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Mac Mini i3 for Music Production Logic/Ableton So with the new 256GB update the low end Mac mini has become a far more interesting proposition. I currently have a Mid 2013 macbook air i5 that is beginning to show its age and so I'm thinking of upgrading to the i3 Mini. Oct 30, 2018 Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Link. MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms. I am using Live for an installation. I planned to run it on a mac mini with no screen. It loads fine with a screen plugged in, but when I try and load Ableton with no screen (viewing it with screen share) it freezes when trying to open.
May 02, 2019 Ableton Live. Live 10/Push 2/Mac mini mid 2010. I've been making music solely on the Novation Circuit for the past few years as my Mac mini has been too painful to use, slow boot, beach ball etc. I was going to purchase a new Mac mini, but with the amount I use it, I can't really justify the cost. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Similar. Nov 19, 2013 i liked the price for what the mini was offering, but.i didn't have a monitor, keyboard etc. If you don't have those things, you will probably end up adding a lot of extra loot on top of what you pay for the mini. Probably pretty close to the price of, say, a bottom of the line macbook pro or a imac. That being said, if you do have those.
I'm currently using a Windows PC, but am going to move to Mac.I am considering either the new Mac Mini announced today or a 2017 iMac, ie between the following models:
- iMac 21.5' 3.6GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz); 16GB RAM; 512GB SSD
- Mac Mini 3.2GHz 6?core 8th?generation Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz); 16GB RAM; 512GB SSD
I understand that you need both good single and core performance for using Ableton.
Typically, I run 20-30 tracks in Ableton, using a large number of VST plug-ins.
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The price difference between both models is minimal, with the iMac only costing around $200 more (once you take mouse and keyboard purchase into account). I already have a monitor, so if I get the iMac, then I would likely use it in dual monitor mode.![Mac Mini Ableton Reddit Mac Mini Ableton Reddit](https://sm.pcmag.com/pcmag_in/photo/default/apple-mac-mini-2018-review-4_69fx.jpg)
So my question is whether Ableton would run considerably faster with the Mac Mini, or whether the performance improvement would be minimal?