BezO
The Artisan
I've all but settled on an iMac, 3.6GHz 8-core i9. I'm bumping the drive up to a 512GB SSD and sticking with 8GB RAM to max out on the after market.
This beat out a similar spec-ed MBP with 32GB RAM and an iMac Pro with 64GB RAM. Though the MBP might be enough, I didn't want to take the chance. And the iMac Pro is likely overkill for anything I'd be doing.
In case there are any, "no, that's not enough processor" responses - I know these can be hard to judge without detail - my projects are small compared to many here. My templates are 30-40 VI tracks (& growing) of mostly Native Instruments, Soniccouture, Orange Tree, Spitfire, Output, Arturia, Heavyocity & Superior Drummer. Mixes are moderate. Typical performance from my 2.8GHz 4-core i7 w/16GB RAM is 50-65% CPU & 10-12GB RAM used.
Any reason the above mentioned iMac couldn't handle what I'd be throwing at it with ease?
This beat out a similar spec-ed MBP with 32GB RAM and an iMac Pro with 64GB RAM. Though the MBP might be enough, I didn't want to take the chance. And the iMac Pro is likely overkill for anything I'd be doing.
In case there are any, "no, that's not enough processor" responses - I know these can be hard to judge without detail - my projects are small compared to many here. My templates are 30-40 VI tracks (& growing) of mostly Native Instruments, Soniccouture, Orange Tree, Spitfire, Output, Arturia, Heavyocity & Superior Drummer. Mixes are moderate. Typical performance from my 2.8GHz 4-core i7 w/16GB RAM is 50-65% CPU & 10-12GB RAM used.
Any reason the above mentioned iMac couldn't handle what I'd be throwing at it with ease?