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georgethetech · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject:

Just record to the system drive, you will have NO problem at all until you get into high track counts like 10 or more. Just fire up backup drives and copy over after the session. I like Carbon Copy Cloner for this kind of thing.

The dual internal drive server version Mac Mini is pretty tempting for hard core production work, since you have the advantage of a 2nd drive for scratch and tracking without the noise of an external. There's nothing like it on the market that I've seen!

Best deal is this.
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whalewtchr · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:16 am Post subject:

Thanks George. I was very tempted by the dual server combo...makes it simple. The quiet nature of this Mini is miraculous...my wife walked into the studio and said is the computer on? That's how much noise the fans were making on my PC.

BTW I will be selling my PCI Delta 1010 Rack Mounted Sound Card on e-Bay, if anyone is interested PM me.
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Billy James · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject:

George and Jonah's comments here convinced me. I was at Best Buy with my son on an unrelated matter this evening and decided to make the leap. Bought the current base-model Mini.

Wow.

You guys are right -- this thing is almost completely silent. It's the quietest Mac I've ever heard. (Or NOT heard, in this case.) And as we all know, mo' quieter = mo' better.

Of course, I'm still doing the setup and haven't had time to really shake it down in an audio session yet -- but so far, this is one silent piece of kit. Compared to the other models around the house, this thing is a Ninja Mac.

From what I've read, a memory bump to 4 or 8 gb makes things even better. I shall attend to that shortly.

I'll share some reactions in more detail as soon as I drive it around the block a time or two.

Wow.

Edo · Guest

And here's how easy THAT is...

Watch a video how to...

Billy James · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject:

edo:

That vid you linked to shows a 2-year old version of the Mini's case design. Getting to the innards of the 08 model was a major pain, if that's the point you were trying to make.

But the 2010 case has been redesigned with a simpler twist-off hatch cover on the bottom that makes memory slots a snap to access for ram upgrades. Even an idiot like me can do it -- something I wouldn't have said about the previous design.

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Edo · Guest

I copied the wrong URL... try again HERE!

Billy James · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:07 am Post subject:

Edo:
I think I misread the intent of your previous message. As I'm sure you agree, the new Mini is very user-friendly for RAM upgrades.

Hard drive? Well...that's a WAY different story. From the pics I've seen, it's like open-heart surgery...

But since I'm using this Mini as a dedicated tracking station, and will do the final mixing after transferring to a Core i7 iMac, having gobs of storage on the Mini isn't an issue for me.

My RAM upgrade arrived today. Unfortunately, I somehow managed to order the wrong memory kit (Macbook instead of Mini) so I'm having to send the chips back for a swap. D'oh!