anyone here build pro computer workstations?
Hope the topic is not ot: but I have a colleague looking to have a pro studio workstation built. They have the funds to pay for the talent, and the specs they have in mind. Think mid to high end daw, but in windows 10 professional. Any takers? Kare
Forwarded to a friend. On 2019-09-15 08:46 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Hope the topic is not ot: but I have a colleague looking to have a pro studio workstation built. They have the funds to pay for the talent, and the specs they have in mind. Think mid to high end daw, but in windows 10 professional. Any takers? Kare
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Well, top of the line from Apple (Mac Pro) or Microsoft (Surface Studio 2) would be good start. Since you mentioned Windows 10 Pro, Lenovo desktop or HP EliteDesks would be second stop. When all else fails, build your own, eg. motherboard, cpu, ram, ssd, big screen. -- William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 08:46:19PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Hope the topic is not ot: but I have a colleague looking to have a pro studio workstation built. They have the funds to pay for the talent, and the specs they have in mind. Think mid to high end daw, but in windows 10 professional. Any takers? Kare
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As stated this individual seeks a custom built unit. thanks Kare On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, William Park via talk wrote:
Well, top of the line from Apple (Mac Pro) or Microsoft (Surface Studio 2) would be good start. Since you mentioned Windows 10 Pro, Lenovo desktop or HP EliteDesks would be second stop. When all else fails, build your own, eg. motherboard, cpu, ram, ssd, big screen. -- William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 08:46:19PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Hope the topic is not ot: but I have a colleague looking to have a pro studio workstation built. They have the funds to pay for the talent, and the specs they have in mind. Think mid to high end daw, but in windows 10 professional. Any takers? Kare
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On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 09:33:08PM -0400, William Park via talk wrote:
Well, top of the line from Apple (Mac Pro) or Microsoft (Surface Studio 2) would be good start. Since you mentioned Windows 10 Pro, Lenovo desktop or HP EliteDesks would be second stop. When all else fails, build your own, eg. motherboard, cpu, ram, ssd, big screen.
When was the last time there was a decent Mac Pro available? Maybe the new model this fall will help, but they have been terrible for quite a few years now. I certainly believe in building desktops from scratch using high quality parts. Laptops of course don't have that option. -- Len Sorensen
On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote:
When was the last time there was a decent Mac Pro available? Maybe the new model this fall will help, but they have been terrible for quite a few years now.
To be sure! while I realize people uniquely define what they need here, the last suitable Macbook pro for me personally is 2012, 15 inches or higher, from a professional audio producer standpoint. My colleague uses windows desktops only, having some very high end requirements for their production studio..minus the skills to build the unit themselves. I do not imagine Apple will be rescuing me any time soon making my dream macbook pro from that far back. Here's to locating it while it is still supported. Kare
| From: Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: | | > | > When was the last time there was a decent Mac Pro available? Maybe the | > new model this fall will help, but they have been terrible for quite a | > few years now. | | To be sure! while I realize people uniquely define what they need here, the | last suitable Macbook pro for me personally is 2012, 15 inches or higher, from | a professional audio producer standpoint. So confusing. Mac Pro is a workstation (desktop) <https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/> Macbook Pro is a notebook <https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/>
On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
So confusing. Mac Pro is a workstation (desktop) <https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/> Macbook Pro is a notebook <https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/> Not really confusing, at least for me. Given mac pros the desk top units are rather new creations, I felt sure we were both talking about the macbook pro units.
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On Tue, 2019/09/17 05:48:31PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: | Given mac pros the desk top units are rather new creations, Mac Pros have been avilable Since 2006, so not that new. You may be thinking of the Mac Pro cylindrical style, since 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 05:48:31PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
So confusing. Mac Pro is a workstation (desktop) <https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/> Macbook Pro is a notebook <https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/> Not really confusing, at least for me. Given mac pros the desk top units are rather new creations, I felt sure we were both talking about the macbook pro units.
Mac Pro has been around since 2006. Hardly a new thing. In fact the Macbook Pro was also a 2006 invention. They are the same age. -- len Sorensen
On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 08:46:19PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Hope the topic is not ot: but I have a colleague looking to have a pro studio workstation built. They have the funds to pay for the talent, and the specs they have in mind. Think mid to high end daw, but in windows 10 professional. Any takers?
Does DAW mean digital audio workstation? -- Len Sorensen
On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
Does DAW mean digital audio workstation?
It does indeed. One tends to have extra tools, control surfaces, audio interfaces etc. etc. that are connected to the computer, running at the same time. Add the need for fan and machine silence, multiple real and virtual drives and the entire construction can be quite layered. One also invests for the long term. He last updated his studio in 2007. Kare
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 03:14:51PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
It does indeed. One tends to have extra tools, control surfaces, audio interfaces etc. etc. that are connected to the computer, running at the same time. Add the need for fan and machine silence, multiple real and virtual drives and the entire construction can be quite layered. One also invests for the long term. He last updated his studio in 2007.
Sounds very neat. I have certainly built machines for a number of friends and relatives over the years, and think it is great fun. Doesn't happen much anymore given most people are using laptops these days. I think my newest machine of my own is 6 years old at this point (I am sure someone will make a comment about it having been overkill at the time being the reason for that). Too bad I don't know much at all about audio editing equipment (although it looks neat), and my wife would likely think I have plenty of other things that I need to get done. I could give some suggestions for components to pick though if that would be any help. I did build a machine for a friend about 3 years ago that requested quiet. Pretty sure we succeeded. I have to double check visually that it was turned on when I fired it up the first time because I heard nothing, even though it had a couple of fans and spinning hard disks in it. A quality case and water cooling can apparently pull that off. -- Len Sorensen
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William Park