Can you connect a Mini Mac intel to a G5 , with G-raid 4 Logic/final cut ?

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Can you connect a Mini Mac intel to a G5 , with G-raid 4 Logic/final cut ?

*Can you connect a Mini Mac intel to a G5 , with G-raid 4 Logic/final cut ?*
*If so how?*

I wont to maximize my mac network. Im a amateur Audio/video recording engineer for my church.I have the resources to update platforms and ram and additional firewire.
Was using G4 , But just received these products.
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• *Apple A1176 Mac Mini* - Core Duo 1.66GHz 1GB 60GB AP BT
• Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz
• 1GB of RAM
• 60GB hard drive

*G-RAID 2"* 1TB external hard drive

*AppleModel G5* MPNA1058
Processor Speed1.8 GHz
MemoryRAM Technology DDR SDRAM
Installed RAM 1 GB

I/O PortsFireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2, RJ11 Phone Jack x 1 (Input), RJ45 Lan Port x 1, USB 1.1 x 3
Display Size17
Hard Drive Capacity160 GBHard Drive Rotation Speed7200 RPMHard Drive Interface Serial ATA

Also have monitor from G4 set up.

would like to Have two monitors working, back up drive,And able to run New versions of Logic and Final cut, as ableton.
appreciate any help.
thx!

Imac G5. mini Mac , G4, Mac OS X (10.5.8), g4,g5, intel mini mac recording set up

Posted on Sep 2, 2010 12:08 PM

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TeenTitan

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Sep 2, 2010 9:06 PM in response to yojoey

Hi yojoey,

Welcome to the forums.

The Mac Mini is the more modern computer; so it's probable the computer you would want to use. Because it can run the current operating system; and the most modern software. Out the door it can't run finalcut or logic.
If you chose to upgrade the ram to 1 or 2 GB, and upgrade the OS to 10.6. Bothof witch you can do through a certified repair center. you could run the current logic. And the current version of final cut express.
How ever , even with upgraded ram, the mini dose not meet the system requirements for the current version of final cut studio.

10.6 include time machine, witch makes using the G-Drive as a back up drive super easy. All you have to do is plug in the external hard drive; and the computer will offer to use the drive as a time machine back up drive.

Regardless of witch computer you chose to use. Screen recycler will let you use the other computer as your 2nd screen. http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html

Here is the system requirements for final cut sudio
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/
witch includes:
Mac computer with an Intel processor (the imac is out because it's a G5)
ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor (integrated Intel graphics processors not supported)The A1176 minihas a Intel GMA 950 (integrated graphics chip) (witch means the mac mini is out)

BUT !
http://www.apple.com/au/finalcutexpress/specs.html
it looks like you might be able to run the current version of final cut express; you may want to double check and read it yourself.

Here are the specs of logic. I didn't see any thing that would stop the mini from working. but you should give it a ones over as well.
http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/specs/

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yojoey Author

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Sep 6, 2010 6:42 PM in response to TeenTitan

hx for the reply!
at the moment Im more interested in the Audio aspect. will be usng a older version of Final untiI we are more familiar with the software. We want to max out the mini and G5 ram and was hoping to node mode the two. Is that possible? And we thought we could use the g-raid for more applications as well a back up? Im though it will be better for mastering and bounces because of the space. We do much live recording so big files to bounce also want to get some good reverb plug ins which seems slow down the processing speed. Also have no problem switch from logic 8-9(more familar with 8, but like 9 for more electronica stuff.

screen recycler great idea thanks!

Any other scenarios ou can think of maybe two sets( production and post)) into the g-raid?

Thanks so much for your input I feel im getting on the right path.

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