Show me your Apple?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7795 posts since 28 Apr, 2013
Researching Apple.
Wonder if I might get some Apple users to list their systems to give me a feel at what musicians really need and what can be expected. I don't need information about iPad or from DJs and hopefully we can sidestep the mac vs. pc to get just the information about real world ownership of Apple by musicians?
Please list:
Desktop or Laptop.
CPU make and model.
RAM Size/Speed.
Your DAW and any CPU intensive plugin you run with it.
If this turns into a debate of the 'which is better or best'... going nowhere, I'll lock it.
Wonder if I might get some Apple users to list their systems to give me a feel at what musicians really need and what can be expected. I don't need information about iPad or from DJs and hopefully we can sidestep the mac vs. pc to get just the information about real world ownership of Apple by musicians?
Please list:
Desktop or Laptop.
CPU make and model.
RAM Size/Speed.
Your DAW and any CPU intensive plugin you run with it.
If this turns into a debate of the 'which is better or best'... going nowhere, I'll lock it.
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- KVRAF
- 35434 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Is it also allowed to name the Apple you WOULD buy? Macbook Pro then. About the only Apple computer which i'd buy. I'd probably go with a non-Retina display though. Not sure about the scaling in some applications or plugins.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7795 posts since 28 Apr, 2013
Certainly. But please list the actual configuration and their specs too. At this point, Retina display seems to be the least important of the information I'm trying to gather though and I think they are listing it almost as standard on their upper systems now anyway.chk071 wrote:Is it also allowed to name the Apple you WOULD buy? Macbook Pro then. About the only Apple computer which i'd buy. I'd probably go with a non-Retina display though. Not sure about the scaling in some applications or plugins.
What I'm most interested in is the CPU. Whether it is i5/i7/Xeon; number of cores and model number (to compare benchmarks). And RAM... amount you have and the amount the machine maxes out to.
Apple lists the CPU family and cores, but stops short of actually telling you which CPU it is.
Obviously, if forced to bite the bullet and buy direct from them, the thing I would do is buy the best CPU possible with the cheapest drive and RAM that is easy enough to upgrade myself at a substantial savings - while getting more than they offer.
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
just make sure that the model can be user-upgraded. i ended up buying a 2nd-hand, 2012 pre-retina model which still allows for user ram/hdd upgradingBBFG# wrote:Obviously, if forced to bite the bullet and buy direct from them, the thing I would do is buy the best CPU possible with the cheapest drive and RAM that is easy enough to upgrade myself at a substantial savings - while getting more than they offer.
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034
- KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
This site should be of use to you.BBFG# wrote:Apple lists the CPU family and cores, but stops short of actually telling you which CPU it is.
http://www.everymac.com/
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7795 posts since 28 Apr, 2013
Thanks.
After reading through those specs, it makes me wonder what an Apple that used the best and most current components, instead of what they bought on a dump, would be like.
Guess that's why they do their best to not be specific.
But still searching and researching.
After reading through those specs, it makes me wonder what an Apple that used the best and most current components, instead of what they bought on a dump, would be like.
Guess that's why they do their best to not be specific.
But still searching and researching.
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- KVRist
- 215 posts since 6 Mar, 2004 from Massachusetts
I have a 2010 Mac Pro (actually made in 2011) that I bought used a couple years ago and have no plans to upgrade any time soon. My projects (songwriting and mixing) don’t get into high track counts, and I’ve never come anywhere near maxing out my CPU (so far!). Also, I love the UAD Mk2 plugins (comps & EQs), and using them takes some load off the Mac CPU.
It’s this exact model:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/m ... specs.html
6-core single Xeon 3.33 GHz CPU
16GB RAM (from OWC) — 1333 MHz DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 5870 video
28” Viewsonic monitor
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD boot drive
1TB WD Black sample drive
1TB WD Black audio recording drive
2 - UAD-2 Solo PCIe cards (I'd like to replace these with a single Quad next year)
DAW is Logic Pro X, with a MOTU 828mkII audio interface (Firewire)
Possible future upgrades: maybe go to 32GB RAM, and as SSD prices come down, replace the sample drive with a 1TB SSD. Neither one of these is pressing; I’m happy with my system as it is.
It’s this exact model:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/m ... specs.html
6-core single Xeon 3.33 GHz CPU
16GB RAM (from OWC) — 1333 MHz DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 5870 video
28” Viewsonic monitor
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD boot drive
1TB WD Black sample drive
1TB WD Black audio recording drive
2 - UAD-2 Solo PCIe cards (I'd like to replace these with a single Quad next year)
DAW is Logic Pro X, with a MOTU 828mkII audio interface (Firewire)
Possible future upgrades: maybe go to 32GB RAM, and as SSD prices come down, replace the sample drive with a 1TB SSD. Neither one of these is pressing; I’m happy with my system as it is.
Mac Studio Max | 32GB | 12.6 | MOTU 828es | MOTU M4 | Studio One 6 | Logic 10.7
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034
- KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
I completely agree. Given the amount they charge it's shocking the low end stuff they fill their boxes with.BBFG# wrote:Thanks.
After reading through those specs, it makes me wonder what an Apple that used the best and most current components, instead of what they bought on a dump, would be like.