Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

I have bought several macs new, but I never have Apple configure them 
with the ram and all... because they charge 300% more for ram than you 
can buy elsewhere. Supposedly they test it or make sure it works, but I 
can't see wasting $1000 for that difference.

Its debatable whether its better to get a new Imac or a used Mac Pro. 
You can probably get a 1st generation mac pro for $1000 or so - which 
will allow for UAD cards, extra monitors etc. The Imac does not allow 
very much ram, only one hard disk, monitor mirroring, and probably some 
degraded buss performance. I believe the system archetecture and 
supporting hardware make a mac pro significantly faster than an imac at 
the same clock speed. Plus mac pro's have quad processors versus double 
ones in imacs.

mac's have "soundcards" built in. there are audio jacks already. I 
don't use any MOTU or M-audio or Native Instruments interfaces though - 
as I always had problems with drivers and updates. So i use external 
units, and communicate with the computer via the optical in and out - 
so I don't need any drivers at all!

by the way, I installed snow leopard over (not clean) the existing mac 
os on three systems - but only the music system with Logic had 
problems. No problems with Photoshop. And Logic is made by the same 
people who make the OS!!!!