Very well put Esther, and thanks so much for the info. Very handy stuff. In addition to the points you made, I use Boot Camp to run a number of audio recording programs, and when running under Windows 7, I've encountered issues with the non Texas Instruments Firewire port with a number of audio interfaces. Texas Instruments chipsets just tend not to have any of these issues.
Justin On Feb 23, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Michael, > > With the newer chipset for the Firewire port, there is more latency in the > recording process. This was a big factor in the decision by professional > musicians of which computer to get, going all the way back to the initial > MacBook Pro releases (pre-Unibody design). Justin, or someone who is using > their Mac for professional music recording could doubtless give you a better > answer. Also, when there is only one Firewire port, you need to think very > carefully about the order of your devices in the chain. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 13:18, Michael Thurman wrote: > >> why does the chipset matter? just curious as i have never used firewire >> >> On Feb 22, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Justin Kauflin wrote: >> >>> I'm thinking about purchasing the 27 inch iMac but had one question before >>> making the leap. Does anyone have any idea whether the newest models have >>> a Texas Instruments chipset for the Firewire port? >>> >>> I called Apple, and they wouldn't say. This was a real bummer, as the >>> chipset on this thing is going to be a deal breaker for me. >>> >>> If anyone has one of these models and isn't sure how to find out what the >>> chipset is, as far as I know, you can find it out if you have boot camp >>> running. The device manager in Windows tells you the manufacturer of the >>> chipset.. >>> >>> Thanks to anyone who might be able to hook me up with this info. >>> >>> Justin >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
