(Stressmane)

First, I'd like to State I'm not trying to spend over 1500 for a Mac hook up.
So, What should I look for in a Mac Hook up?? G4?? iMac?? G5?? And How much
should I expect to pay??

If your're wondering I plan to use a Digidesign M-Box and Protools LE
for Recording

Thanks in advance!

The way I might think about it, the M-Box is about $450, if you have to
include that in your $1500 budget then you might like to consider a refurbished
Emac from the Apple store at $799 (eMac 1.25GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ SuperDrive/ E/
56K), and you'd have maybe a couple hundred left over for more ram and a mic.
You'd burn CD's on the superdrive to back up your sessions.

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If you already have an M-Box/a vocal mic and a pretty new version of
Protools the new G5 Imacs have a nice big flatscreen and are pretty powerful,
like a 17 inch 1.8Ghz/256/80gig/Superdrive for $1,499.00, probably you should
at least go for the extra 512 meg of ram for $75.

All OS 10.3 stuff, but if I was starting out buying everything new from
scratch might as well. And hey, they throw in Garage Band ...

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