Re: Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Why not just get a iMac? More bang for your buck and the monitor is included. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 9, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Vic wrote: > I was really looking for the best machine to deal with sound and video > editing

Re: Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-09 Thread Vic
I was really looking for the best machine to deal with sound and video editing and/or running software synthesizers. But yeah, it seems like SSD + lots of RAM + I7 should do the trick. Thanks, Vic Eric Oyen wrote: > mac mini I7, 8 GB or more ram, SSD HDD greater than 250GB. that i7 needs to > ha

Re: Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-09 Thread Eric Oyen
mac mini I7, 8 GB or more ram, SSD HDD greater than 250GB. that i7 needs to have 4 cores at least. I used to do some video work and about the only systems I had experience with were linux machines or a top of the line mac. I tried this on a windows box and got so frustrated with how long a 2 hou

Re: Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Howell
If you are looking for something to basically play movies and the like on a TV, then either would be more than adequate. If your looking for something to do video editing I'm not sure either would be the way to go. WHen I say video editing I am referring to actual video production work where hor

Re: Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, What exactly are you referring to when you say media applications? iTunes for example? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 8, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Victor Tsaran wrote: > Hello listers, > Wanted to probe for your opinion regarding t

Which of the two Mac Minis is best for media applications?

2012-01-08 Thread Victor Tsaran
Hello listers, Wanted to probe for your opinion regarding the two Mac Mini computers below as far as media applications are concerned. First is the 2.5GHZ dual-core Intel I5 (can be configured to I7). Its built-in SATA drives can also be exchanged for solid-state drives if desired. Second is the