Logic Studio with 21.5 Imac base model?

[Galapagos]

Hey guys !
I hope you can help a newbie like me with these questions.. I plan on buying an Imac which will be used for music production with Logic Studio.

The Imac will be connected to a Midi-keyboard and thats it.

Is the 21.5-inch: 2.5GHz base model powerful enough for this? Can it run Logic Studio smoothly without any problems?

I don't really want to upgrade the 21.5 to i7 as it will cost me 700 bucks more, so will it really be worth it to upgrade to i7 ?

Looking forward to your answers.
Thanks

 

[Hellhammer]

Sure the i7 would be faster but the i5 is fine, it will just complete the tasks slightly slower. No way the i7 is worth 700$ though.

 

[mark28]

Hey guys !
I hope you can help a newbie like me with these questions.. I plan on buying an Imac which will be used for music production with Logic Studio.

The Imac will be connected to a Midi-keyboard and thats it.

Is the 21.5-inch: 2.5GHz base model powerful enough for this? Can it run Logic Studio smoothly without any problems?

I don't really want to upgrade the 21.5 to i7 as it will cost me 700 bucks more, so will it really be worth it to upgrade to i7 ?

Looking forward to your answers.
Thanks

Should be more than enough. But it highly depends on what you do and how you do it.

 

[Shattentor]

I have the previous model base 21.5'' iMac (see sig) for audio production and run even intensive Pro Tools and Logic sessions (several virtual instruments) without any problems. So I would say you're definitly good with the base i5. You might wonna upgrade to 8GBs of RAM later on if you run out of memory, but that's all I would do.

Spend those 700 bucks on something more useful, you won't notice any difference in use with the i7.

 

[Galapagos]

Perfect

Sound really good, thanks for your answers guys!

This will be my first Mac, so cant wait till i get my hands on this Imac.. Is there any advantages buying it directly from Apple?
Or is it just as good to buy it from some Reseller ?

Thanks