I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with. Seems like I have heard that the Macs as a
whole are MUCH more stable hardware & OS wise when it came to recording even
if they are a little slower mhz wise by todays standards.

I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.

thx in advance!

Scott


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I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording?

That's pretty slow for audio and not enough ram.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording?

That's pretty slow for audio and not enough ram.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

"Scott" wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's.
I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.



Flog it off is my advice - too slow, not enough RAM and HD too small.
I run a 500 Mhz iMac, with 640RAM and a 20g HD - it copes with the 8
tracks offered by ProTools Free, but 3 reverb plugins and it's all over.

Also, IIRC that model doesn't have a CD burner - you'll need an external
burner.

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my music is at:
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"Scott" wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's.
I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.



Flog it off is my advice - too slow, not enough RAM and HD too small.
I run a 500 Mhz iMac, with 640RAM and a 20g HD - it copes with the 8
tracks offered by ProTools Free, but 3 reverb plugins and it's all over.

Also, IIRC that model doesn't have a CD burner - you'll need an external
burner.

--
Charlie
--
my music is at:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~puffin/mp3.html

Scott wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with.


We did a lot with a lot older.

Download Pro Tools Free, and see what you think. You could always sell
it after that. I still have all four of my older Macs.


Don

Scott wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with.


We did a lot with a lot older.

Download Pro Tools Free, and see what you think. You could always sell
it after that. I still have all four of my older Macs.


Don

"EggHd" wrote in message
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I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording?

That's pretty slow for audio and not enough ram.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running Win 98
for audio for three or four years. I started with a DAL Digital Only card
(using a DA30 Dat deck for converters) until I switched to a DAL CardD Plus.
I only inputed two-channels of audio at a time (obviously with those cards);
however, after doing the usual Windows tweaks, the box ran flawlessly. Yes,
those effects that require rendering took longer than today's CPUs, but for
my narration, VO, and sound design work that wasn't a big issue. On
playback, I frequently ran 10 to 20 tracks using CoolEdit Pro.

Steve King

"EggHd" wrote in message
...
I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording?

That's pretty slow for audio and not enough ram.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running Win 98
for audio for three or four years. I started with a DAL Digital Only card
(using a DA30 Dat deck for converters) until I switched to a DAL CardD Plus.
I only inputed two-channels of audio at a time (obviously with those cards);
however, after doing the usual Windows tweaks, the box ran flawlessly. Yes,
those effects that require rendering took longer than today's CPUs, but for
my narration, VO, and sound design work that wasn't a big issue. On
playback, I frequently ran 10 to 20 tracks using CoolEdit Pro.

Steve King

It can work, but not very well. U lose the ability to have a fast enuff
Audio HD which is the weak link in performance for this unit. If I
recall those did not have Firewire ports. (I have a Rev. D 333MHz iMac
with 192K RAM) We use it for sequencing and light dumping.

And .... You can get that much for it!!?? Wow when i looked earlier
this year these units were going for an average of about 175.00

Hence why I kept mine and dedicated it to just sequencing.

On 2004-07-14 00:27:06 -0400, "Scott" said:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with. Seems like I have heard that the Macs as a
whole are MUCH more stable hardware & OS wise when it came to recording even
if they are a little slower mhz wise by todays standards.

I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.

thx in advance!

Scott


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It can work, but not very well. U lose the ability to have a fast enuff
Audio HD which is the weak link in performance for this unit. If I
recall those did not have Firewire ports. (I have a Rev. D 333MHz iMac
with 192K RAM) We use it for sequencing and light dumping.

And .... You can get that much for it!!?? Wow when i looked earlier
this year these units were going for an average of about 175.00

Hence why I kept mine and dedicated it to just sequencing.

On 2004-07-14 00:27:06 -0400, "Scott" said:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with. Seems like I have heard that the Macs as a
whole are MUCH more stable hardware & OS wise when it came to recording even
if they are a little slower mhz wise by todays standards.

I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.

thx in advance!

Scott


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Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running Win 98
for audio for three or four years.

Right. With the Imac you can't add an audio card. It's USB or Firewire and I
don't believe the 333 Imac had firewire.

That said I have an Imac 400 in my office with an Mbox that I use and it works
"fine" for small things.

But the 400 has firewire ports.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running Win 98
for audio for three or four years.

Right. With the Imac you can't add an audio card. It's USB or Firewire and I
don't believe the 333 Imac had firewire.

That said I have an Imac 400 in my office with an Mbox that I use and it works
"fine" for small things.

But the 400 has firewire ports.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

"EggHd" wrote in message
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Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running
Win 98
for audio for three or four years.

Right. With the Imac you can't add an audio card. It's USB or Firewire
and I
don't believe the 333 Imac had firewire.

That said I have an Imac 400 in my office with an Mbox that I use and it
works
"fine" for small things.

But the 400 has firewire ports.

What an idiot...myself, I mean. The Imac part of the 333Mhz description
didn't register, so my PC references are not pertinent, although accurate.

Steve King

"EggHd" wrote in message
...
Depends what you want to do. I used a P-2/256 MB Ram machine running
Win 98
for audio for three or four years.

Right. With the Imac you can't add an audio card. It's USB or Firewire
and I
don't believe the 333 Imac had firewire.

That said I have an Imac 400 in my office with an Mbox that I use and it
works
"fine" for small things.

But the 400 has firewire ports.

What an idiot...myself, I mean. The Imac part of the 333Mhz description
didn't register, so my PC references are not pertinent, although accurate.

Steve King

Scott wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with. Seems like I have heard that the Macs as a
whole are MUCH more stable hardware & OS wise when it came to recording even
if they are a little slower mhz wise by todays standards.

I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.


If this is your first experience with Macs, you will likely decide,
based on slowness and perhaps early OS and unfamiliarity, that Macs
suck. And OSX is amazing, but it's not gonna be on that machine.

One point, though, CPU clock speed is not a good indicator of
performance between different CPUs.

Scott wrote:

I am getting ready to inherit an Imac 333mhz,128ram,6gigHD
Just curious should I try to sell it asap OR look into using it for
recording? I have always used Cubase & others on a Windows OS, not very
familiar @ all with Mac's. PLUS, being that its kinda old, didn't know if it
would be worth messing with. Seems like I have heard that the Macs as a
whole are MUCH more stable hardware & OS wise when it came to recording even
if they are a little slower mhz wise by todays standards.

I could probably get around $250 for it on Ebay. Just wanted opinions.


If this is your first experience with Macs, you will likely decide,
based on slowness and perhaps early OS and unfamiliarity, that Macs
suck. And OSX is amazing, but it's not gonna be on that machine.

One point, though, CPU clock speed is not a good indicator of
performance between different CPUs.

S O'Neill wrote:

If this is your first experience with Macs, you will likely decide,
based on slowness and perhaps early OS and unfamiliarity, that Macs
suck. And OSX is amazing, but it's not gonna be on that machine.


Anything Rev. B or later can run OS X.



Don

S O'Neill wrote:

If this is your first experience with Macs, you will likely decide,
based on slowness and perhaps early OS and unfamiliarity, that Macs
suck. And OSX is amazing, but it's not gonna be on that machine.


Anything Rev. B or later can run OS X.



Don