Ahfei, the real question you must answer is what else are you going to put on the computer?

For instance if you are going to put a high powered DAW like Sonar along with some high ram using softsynths then I would suggest the most powerful computer you can buy that has two 7200 HDs. I would suggest a Quad core i7 with 16 gigs of ram.

If you are going to use BiaB and RealBand exclusively then you can get the dual core i5 and one 7200 rpm HD, however two HDs are still better. BiaB and RB do not need the most powerful computers.

A SSD HD, Drive C:/, would be nice in both scenarios however not absolutely necessary.

In either case if possible get an external HD for data backup. It is not a question of will my HD crash; it is when will it crash. Having backups can save the day.

Buying a computer where the ram can be updated may also be important. I could only afford an 8 gig of ram but at a later date I upgraded it to 16 gig.

These are just my ideas. YMMV.



Last edited by MarioD; 08/05/14 11:55 AM.
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