A) So, here in musicianshq we have an article that claims to spec minumum system requirements. As Mario confirms, it is "way too low." Where does this put the newbie? Into a cycle of ugrades, which is the precise reason that when I gave it a shot in 2002, I soon went back to the dedicated digital recorder. I still hear Apple pre sales, "Oh, sure, you can use a Mac laptop. No problem. Just get an interface and run Garage Band." It didn't work out well. That date tells you my personal knowledge is antiquated, along with my self in general.
B) This is not to mention the real possibility the budding media specialist might want to bring HD video into the picture, where working files routinely exceed 5-20 Gb. Nor does it address three very annoying features of the under powered -- latency, render times, and unstable timelines.
C) When I finally got around to a decent machine in 2009 it was over $2.8k. Intel 3.8i7, 1 primary and 2 secondary drives (total 1.5T) 40G RAM (not counting the memory on the HDs when available,) NVidea sound card and a 15" screen. The sales tech gave me what I needed, not what he wanted to sell me. It will last longer than I plan to.
D) Another never discussed aspect I have run into is follows: I have found, for various reasons, it is better for me to place video projects on an external drive, such as Seagate. 250G is a solid choice, though it is available in 1T. The DAW and the Video editor remain running on the primary HD. Work, both finished and in progress, is saved on the Seagate HD, $75 at Staples. The 250 is recommended for general media use, speed and reliablity. Incidentally, that media machine of mine hasn't been on line for several years. It is also the Band in a Box PC. And, no, it is not a matter of having run out of work space on those internal drives. It is more connected to the trend towards the same reasons self hosted apps are becoming more popular as the cloud continues to grow.








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