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1 Gb RAM enough with Mac Mini?

Am I good for ripping and playing with 1 Gb? Machine will be dedicated and run nothing but iTunes.

[I was using a Mac Mini as my digital transport, then decided I should just use one of the two MacBooks always in the area (mine & my wife's). I found that ripping to my 2 Gb 2 Ghz MacBook, Lossless with error correction, I get an average of one dropout every 2-3 tracks if the machine is running ANYTHING else at the time! What a PITA.]
paulfolbrecht
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onhwy61
5,139 posts
 
1Gb is fine. Don't run anything else when ripping!
edo_musica
113 posts
 
Paulfolbrecht: 03-13-08: /snip/...I get an average of one dropout every 2-3 tracks if the machine is running ANYTHING else at the time! What a PITA.
Paul
you get a dropout of WHAT?
...un-ripped songs from ripping session?
...songs during playback when hardwired to output?
...songs during playback when using wireless?

All would be a PITA to me.

(I've used a PPC PowerBook Titanium and (now) an Intel MacBookPro and never had erroneous rips from CD only dropouts during APExpress playback)
larryken
537 posts
 
ram is cheap...I put 2 gb in mine..runs much faster...
Larry
paulfolbrecht OP
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I get dropouts on (wired) playback, which is due to ripping errors, because they occur in the exact same spots every time.

$100 for another Gig is really a no-brainer. I'll get it with 2 Gb if I order another one, which I may well do. Having the computer useless while ripping is too much of a PITA.
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