Thanks Hueseph, that's the kind of info I need to know. I initially wanted to get a laptop so I could be mobile and I looked at the macbooks but a friend told me I should get a PC so I've been looking at those. I'll keep my options open. I'm gonna go ahead and trust you and get the TI firewire as long as it's compatible with what I have. I have not been considering audio interface or software so I guess that's where I'll go next. I've been more on the analog side of recording than the digital so didn't spend time looking at the computer stuff. For $300 the mini might be the way to go so I'll have more $$ to spend on other things. But if I can't get the TI chipset on there (not sure what a chipset is) then a macbook may be better.
Bigtree I am concerned about getting a computer that I end up having a lot of complications with and that has a short life. That's why I was thinking about getting a mac but I have also read that mac's aren't what they used to be for audio recording so I just don't know for sure. I'm surely not going to be able to get "pro audio" gear on my budget but I think I can put something nice together that suits my uses.
Just wanted to post that I looked up TI chipsets and found some good info on another forum http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music...-chipsets.html. I can see that you need to purchase a computer with the chipset built in. So is it correct to say the firewire chipset is something built into the computer and a firewire audio interface is external?
you can add them in later. its just a card you can buy
BigTree, i agree with your concern, and i did my research, it seems iBuyPower computers are very stable an very highly reviewed.
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