Apple iLife ´08 (new garageband)

[sunvalleylaw]

You got my interest up Swede, I always loved the Amiga.. enjoyed a bit of MAC's and went Windows based long ago... with the problems attached. Looking over at the Apple site.. I noticed a Mac Mini... starting $599.00.. now that's not cheap as dirt but it's just the box and you use your existing monitor, keyboard etc.. but it is an entry towards Garageband if you already have a Windows Based system.

Questions: how well do you think a Mini will do with the 08? looks impressive , but also lacking a bit as a basic unit.. needing a DVD burner upgrade and possible memory.. at which point the price is going to Jump to their second version for $799.00... plus another $150.00 for memory upgrade.. which seems suggested.. that's $950.00 to try a mac.. do you think at that point going with a 20 inch Imac at $1500.00 plus $150.00 memory upgrade would be better? Darn that Garageband ....

why don't they just cross platform it.. it's one heck of a nice looking system

The $1500 iMac with the memory upgrade is what I am shooting at. I have owned 3 iMacs so far starting with the jelly bean colored ones and have got my money's worth out of each one. I am not a fiddle under the hood guy though. I just like to plug it in and have it work. Others are frustrated that you can't upgrade iMacs more or more easily. The memory cards are about it. Otherwise, they are all in ones that you can't strip out and mod that much. Works for me though!

[stingx]

I donut know about Garage Band but when I get my new Mac soon the first thing that's getting installed is Digital Performer. I saw a demo of it in a studio and my jaw still hurts from hitting the floor.