Audio / Music

Requirements: Same as the Creative Baseline recommendation with the addition of some audio requirements

Specifications	Minimum
CPU	Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster 64-bit support or Apple M1/2/3/4/5, M1Pro or M1Max processor, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M4 M4 Pro
RAM	16GB or higher
Hard Drive	1TB  or larger Solid State Drive

Details:

• Windows 11 (24H2)
• Latest versions of macOS Sequoia 15.8.x, macOS Sonoma 14.8.x,
• Apple M5, M4, M3, M2, M1 or Intel Dual Core i5 or faster (current protools wont support intel processors anymore)
• Enough USB ports for peripherals
• Mac USB 3C, FireWire-port or Thunderbolt-port for Core Audio-supported audio device
• Windows USB 3C, ASIO compatible audio interface or WDM and ASIO4All
• Meets Avid Requirements for Protools https://avidtech.my.salesforce-sites.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Pro-Tools-System-Requirements 

Suggestions:

 

Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro

Apple M5 chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 16GB Unified Memory 1 TB GB SSD 

Price $1,599.00 + $89 apple care/yr CPU Mark: 27,733

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/14-inch-space-black-standard-display-apple-m5-chip-10-core-cpu-10-core-gpu-16gb-memory-1tb-storage 

 

Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro

Apple M5 Pro chip with 15‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 24GB Unified Memory 1 TB SSD

Price $2,049.00 + $89 apple care CPU Mark: 49,724

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/14-inch-space-black-standard-display-apple-m4-pro-with-14-core-cpu-and-20-core-gpu-24gb-memory-1tb 

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ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD (16″) Mobile Workstation

AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 PRO 350, 16.0GB, 512 GB SSD Radeon 860M

Part Number: 21KS001LUS

Price $1,689.00 3 yr warranty included CPU Mark: 24,098 GPU Mark : 3864

https://www.lenovo.com/us/members/colum/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21QRCTO1WWUS2  

Legion 5 Gen 10 AMD (15″) with RTX 5060

AMD Ryzen™ 7 260 Processor 16GB RAM 1 TB SSD RTX 5060 GPU 8GB

Price $1489 3 yr warranty included CPU Mark : 28,146  GPU Mark: 16880

https://www.lenovo.com/us/members/colum/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series/lenovo-legion-5-gen-10-15-inch-amd/83m00002us