![]() So that's why in my case (and not only requiring the Mac for music production btw, but all around computer) the choice went down to $$$ and the lesser space required by the mini. Mouse and keyboard come 'free' on the iMac (but not like you can not purchase em along the mini) and the rest of what you need more or less would be the same (midi keyboard, control surface, so on). Of course high end iMacs will beat the horse power of the mini, shall that power be required, making the mini the less preferred option.Īs for external devices, well, maybe some built-in ports might be a 'relieve' but it's almost a must for even hobbyist to grab an audio interface, even if one of those cheap $100 USD ones in order to get a more fluent and serious work done (unless we're talking pure mouse and keyboard job) I think if you don't need the screen per se (i.e you already have a HDTV you can and wanna connect a Mac to) then the Mini makes for a great little unobtrusive device to play along with. I said 'personally', so I wasn't generalizing. If there is a Haswell upgrade for the Mini soon, chances are the performance gains are in the 6-8% area, just like with the MacBook Air. WillFisher, garycactus, I am thinking of going a similar route: When the Mac mini 2013 comes out, buy a refurbished 2012 model, upgrade it by myself to 16 GB RAM and 2 HDD, and do my own fusion drive. This is maybe another issue for my comparison - chances are slim that Apple redesigns the Mac mini with 4 memory slots (which would make it more easy to upgrade to 32 GB in future). I saw some discussions in other forums mentioning Logic Pro X is rather memory hungry. Mayuka, thanks for the reminder regarding 16 GB of RAM. ) the performance demands rise rather quickly. ![]() ![]() I agree that not a lot of CPU power is needed these days for basic music production, but especially if you work with 3rd-party plugings (Waves, Kontakt, Reaktor, orchestra plugins. I'm still leaning towards the Mini, although I am still not clear about the differences between the Mini and the iMac beyond the CPU.
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