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Ye.s mate, Macs are superb for music production.
Rock solid, easy to use, everything just works..
Totally agree, macs are great for audio (or so the macmen tell us!) but THAT specc' for THAT money??
The SSD is going to be fast but the dual core CPU is surely going to run out of steam for even low hit plugs?
I am typing this on a sub £400 HP lappy i3 CPU and that's "rock solid" with my KA6 AI and the AI makes a difference too you know. Add 60quid to the price since I upped the ram to 8G.
Don't want to start the weary mac v PC cow but these days I am sure you can do better for over a grand with PC?
Oh! And my HP has THREE usb 2.0 ports. These days look for USB 3.0 and at least two more twos.
Dave.
@Tonecontrol - I thought this might start a mini PC/Mac war !
Make, ignore the naysayers for specs/cost/ etc - just buy a decent Mac. They JUST WORK, and destroy any kinda PC reliablility and compatibility, imho after years of spending on both...
Well this HP is knocking on a bit now but the CPU is a dual core 2.4G hyperthreading enabled and has run over 20 Cubase tracks.
Yes it has a fan but is so quiet that I can easily record acoustic guitar and keep the PC within easy reach.
Dave.
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The Air wasn't really meant to be an audio machine, but when I used it as one it was pretty underpowered.The 13" opens full mixes- many tracks with loads of plugins- with no issues.
The 12" Macbook seems like it would deb underpowered for Pro work, but would be ok as a sketchpad type of audio device. -------------------------------------------------------[Grrr... fecking quotes...]---------------------------------------
Another Pro 13 here. Awesome machine and barely less portable than the Air and new 12". FWIW 99% of cases for the Air 13 also fit the Pro 13. Tradeoff is in battery life but it's still better than most laptops.