Re: New Mac Mini with i5/7

[Todd Matthews <gtmatthews@gmail.com>]

Th mac mini 'server version' even has the quad core i7 and two hard 
drives. Could be an incredible recording machine.

> 
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 4:19 PM, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> 
> wrote:
>> So, Apple just released not only an updated lappie, but also, finally, 
>> after
>> much rumour, an updated Mini.
>> Comes with core i5 or i7, up to 8GB ram, 500GB drive or 256GB SSD, 
>> Radeon
>> 6630 graphics, and the usual I/O, like FW800.
>> 
>> A friend of mine, whom among other things builds media centers, says 
>> i5/i7
>> in real life never goes past 45watts no matter what work he puts them, 
>> incl.
>> graphics/video rendering, so this should be nice for a home/project 
>> studio.
>> 
>> I'm seriously concidering selling off two lappies and shop the Mini 
>> with the
>> SSD and at least 4GB ram.  I'd likely house my audio on an external FW
>> drive.
>> Sharing the drive and a Fireface400 on the FW800 may be an issue to
>> resolve..
>> 
>> --
>> rgds,
>> van Sinn
>> 
>> 

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