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Post by c0rtland on Mar 28, 2018 8:33:34 GMT -6
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Post by Blackdawg on Mar 28, 2018 9:11:23 GMT -6
That is cool to see. Still have an older Mac pro like that and have often wondered how I could upgrade it to thunderbolt.
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 28, 2018 14:48:25 GMT -6
I don't think they can upgrade the cheese-graters to thunderbolt. I believe they upgrade the 2013 trashcan if you need thunderbolt.
If they can upgrade the older macs to thunderbolt that really would be an achievement.
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Post by Blackdawg on Mar 28, 2018 15:17:42 GMT -6
I don't think they can upgrade the cheese-graters to thunderbolt. I believe they upgrade the 2013 trashcan if you need thunderbolt. If they can upgrade the older macs to thunderbolt that really would be an achievement. You are correct. Did some more reading and its not possible due to the motherboards. Shame really. I have a Mac pro tower I still use but not much for audio anymore. Will have to look into making a Hackintosh out of it maybe. |
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Mar 28, 2018 15:25:12 GMT -6
I made a hack out of my cheesegrater. I didn't have any problems but it didn't have thunderbolt. Thunderbolt on PC motherboards is still not that cheap as only the gaming motherboards really support it. When i was looking it was a bit hit and miss if you could get it running. There are probably more hack build with thunder bolt now though. I have a 2011 i7 mac mini with all the upgrades I use, it is still going strong thought the fan is noisy.
Waiting to see what apple brings to the table next. I it wasn't for logic i would really like to jump on windows 10 instead of being tied to apple.
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Post by Blackdawg on Mar 28, 2018 15:30:09 GMT -6
I made a hack out of my cheesegrater. I didn't have any problems but it didn't have thunderbolt. Thunderbolt on PC motherboards is still not that cheap as only the gaming motherboards really support it. When i was looking it was a bit hit and miss if you could get it running. There are probably more hack build with thunder bolt now though. I have a 2011 i7 mac mini with all the upgrades I use, it is still going strong thought the fan is noisy. Waiting to see what apple brings to the table next. I it wasn't for logic i would really like to jump on windows 10 instead of being tied to apple. Yeah but Windows as plenty of its own issues. I deal with that all the time with Pyramix.. Will be interesting to see if they cater to professionals again..or if they disappoint again. The iMac Pro is extremely impressive and powerful....also cost more then some cars.. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 28, 2018 19:18:29 GMT -6
I don't look forward to upgrading in the near future.
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Post by indiehouse on Mar 29, 2018 5:02:57 GMT -6
I don't look forward to upgrading in the near future. No friggin’ doubt. Urgh. It’s coming, though....sooner than later. |
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Post by Vincent R. on Mar 29, 2018 5:53:36 GMT -6
Cool.
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Post by Ward on Mar 29, 2018 8:17:20 GMT -6
Saved and bookmarked!! A BILLION THANK YOUS!!! My Westmere is great but starting to get long in the tooth now . . . this is what I want. |
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Post by mulmany on Mar 29, 2018 10:15:20 GMT -6
I don't look forward to upgrading in the near future. One of my ram sockets on my Mini mysteriously went bad... Now I am trying to work with only 8gig ram, not very fun. Thinking of getting a 2013 4core trash can for all the thunderbolt ports. |
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Post by mrholmes on Mar 30, 2018 15:09:36 GMT -6
Refurbished Mac Pro 5.1 is what I did and I am happy that I have not bought the trashcan or the iMac. A good reference for choosing one is the Logic Benchmark Test. logicbenchmarks.com/benchmark-results/ |
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 30, 2018 17:41:04 GMT -6
I'm on a 2009 era Mac Pro tower, runs great. Sucks that there's no TB but my next converter will be Dante or AVB. Seems like that's the future of audio (or at least should be).
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 30, 2018 19:13:25 GMT -6
I’ll probably get an iMac of the non pro variety - if they still make with i7s or whatever the latest and upgreatest is.
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Post by reddirt on Mar 30, 2018 20:56:00 GMT -6
I'll probably go down the same route as you when the inevitable happens J K.
I don't hear anyone complaining about fan noise on i-macs so I guess it's not an issue?
Cheers, Ross
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