What to buy?
Hi all!

I'm going to build a new home studio setup this summer and I need some advice from you. I'm going to use the studio for songwriting, demo recording/mixing, pre-production and smaller mix projects.

What I have:

- Midiman MIDI-interface
- Fostex D2424LV
- Neve micpre
- U87 mic (and some other mics too)
- Audix monitors

What I want:

- To connect my D2424 (ADAT) to the computer for editing and mixing
- 2 (or more) analog I/O
- I'm going to use Logic Audio as software.

What I'm going to buy (my budget will be about 2500€)

Option 1: (about 2600€)

- Powermac G4/1GHz/512MB/60GB/USB/Firewire800 - 1700€
- RME Hammerfall (3 ADAT I/O, WC, SPDIF) - 500€
- Some AD/DA converter from SPDIF to stereo analog - 350€

How does the RME cards work with MAC? The Hammerfall would fit my d2424 perfectly. Too bad it doesn't have analog I/O.
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Option 2: (about 2750€)

- Powermac G4/1GHz/512MB/60GB/USB/Firewire800 - 1700€
- MOTU 828 (8 analog I/O, ADAT I/O) sync? - 950€

Only 1 ADAT I/O so it isn't maybe the perfect solution for working with my d2424.
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Option 3: (about 2300€)

- Powermac G4/1GHz/512MB/60GB/USB/Firewire800 - 1700€
- M-box (2 analog I/O, SPDIF I/O) - 599€

No good with the d2424. Does the M-box work with Logic? Can I have both an M-box and a Hammerfall simulaneously?
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These are the different soultions I've been looking at but I'm open for other suggestions. I'm not even sure I want to buy a MAC, but since I'm a proffessional recording engineer I would be about the only one who's working on PC. Besides, I want to work in Logic, since it's compatible with Pro Tools, and Logic does not support PC anymore.

Plese give me your suggestions on this. I really need your help.

Thank you for reading this!

/Anders