Chris77

Very good advise Mike, thank you!

Thank you Triplets

Thank you David

Does anybody have any thought on whether it is a good or bad idea to place Sample Data and audio on two Raided SSD Drives? I would think that this would be a much faster streaming option but for some reason I'm thinking that this might work well for video but not audio.

Does anybody have any thought on whether it is a good or bad idea to place Sample Data on a Raided drive? I would think that this would be a much faster streaming option but for some reason I'm thinking that this might work well for video but not audio.

And thank you polka for taking the time to write such a helpful and detail response.

Thank you Paul.

Thank you Paul.

Hello all, I was always told not to place virtual instrument data on the same drive as my applications drive so as not to bog or slow down Logic. With the latest iMac offering up to 2TB SSD and 64GB 2400MHz DDR4 and iMac Pro starting with a 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor offering to 4TD SSD and 128GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory, does one still need to stream virtual instrument data from their USB 3 connected SSD Drives or can one now load from 2TB to 4TB of virtual instrument data on the same startup drive that runs the Logic application without running into congestion problems. Thank you for any thoughts you might have.

Hello all, I was always told not to place virtual instrument data on the same drive as my applications drive so as not to bog or slow down Logic. With the latest iMac offering up to 2TB SSD and 64GB 2400MHz DDR4 and iMac Pro starting with a 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor offering to 4TD SSD and 128GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory, does one still need to stream virtual instrument data from their USB 3 connected SSD Drives or can one now load from 2TB to 4TB of virtual instrument data on the same startup drive that runs the Logic application without running into congestion problems. Thank you for any thoughts you might have.

Also Ploki, With regards to SSD and Ram... "The new iMac pro has roughly 3000mb/s throughput! That's like 6 (six) SATA 3 SSDs (they cap at 500mb/s). Most m.2 and nvme ssds cap at 1000mb/s...." I was always told to keep my sample library data as well as audio on different drives so as not to tax the main drive that is running applications. With SSD now here and the specs that you gave me, does this theory no longer hold true. Can I now keep sample library data on the application drive without it bogging down Logic? If so, then it seems that getting a larger internal SSD Drive is almost more important than having a lot of DDR4. I ask because I use a lot of Kontakt libraries. Thank You.

One final option for me would be to invest in a iMac 3.5GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor with 64GB 2400MHz DDR4 and 1TB SSD for $4,099.00 and spend the difference on a TB3.

Hello Wolfie2112 & Ploki, Thank you both for you suggestions. I just checked Apple’s website and the only iMac that come with 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor is the top of the line iMac 4.2GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz. This, with 64GB 2400MHz DDR4 and 1TB SSD of memory comes to $4,499.00. The iMac Pro 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz with 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory, and 1TB SSD of memory comes to $5,799.00. A roughly $1,300.00 price difference This being said, is the iMac Pro price difference worth the money to spend an additional $1,300.00. And if it is then is it worth it to upgrade the memory card for another $600.00 for resale value down the line making the iMac Pro appealing to Video people as well? There is also one last thing I would like to add which I am just finding out is an option for me. Because of a very large and time consuming problem, I will be able to get a one time 20% discount on a computer purchase. Again, not rich and I can’t even begin to tell the story about what I went through in order to get the one time break on price. I thank you both for being extremely helpful and taking the time to help me Best regards, Chris

Hello Wolfie2112 and thank you for responding so quickly. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the following 2 questions: 1 - Are you saying that the latest regular 27" i7 iMac, with 64GB Ram which I believe starts with a 3.4GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor is going to be faster than my current 27-inch iMac 3.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Late 2013? I realize that technology and internal processors etc. has probably grown since I purchased my 2013 above iMac I just want to make sure I am understanding you correctly because I know so little about computer tech. Also, thank you for showing me the Blackmagic Multi-dock. All of my sample libraries reside on four different Samsung EVO850 Pro SSD Drives housed in OWC enclosures connected to my current iMac 4 USB 3 ports. At the time the and after some testing I found the Samsung EVO850 Pro SSD Drives were the fastest around. 2 - Do you think that the Blackmagic Multi-dock using 1 thunderbolt cable and accessing all 4 SSD Drives at the same time is as fast, faster or slower than using all 4 drives at the same time each connected to their own individual USB 3 ports in the back of my iMac. I hope this makes sense. Thank you.

Hello All, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and thank everyone for their comments and suggestions. I have to say that I am still on the fence between choosing the top of the line iMac or going with an iMac pro opening model with 128gb ram. I am not rich and I am certainly not as technically knowledgable as all of you that have responded. And after reading an iMac Pro article at Macworld I am now starting to have more questions as the article is suggesting that the iMac Pro will be upgradable other than the video card which is permanently installed on the mother board. This being said... 1 - If I am not composing huge scores do I really need the iMac Pro vs a maxed out iMac? Are the internals of the iMac Pro that much better to justify the cost difference? 2 - I like to get a new Mac if I can afford it every 3 to 5 years because of warranty and parts issues. This being said in 3 years from now will a maxed out iMac still retain some value for resale or will the iMac Pro be the better choice for resale. Both of the questions play a part in making a decision and though I have many more questions technically between the iMac and iMac Pro that I would like to ask... I believe that they will be answered here by any responses that I might receive. Thank you all for time, patience, help and recommendations. Regards, Chris