There was a time when I would have recommended Mac for anyone in the creative sound business. But I’ve just spent ages setting up a USB mic in order to do some direct-to-mac recording… only to discover I can’t. Why? Because the fan noise is too loud. Constantly. A quick Google search reveals (yet again) that this is another of the well-known iMac g5 faults (along with my faulty power supply and now faulty VRAM).
It renders this machine (just 2 years old) unusable as a recording machine. It’s already unusable as a graphics / video playback machine.
I’m still able to audio edit with it, though. Whoopee.
So remember, if you’re seduced by the Mac aesthetic, don’t forget to spend another £300 on extended cover. Alternatively, do like this guy.
