Sorry to break your Mac discussion, but I didn´t really find an answer for the original question: When can we buy VE3 (directly after NAMM?) and how much will it cost?
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Hi@timkiel said:
Simsy,
Mini's can only take 2GB AFAIK. I'm using 3 so far and also want further information on how good the performance will be. They all have 1000T ports so that's ok, plus I've upgraded the internal disks to 7200RPM and use Lacie LittleBig 200GB 7200RPM Firewire drives.
Hopefully we'll get either i) further info from VSL or ii) VE3 released on Friday (wishful thinking that though)
Best
Tim
If you go to macsales.com and click on memory and mac mini, they now sell 3GB memory that will work in the mac mini for $70! Awesome!! If mac minis work for you then I am sure it would be fine to get some. Just out of curiosity what processor speed do you have in yours? Just the slightly slower processors sell for a lot less on ebay and if I knew they would work fine I would maybe go for them!
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Yes, I really would like to understand, why you're still so fascinated by those mac minis. I'm a mac user myself, but for the price of two mac minis I get a audio store optimized and silenced PC with 8 Gb, that should perform better with VI and can load at least 2 Gigs of samples more, than two minis. In addition I keep reading about more problems with mac OS, than Windows. This is not meant to start one of those MAC vs. PC discussions (I am Pro-Choice : ). I just want to know, if I'm missing something there ...
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Just to avoid, my question getting lost: Anyone here knowing about the release and cost of VE3?
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Hi
If you go to macsales.com and click on memory and mac mini, they now sell 3GB memory that will work in the mac mini for $70! Awesome!! If mac minis work for you then I am sure it would be fine to get some. Just out of curiosity what processor speed do you have in yours? Just the slightly slower processors sell for a lot less on ebay and if I knew they would work fine I would maybe go for them!I'd not seen that I must go and have a look. I have the earlier 1.6 and a 1.8 both seem fine with memory being the bottle neck rather than CPU - and that's running at 128ms on the internal mac soundcard.
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You forget 2 obvious factors, size and noise.
Size could be a factor I agree, but noise certainly isn't. In fact I would guess that the only noise you're going to hear from a properly specced PC is the hard drive, if that. Mac users who come to my studio are often surprised by how quiet it is, so it makes me wonder what they are used to. I'm told the Mac Pros are very quiet, but my last Mac (a Dual G5) lasted less than an hour, and one of the reasons that I sent it back was noise.DG
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You forget 2 obvious factors, size and noise.
...In fact I would guess that the only noise you're going to hear from a properly specced PC is the hard drive, if that.....DGAnd, if you suspend the hard drives with something like NoiseMagic NoVibes, you can't really hear your hard drives. From 3 feet away, I can't hear mine. And damp the case with accoustic dampening foam and you're quiet as a clam. NoVibes are great for rotational vibration cacellation. Less so, if you have a hard drive with loud seek noise. They still quiet seek noise, too though. I believe Antec includes a suspension option similar to this with their Solo cases.
Mahlon
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@stevesong said:
Before committing to the Mac Mini take a look at the RAM and hard drive installation videos available at Other World Computing. Not, I think, for the faint of heart.Actually, it's extremely easy. I looked at those videos and had an easy time changing everything in 15 mins. :-)
As for the noise remarks, I suddenly agree that PCs can be just as quiet as the Mac Mini, and especially the Intel processors have done their part to make it easier to build a virtually silent PC rig. But, right out the box you will get a silent slave with the Mini, with no soundproofing or special attention to obtaining silent HDs, PSU and casing fans.
But then again, if you need 3 or more Minis to do your job it might be a more noisy solution than a single PC rig to handle it all. Haven't tried the comparison.[;)]
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Just to avoid, my question getting lost:
They indicated at the demonstration at West LA Music that it will be a while before it's out. They mentioned Music Messe in Frankfurt as a possible time when it may be released.Anyone here knowing about the release and cost of VE3?
