I briefly considered buying one but the price of the entry-level system and specification didn't appeal. I reverted to type when Apple announced the new Mac Pro 7.1. For over a decade I've owned several Mac Pro 5.1 systems which have proved time and again to be not only reliable in daily studio use but excellent value for money as well.
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Over the last 18 months or so I've thought long and hard about what my future studio computer could be. Read: New Apple Mac Pro - Our Tests Show The Computer Avid Pro Tools HDX Users Dreamed Of May Not Need HDX After All Is There A Windows Alternative Powerful Enough To Take On Apple’s Mac Pro 7.1? So powerful that we concluded that the Mac Pro 7.1 might negate the need for HDX for some Pro Tools users. Check out our article to find out what we learned from this test. It was also the most powerful computer we've ever tested on Production Expert to date.
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In February 2020, we tested Apple's new Mac Pro 7.1 courtesy of our friends at Jigsaw24. The results of this test proved that the Mac Pro 7.1 is indeed a competent machine for demanding recording studio applications.
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Have we found a budget-friendly Mac Pro alternative in the Windows 10 machine? Read on to find out… We set out to discover how it compares to Apple’s new Mac Pro 7.1 and share our findings on how the user experience is of this machine when pushed to the max. In this article, we run a power test on a new custom-built Windows 10 computer for studio use.