Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Look at Promise for  external multi hard drive and raid chassis.  I am pretty sure they have Thunderbolt ones available.  In fact from memory they show one on Apples  iMac info web pages.  That said they may be way way to expensive for the average user.

If I had the $$$ I would buy a new MacPro device not an old one..  But between the choice of a 3 year old MAC Pro and a current 27"  "fully blown" iMAC I think I would go iMAC.   

That said I can't wait for some of the outboard Audio Interface etc companies bringing out Thunderbolt gear..   I use Firewire stuff and love it but the Thunderbolt interface  (which is effectively an ePCI interface in a "cable" rather than a large socket) could really open up some options.   Hmm wonder if anyone is producing a powered Thunderbolt hub for adding extra gear like you can get USB hubs.


Steve



On 31/05/2011, at 4:10 AM, Irfon-Kim Ahmad wrote:

> A lot of this seems to have been addressed in the new models. The RAM 
> is now user-upgradeable and they have instructions online of how to do 
> it. It looks pretty simple. (Nothing else is user-upgradeable except 
> the RAM, mind you.) Also, they provide the two new Thunderbolt ports 
> now, which are meant for high-speed storage. I don't know that there 
> are any Thunderbold RAID chassis available *right now*, but there are 
> several announced and coming. So that'll be the way to go for 
> additional storage in the long run.
> 
> On 30/05/2011 10:12 AM, Andy Brook wrote:
> > My only useful input into this conversation is that the iMac (which
> > I have had for 18 months now) is woefully lacking in interface
> > capabilities. I recently bought a G Raid hard drive to back up all my
> > music on to, at the recommendation of the genii there, only to find
> > that it recommends an eSATA connection, which is impossible to add to
> > an iMAC, or you have to use the only firewire connection, which, of
> > course, is always in use. Oh, and they won't install extra memory
> > after you have taken the imac home, so make sure if you go down that
> > route that you get whatever you are possibly going to need at the time.
> >
> > Andy B
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> 
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