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<blockquote data-quote="Whawazat" data-source="post: 193669"><p>I'm torn between getting either the 1.66ghz mini or the 20" iMac. Help!</p><p></p><p>Basically I'm stuck in pc **** for audio because I've allready purchased Absynth 3, Cubase 3 SL, and an E-Mu 1820m. So what I need is a solid desktop computer for watching videos, listening to music, surfing the web, email, writing papers for school, etc.. </p><p></p><p>The mini + a Dell 2005fpw is really tempting. I estimate the cost for that setup would be somewhere around $1500 after I upgrade the ram, and depending on the student discount.</p><p></p><p>The imac would be about $1700 with discount and is a little faster, and has more storage space, but is it worth paying $200 more for the extra speed? Also just how much viewable area is available on the monitor. Is it a real 20" monitor, or is the whole unit 20" with a 17" display.</p><p></p><p>I'm open to suggestions, if cubase and native instruments only charge an upgrade fee for universal versions of their programs and e-mu puts out a mac version of the 1820 I'm really tempted to go for the powermac. </p><p></p><p>The only thing is my current pc is a real workhorse, I can play all the new games, all the audio stuff is no problem, and I've gone out of my way to get a very silent computer. At some point it will need to make the jump to a 64bit, pci express, sata setup though, but the only reason I see myself doing that is if any decent games come out that start really taxing my system (which is rare since I play maybe 1-2 a year anyway). Also vista looks to be a poorly designed DRM crapfest, and I spend enough time at work fixing computers to really have patience for linux, not to mention it's notorious support for multimedia and drivers. </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whawazat, post: 193669"] I'm torn between getting either the 1.66ghz mini or the 20" iMac. Help! Basically I'm stuck in pc **** for audio because I've allready purchased Absynth 3, Cubase 3 SL, and an E-Mu 1820m. So what I need is a solid desktop computer for watching videos, listening to music, surfing the web, email, writing papers for school, etc.. The mini + a Dell 2005fpw is really tempting. I estimate the cost for that setup would be somewhere around $1500 after I upgrade the ram, and depending on the student discount. The imac would be about $1700 with discount and is a little faster, and has more storage space, but is it worth paying $200 more for the extra speed? Also just how much viewable area is available on the monitor. Is it a real 20" monitor, or is the whole unit 20" with a 17" display. I'm open to suggestions, if cubase and native instruments only charge an upgrade fee for universal versions of their programs and e-mu puts out a mac version of the 1820 I'm really tempted to go for the powermac. The only thing is my current pc is a real workhorse, I can play all the new games, all the audio stuff is no problem, and I've gone out of my way to get a very silent computer. At some point it will need to make the jump to a 64bit, pci express, sata setup though, but the only reason I see myself doing that is if any decent games come out that start really taxing my system (which is rare since I play maybe 1-2 a year anyway). Also vista looks to be a poorly designed DRM crapfest, and I spend enough time at work fixing computers to really have patience for linux, not to mention it's notorious support for multimedia and drivers. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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