Hi. I'd only back that statement up to a certain degree. If you are running sessions with high track counts, using virtual instruments that have large sample libraries, etc, then you want to work with at least a second hard drive in the first place. Doing everything with one 5400 rpm hard drive, or even an internal 7200 rpm drive, you're going to run into bottlenecking. It's not so much the processor or ram that dictate track limitations and plug in limitations with modern machines, but the physical characteristics of a mechanical drive which by design, create a data cap that you can't go over with said single drive.
This is where thunderbolt is going to really change things in terms of project studios and mobile recording. For example, you could have an external chassie with multiple hds in a raid configuration if you wish, and also have one or more fw interfaces as it's rated at 10gb per sec. I can't wait to design a new mobile recording rig when I have the cash. It won't be cheap, but I think it's going to be a huge step up! Cameron. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kaare Dehard Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 8:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air. if you're doing something like music production that requires a lot of space on a grand scale then the pro. Mine was my desktop replacement. On 2011-03-07, at 7:29 PM, Wes Smith wrote: > So I'm trying to decide between a Macbook Pro, or a Macbook AIr. I would get a educational discount (I'm in college.) I looked at the specs, and they both look good. Though, the MAcbook Air is only flash, and it's biggest is 128 gig I think. While the Macbook pro has a 500 gig HD (I wouldn't need that, just 320 gigs.) And, the Macbook Pro solid state, and it has a superdrive, while the Macbook AIr doesn't. I don't really care about the weight and how thin the Macbook Air is. SO, I guess my question would be, what do you guys recommend? It's a toss up for me. LOL. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
