I wasn't being critical or serious, just mildly humorous. So, you're right, your i9 machine is more powerful than a funny-coloured new iMac with no ports, but if you want to use Carbon now, you need a Mac and you might be waiting for a year or forever to get Windows support. The thread got nasty with someone threatening violence, and as far as I can tell, got deleted. And over a year later, there's still no Windows version. Someone started a thread called something like "where is LUNA for Windows?" and the UA rep started on some "we're doing YOU a favour by releasing LUNA early" etc, and the thread filled up with thousands of posts, all somehow expecting an imminent release. It just reminded me of when UA released LUNA - for Mac only. I was just joking - I mean, you know that Avid won't say when or if they will support Windows, or if they will let you use AVB hubs, or if they will allow additional units to be chained, or if they will include remote pre-amp control, or anything else? I feel that would be a downgrade from my 14 core i9 computer with 32GB of ram.Īlso I wonder what the new more powerfull Macs coming later this year would bring to the table that would beat out my current setup? or Dec.As I understand the current M1 iMacs are entry level. And in how much of hurry to get Carbon runningĪs noted hard to know for sure what any new Mini options will actually end up being configuration wise, or when ? Could be Nov. I do not know what "running in clamshell mode" means but as far as "any reason" likely depends much more on what you are doing specifically and what your likely needs will actually be as far as number peripherals your plugging in. Notwithstanding that the new MacBook Pros won't have as many ports as the new Mac Mini (easily solved with a good hub), is there any reason to think that a the 14 inch MacBook Pro running in clamshell mode won't perform exactly as well as the M1x Mac Mini when it comes out? This differs from my plan! Very annoying. I can always trade it in later and buy the 2nd Gen Mac Mini when it comes out.īTW, the way Apple has their pricing laid out, it looks like a no brainer to pick up the 16" MacBook Pro, which does look like a thing of beauty.Īrghh! It looks like the M1x Mac Mini is NOT going to be released with the new M1x 16 inch and 14 inch inch MacBook Pros. Might it make sense to get the M1 MacMini? If I'm not doing heavy duty PT sessions with tons of plugins, will I see a significant enough difference in PT to justify paying double for a Mac to use with my Carbon (which is still inside the box!). $1250 on a Mac Mini, M1 8 core, 8 GPU, 16MB RAMĬonnectivity on M1 Pro MacBooks is 3 USB4 Thunderbolt ports, no Ethernet portĬonnectivity on M1 Mac Mini 2 USB-A, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Ethernet Portįor the Carbon, on a new MacBook Pro, I'd have to burn 1 Thunderbolt port for my AVB connection, 1 Thunderbolt port for a DisplayPort adapter, and 1 Thunderbolt port for a hub for wired keyboard, wired mouse, ILok, external drives. $2500 on a 16" MacBook Pro, M1 Pro 10 core CPU, 16 core GPU, 16MB RAM $2400 on a 14" MacBook Pro, M1 Pro 10 core CPU, 14 core GPU, 16MB RAM But it can be loud, better with turbo boost off and I do record with it offīut at this juncture IF you can wait and If it were me I would be tempted to wait and see what the new Mac Mini with M1X chip will offer I opted for the i7 tenth Gen iMac listed in my system info. and or the latest OSīecause I got my Carbon on the first round of units in Nov. Then include the fact that Avid is usually fairly slow at bringing PT up to current tech. All indications are that the new Mac Min M1x units with 4 TB ports are coming out soon. If Apple Silicon is close to Intel based Rosetta, maybe a leap to Apple Silicon makes sense. Which route will work more reliably for small studio use, 3 year old Intel based or Apple Silicon. My dilemmas is whether it makes sense to early adopt M1/M1x now or punt for a year or 2. My needs are pretty modest.īut the Apple Silicon route is very compelling. Thanks Ben! I could totally see how a silent (turn off Turbo Charge), no drama, 2018 Mac Min configuration like yours could do the job for sure until all the M1/M1x kinks are worked out.
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