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 audi
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 someo
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 Instrume
Interesting Anyway it is best to have the audio device at the end of
the chain from what I've read from items before. Many Drives are 800
and Audio are still running 400 which would preclude you to put a 800
drive before the audio device since your higher speed device should be
at the beginning of
Hi Justin,
I'm not sure there is a definitive answer to your question, because for most
model computers multiple suppliers are used, so there is no guaranteeing that
an answer from one user will ensure that the model you buy will have the
(older) Texas Instruments chipset. Here's a relevant re
