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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Oct 2005
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Thread Starter | New MAC Question
Which one should I buy if I am using Logic and Final cut? I record at 96k and mix out of the box... Should I got quad or 8? which processor speed? Thanks for you time. NU-TRA
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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005
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I guess I am torn between the 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon and the 2.26GHz Quad-8 Core Intel Xeon. That is all I can afford right now. What are pros and cons? |
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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Dec 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA
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There are several other threads on this same topic. Search first, post later...
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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Middlesbrough , UK
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8 core every time , especially those new chips. I have a 2.8 8 core and use logic8 its superb cant fault it and those new chip are much better. |
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21st April 2009
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I did do a search... The damn things are so new it's a hard call. Some people say get he quad because logic wont use all 8 cores. Some people say when snow leopard comes out its gonna change everything. especially the 8 core. these answers are from people who dont have the new 2009 macs.
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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005
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The only bummer is I can only afford the entry level 8 core which is 2.26 ghz | |
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21st April 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Greater San Francisco
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In my humble opinion (and my experience) 8 slower cores are better then 4 faster ones. Also, you can scrimp on memory and drives now, and upgrade those later. When our studio bought our MacPro, the drives really pushed the price up. |
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21st April 2009
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You think I should go for the new sucker? Anyone using it with Logic?
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21st April 2009
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I just ordered mine (lowest 8 core). I'll be using it with Pro Tools 8 and Cubase 5 tho.  |
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21st April 2009
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| Gear nut Joined: Feb 2009 Location: India
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8 core
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22nd April 2009
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| Gear addict Joined: May 2008
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8 core if you are video editing with it as well, quad core if it's only logic
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22nd April 2009
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| Gear interested  Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Marin, CA
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I bought the 2009 Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon system (8-core). I use it with Logic, Superior Drummer, Apogee Duet, Euphonix Mc Mix, and a slew of plug ins. Upgraded Ram to 16 Gigs and put in several terrabyte drives, including one for my Time machine backups. It is a wonderful system, and certainly more than I need at this point. Sure I would have loved to have a faster 8 core system but the reality is that this system will and does work great for my needs. Plus the money I saved I used to upgrade my memory and drives. Bear in mind there are alot of happy Logic users who have less powerful systems, cannot speak to your query regarding Final Cut. I don't think you will regret purchasing the base model 8 core system. Barr |
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22nd April 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005
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Does it run really fast? Quote:
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26th April 2009
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| Gear interested Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Marin, CA
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Absolutely. Zips right along with nary a hiccup, I cannot find anything to fault with it. Logic still takes a little while to load, but once loaded, it's off to the races... Barr |
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