wrote:
I've been using Mac Pro desktops with PCI slots for many years. It's a grea=
t machine, very well built and quiet. But this new model seems so over the =
top in terms of base price and expensive add-ons it seems Apple has truly r=
eached the highest level of greed.
https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/
With only SSD storage options adding immensely to the cost I wonder who thi=
s is geared towards. It's out of my price range these days but I do like in=
ternal PCI slots since I favor AES audio via the Lynx AES PCI card coupled =
with Lavry Blue converters.
We're at the point where SSDs are so much faster than rotating disk and yet
not that much more expensive than rotating disk. You can now buy a 500T
SSD from a major manufacturer (not server grade but entirely acceptable for
routine use) for $100.
There is no longer any reason not to have your boot disk and work disk be
an SSD. Now, the truth is that it's not as big a deal at boot time with OSX
than it is with Windows; the SSD will vastly speed up windows start time
and the amount of time you sit around waiting for updates to get applied.
With OSX the boot is relatively fast and efficient already so it's not as
big a win. But it's still certainly a huge win in terms of starting up
Pro Tools and loading a file in for a rapid change.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."