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hey guys - just about to purchase a new mac for music production (logic pro x) i'm trying to decide between:
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iMac with Retina 5K display (2015) 4.0GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz 512gb ram Best web design app for mac.
Macbook Pro 15inch (2015) 2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz 512gm ram
The new SSD's in the macbook pro 15 (PCIe-based Flash Storage (x4 Link Width) are twice as fast as the iMac (x2 link width)
trying to figure out what the best bang for buck is - i don't really mind the screen size either way..i know the iMac CPU's are marginally faster but how much of a difference in everyday production work will faster read/write speeds of the macbook pro 15 make?
thanks in advance for the help!
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Here is my priority:
- RAM - buy as much as you can. 8GB is NOT enough and will be a bottleneck not matter how fast your processor will be. Keep in mind that most Macs now cannot be upgraded later for more RAM as it was possible in the past.
- SSD - If you record audio or use big Sample Libraries, this is where the main throughout bottleneck comes in. Prices come down, but again, keep in mind that you might not be able to upgrade later.
- CPU - Now, whatever is left in your budget, get the fastest CPU
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Hope that helps
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