...what are you using platform-wise?...

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...and am I even using the right term here?...I'm thinking of getting a computer to dedicate to the studio...no internet or anything else to get in it's way while it does my editing...is this a good idea or am I goofy?...and if it's a good idea a lot of people tell me the Mac is better than a PC at handling large files and I've heard from other people not into music that the Mac beats the hell out of a PC for just about everything else...is this true and how many of you guys are using Macs?...most or some?...if I get a dedicated unit I can get one w/out just about everything except the OS and something like Acid, right?...


...please be gentle with this computer dunce...
 
I've had a mac G-4 running side by side with my current PC, a 700MHz PIII coppermine. I sold the Mac because I could see no advantage to it, just way more expense as everything for the Mac costs twice the PC equivilent. I've NEVER had a problem with my PC being able to handle high track counts and a reasonable amount of plugins. The idea of a dedicated machine is a good one. That's what I do. Also it has two drives, one with the operating system and one to hold song files.
 
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a 700MHz PIII coppermine. Also it has two drives, one with the operating system and one to hold song files.
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...forgive my ignorance please tr, but what on earth is a coppermine?...can you post a link?...does it have 2 internal drives or did you add one as a peripheal(sp?)...

...thanks, BTW...
 
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...forgive my ignorance please tr, but what on earth is a coppermine?...can you post a link?...does it have 2 internal drives or did you add one as a peripheal(sp?)...

...thanks, BTW...
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A Coppermine is a Pentium CPU that was the cat's meow in 1999.
It's low power consumption makes it easier to have it quiet.
 
drstawl said:
A Coppermine is a Pentium CPU that was the cat's meow in 1999.
It's low power consumption makes it easier to have it quiet.
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...what would you suggest as the cat's meow for 2003?...and what brand of PC are they found in?...
 
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...what would you suggest as the cat's meow for 2003?...and what brand of PC are they found in?...
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Well- if you don't want to get ripped off, stay away from anything that is the cat's meow right now and focus on the falling edge of technology just behind it. I'm guessing that would put you in the P4/2.0-2.4 GHz range. For AMD, I dunno.

For audio mixing and recording this will be plenty of power. Get lots of HD space and at least 512MB RAM.
 
I've owned several of 'em. Wouldn't go there any more.

Build it yourself or have someone build it for you. You will get a much more manageable machine because it's only got what you want loaded HW and SW wise.

Plus- you buy from DELL and you have to deal with their cascade of phone torture chamberes to get them to honor the fucking warranty. Way back when I owned a DELL48633, or a DELLP90 and for a short while after I bought my DELL 450PII their customer service/warranty support was superb. Now it sucks. They are spending huge sums on immersion-level advertising and have outsourced the service department to INDIA.

When I needed a warranty replacement on my custom build system it was a no-stress transaction. I sent them the part they sent me the replacement part.
 
...custom built always suggests expensive to me-is this true?...are there "national guys that do this or is it a local guy kind of thing?...
 
The ones that advertise are mighty pricey, but you should be able to find someone who will build the whole thing for $75 plus the cost of the parts. Takes about three hours so that's fair wages for a task you may not want to face.
 
drstawl said:
...Build it yourself or have someone build it for you. You will get a much more manageable machine because it's only got what you want loaded HW and SW wise.....
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I agree totally with drstawl.

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Yes, I must say building your own PC is the way to go. I just finished building one for myslef with the help of a friend. For about $1200 (cdn), including taxes i got:

P4, 1.8 GH
512 RAM (can be upgraded to as much as 4 gigs of ram)
80 GB hardrive
cd/rw.. and what not
17" monitor (used)


I haven't had a sinlge problem with this thing - by far the best computer I've ever owned.

Just can't wait to get my Audiophile 2496 and SM57 in the mail so I can try some recording!!! :D
 
...so I'm on the road and don't know any 'puter builders down here so would like Dell just set me up custom without all the software bundled shit?....
 
I sincerely doubt it but how much could it cost you to call their 800 number and ask?

Some folks here have gone this route:

Buy a DELL and then reformat the O/S drive and reinstall the OS.

This will be cleaner than straight from DELL, but still not as cool as getting the lowdown on the details of the MB from the MB manufacturer- which you DEFINITELY won't get from the asshats at DELL.
 
Buy a DELL and then reformat the O/S drive and reinstall the OS.
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I'm pretty sure you'll need an OS disk to do this. All of the Dells we've got up at our office lately have the notorious "system restore disk," which just returns your computer to the state it was in when it left Dell, ie, not what you want.

An aside - everybody should always check Microsoft's site(s) for developer, small business, business partners, etc... types of promotions. I got a free copy of XP Pro from a developer promotion, and I got 10 copies each of XP Pro, Office XP, MS Project, Visio, and some other shit for $99 from some business partners promotion. You usually don't have to be a developer or a partner to participate - just pretend like you are and sign up.
 
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