So I'm taking the plunge into the Mac world finally. I'll be straight when I say the primary reason I want to go Mac is for Logic Studio - I've used Ableton Live a bit, touched Reason, but really feel that Logic will be give me the composition tools (rewiring Reason into Logic will only make my life more incredible) that I desire.
I can't decide if I want the portability of the MBP or the size and power of the iMac. I need some help from people who (hopefully) have experience with production on these guys. Outside of using Logic, I won't be doing TOO much else in the media department. A bit of photo editing once I splurge on a DSLR and replace my basic digital. No video editing in the near future either, at least nothing that will require anything insane.
My hurdle is in the price. The iMac is $1199 retail and the 15" MBP (because 13" is DEFINITELY not enough screen real-estate for any music production IMO) will run me $1599 for the base model, more if I stepped it up. I get a preferred pricing discount that acts like a student discount, so knock off whatever that is - $50 or $100? Something like - it's pretty much going to make the cost of the Apple Care negligible.
I have a PC that works fine for what I use it for (great in fact, as it's built to be a gaming machine), but I just feel that it's a bit cluttered. The argument comes down to desktop vs laptop, right? Well, not necessarily, since I can't see myself really producing much music at fricken Starbucks or whatever, ha. Even then, any work I would do outside of my home or on my lunch break at the office would be mastering/tweaking rather than straight up composing (since I'm gonna need my MIDI controller when actually doing work that way).
I've got no real desire to game on the thing - again, I have my PC for that. I will touch a bit on programming touch apps, but that's only when I'm feeling adventurous and want to learn a new language (ugh). The other side will be, of course, if I go with the MBP, I'll HAVE a laptop that I can take around with me. Sit on the couch and browse the web while watching TV - something I don't really have the luxury of doing anymore since my laptop died months ago. But given the vacinity of my PC to my TV (bachelor pad, ftw), I don't need that. Taking it to a public place to be around people (that sounds pathetic, but ya'll know what I mean, haha) would be another reason for having it, but I'm not going to let this be a selling point in the least bit.
Huh - this is turning out to be a MUCH longer post than expected...I'll try and simplify this...
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tl;dr I need me some pros and cons of iMac vs MBP for doing music production in Logic (with plug-ins, VSTs, Reason, quasi-system intensive stuff) with external peripherals (mainly external audio and a MIDI controller) attached.
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MUCH appreciate the tips and info. Oh, one final note, I can't imagine needing to "wait for the next release" as the i5/i7 would probably a) cost more and b) be overkill for what I need. Grazie
I can't decide if I want the portability of the MBP or the size and power of the iMac. I need some help from people who (hopefully) have experience with production on these guys. Outside of using Logic, I won't be doing TOO much else in the media department. A bit of photo editing once I splurge on a DSLR and replace my basic digital. No video editing in the near future either, at least nothing that will require anything insane.
My hurdle is in the price. The iMac is $1199 retail and the 15" MBP (because 13" is DEFINITELY not enough screen real-estate for any music production IMO) will run me $1599 for the base model, more if I stepped it up. I get a preferred pricing discount that acts like a student discount, so knock off whatever that is - $50 or $100? Something like - it's pretty much going to make the cost of the Apple Care negligible.
I have a PC that works fine for what I use it for (great in fact, as it's built to be a gaming machine), but I just feel that it's a bit cluttered. The argument comes down to desktop vs laptop, right? Well, not necessarily, since I can't see myself really producing much music at fricken Starbucks or whatever, ha. Even then, any work I would do outside of my home or on my lunch break at the office would be mastering/tweaking rather than straight up composing (since I'm gonna need my MIDI controller when actually doing work that way).
I've got no real desire to game on the thing - again, I have my PC for that. I will touch a bit on programming touch apps, but that's only when I'm feeling adventurous and want to learn a new language (ugh). The other side will be, of course, if I go with the MBP, I'll HAVE a laptop that I can take around with me. Sit on the couch and browse the web while watching TV - something I don't really have the luxury of doing anymore since my laptop died months ago. But given the vacinity of my PC to my TV (bachelor pad, ftw), I don't need that. Taking it to a public place to be around people (that sounds pathetic, but ya'll know what I mean, haha) would be another reason for having it, but I'm not going to let this be a selling point in the least bit.
Huh - this is turning out to be a MUCH longer post than expected...I'll try and simplify this...
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tl;dr I need me some pros and cons of iMac vs MBP for doing music production in Logic (with plug-ins, VSTs, Reason, quasi-system intensive stuff) with external peripherals (mainly external audio and a MIDI controller) attached.
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MUCH appreciate the tips and info. Oh, one final note, I can't imagine needing to "wait for the next release" as the i5/i7 would probably a) cost more and b) be overkill for what I need. Grazie