wuubb
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I'm at a bit of a crossroads here and could use some advice.
Up until this past semester of college I had a 15u server rack with a 4u workstation, a 3u VEP PC, a Linux server...It just became too much. I wasn't even using the VEP machine and plus the whole setup was a pain to move in/out of apartments every year. I've now sold all that and am looking to go for less, and portable.
I've been using Cubase for the past few years, but have been thinking of switching back to Logic now that it has articulations and (hopefully) works with VEP better through AU3.
I've been considering getting a Mac Mini, as a MacBook is too expensive and I already have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme that I use for software development and machine learning. It has an i7-8850H, 32gb RAM (can upgrade to 64), and a 1tb M2 SSD with a slot for a second.
Does it make more sense to just upgrade the RAM and SSD in the Thinkpad and keep using Cubase for a few more years till I get out of school? The CPU's between the Mini and the X1E appear to be comparable in terms of performance. Also getting the Mini I'd need to skimp on SSD since it's absurd and use external storage.
Another thing complicating the decision process is that the more I learn about Apple's ethics (or lack thereof) also turns me away...
Any thoughts or suggestions? I know that DAW prefernce and those things are individual, but any information people have about doing work on the Mini or on high-end Windows laptops and just information in general would be helpful.
Thanks everyone!
Up until this past semester of college I had a 15u server rack with a 4u workstation, a 3u VEP PC, a Linux server...It just became too much. I wasn't even using the VEP machine and plus the whole setup was a pain to move in/out of apartments every year. I've now sold all that and am looking to go for less, and portable.
I've been using Cubase for the past few years, but have been thinking of switching back to Logic now that it has articulations and (hopefully) works with VEP better through AU3.
I've been considering getting a Mac Mini, as a MacBook is too expensive and I already have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme that I use for software development and machine learning. It has an i7-8850H, 32gb RAM (can upgrade to 64), and a 1tb M2 SSD with a slot for a second.
Does it make more sense to just upgrade the RAM and SSD in the Thinkpad and keep using Cubase for a few more years till I get out of school? The CPU's between the Mini and the X1E appear to be comparable in terms of performance. Also getting the Mini I'd need to skimp on SSD since it's absurd and use external storage.
Another thing complicating the decision process is that the more I learn about Apple's ethics (or lack thereof) also turns me away...
Any thoughts or suggestions? I know that DAW prefernce and those things are individual, but any information people have about doing work on the Mini or on high-end Windows laptops and just information in general would be helpful.
Thanks everyone!