $4000.00 US budget and told to buy the best desktop computer (excluding monitor & video card) you could for running Live 6 and other audio-related apps, what would you choose and why?

Kind Regards,
Alister

a macpro with plenty of ram and additional glyph drives.

divonic · Post by **divonic** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:31 pm

Here's an important question: Laptop or Desktop? What other gear do you have to buy? will you need to purchase live6 and the other apps with that $4000? what about monitors? an interface?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:07 pm

Eh? Either you're being really sarcastic, or you totally didn't read the post

formatk · Post by **formatk** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:15 pm

Get a cheap laptop, and go on holiday for a week with the left over dosh. Just an idea.

Dr Dub · Post by **Dr Dub** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:47 pm

If i was sober and rationally (which is hard), I would buy a PC with Core2Duo,
2 GB Ram and two HDs for about 2000 or even less, put away the other 2000
and buy a new computer in 2 or three years.

Doing this, you will have a really powerfull and "up-to-date" Audio-Computer
for the next 5 years or so.
Spending 4000 now won t give you that.

Nothing changes and lowers it s value as much as Computers, if you want to
spend 4000, there are NICE options for the other 2000:

Fireface 400,

good Monitor-Speaker,

a nice and BIG Screen,

a good micro,

a nice Toy like an MPC, Guitar, Bass.... all will give you longer fun & help your music.

But that s just what parents would say. (They are right sometimes, i fear)

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:18 am

^^^^^^^^^^

To the Doctor you listen. Sensible advice that is!

[my 1977th post!]

mechcon · Post by **mechcon** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:45 am

20 or 24" imac core2duo w/ 2gb ram should be suffice, I'm going to get one of them as I've got a dell 2407WFP monitor too, but if it's a notebook? BY FAR go for the 15" macbook pro

17 might be too bulky, but im a big bloke so 17" isn't thaat huge for me

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