My name is Brian and I've recently started to save up for a new mac for this upcoming March. I've done some research and asked some producer friend's their opinions as to which is the best decision for power, long term, speed etc. The issue I'm having is the friends are saying go with the new MacBook pro because it's versatile, mobile and most studios will move more in that direction because of the USB-C and new Thunderbolt. As well you could always plug it in to an external monitor. May 15, 2012 - The mac pro will be better if you want an internal dedicated sound card instead of firewire or usb. This would offer reduced latency and greater. My gut however says go with the Imac fully loaded because it's a faster, more powerful machine. 5K retina display and seems like it will be applicable for when I move into a more professional setting. It seems you get the most for your investment and I couldn't see myself doing much travelling at least anytime soon. Now I would get a mac pro but it seems way out of my budget for the time being and i'm not financing. I'll be using Avid ProTools, an apollo twin duo interface, steven slate drums, UAD plug ins, etc The only issue is they are the same price.below are the specs for both.PLEASE HELP! ANY INPUT WOULD BE GREATLY GREATLY APPRECIATED! • 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz • 8GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - two 4GB (WILL UPGRADE W/ 3RD PARTY TO 32GB $200) • 512GB Flash Storage • AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory $2,439.00 VS. • Touch Bar and Touch ID • 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz • 16GB 2133MHz memory • 512GB PCIe-based SSD • Radeon Pro 450 with 2GB memory • Four Thunderbolt 3 ports $2,689.00 OR. • Touch Bar and Touch ID • 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz • 16GB 2133MHz memory • 512GB PCIe-based SSD • Intel Iris Graphics 550 • Four Thunderbolt 3 ports • Force Touch trackpad $2,349.00 THANK YOU!! If you are set on going the Apple way and you need it right now I'd still go for the iMac. You are not going to produce your great stuff on the road anyway and spending a lot of money on something that's not the best specs you can get for your money is going to be sour grapes down the road. ![]() There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting a laptop for your daw but keep in mind that plug-ins can take up a lot of cpu and ram. Some people get by on low specs other don't. If you are working with audio loops without many plug-ins working real time you can get by with a Macbook air. But lets say you have something like 20 or more different software instruments an samples each with one or more plug-ins. That's starting to eat away at your resources. The MBPs are great if you have mobility needs, otherwise, I'd opt for the iMac as you get a larger display, better CPU/GPU and you can upgrade the ram to beyond 16GB (if you need it). While we do expect to see a refresh soon and waiting is the best option I think overall the iMac is a great machine for your stated needs. If you have mobiity needs, then I'd opt for the 15' MBP, since you get a quad core processor, and a dGPU, and a better display then the 13' model (I mean more screen real estate). Click to expand.If I needed a new Mac right now and didn't absolutely need portability, I'd go for the iMac 5k. Otherwise I'd wait for the next iMac (hopefully they'll just bump the graphics to the best mobile GPU available, replace the 2xTB2 ports with TB3 and otherwise leave well alone - if they stuff it up by going all form-over-function, 20% thinner and out all the 'legacy' (hah!) ports so we'll all need to buy hub/docks for our desktops then it will be time to stop worrying and learn to love Windows). The usual deal-breaker for me with iMacs is that you're paying for a really nice screen that dies with the computer and can't really be used for anything else. However, I suspect current external 5k displays are going to have an early appointment with the recycling centre once DisplayPort 1.3/1.4, the corresponding HDMI update or some hypothetical Thunderbolt 4, supporting single-cable 5k@60Hz, become commonplace. Even the TB3 5k display is a bit of a kludge - combining two 'virtual' DisplayPort 1.2 cables into one TB3 cable. For the moment, maybe having a 5k display built in to the computer, with a custom internal interface, isn't such a bad thing. The only issue is the lack of USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 - however, at the moment, TB3/USB-C is as much a liability as an asset, especially with Apple's dongle-happy all-or-nothing approach. However, plenty of current computers from Apple and other manufacturers lack USB-C/TB3 - notably the MS Surface range - so the old-style USB3 connector isn't going away anytime soon. If you're doing audio production, though, you might want to think about whether you're going to need some sort of fast/high capacity external storage and/or if there are any nice TB3 pro audio devices in the pipeline (although I suspect that only devices that really, really need 40Gbps will drop USB-A connectivity) - if you research what you need in that respect it might affect your thinking on TB2 vs TB3.
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