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Originally Posted by tom_lowe
It does seem older Macs have more issues with PT11 than newer ones though. I'm talking from experience here of having used PT11 on several Macs of various ages. With the exception of iMacs and Mac Pros, most machines from earlier than 2012 will not play with PT11. That's from Avid's qualified machines list.
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We have a Mac Mini Server 2011 in one of our studio and it has no problem running PT11.
With the exception of the known multiple bugs in video engine.
But then my Westmere MacPro has the same problem.
It seem though it is not related to the OP problem....
The following Apple computers are approved by Avid for use with Pro Tools 11 software:
Desktops
Supported
Mac Pro mid-2012, 2010 & 2009 5,1
Mac Pro early 2009 4,1
Not Supported
Mac Pro 3,1 "Harpertown" models and lower
Laptops
MacBook Pro & Air
Supported
MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Mid 2012: 10,1)
MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Late 2012: 10,2)*
MacBook Pro 15-inch (Mid 2012: 9,1)
MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2012: 9,2)
MacBook Air 2012 5,2 i7
MacBook Air 2011 4,2 (not supported with video engine)
* Note: The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro may have performance problems and is not recommended for Pro Tools with FireWire interfaces
Mac Mini
Supported
Mac Mini 2012 i7
Mac Mini 2011
iMac
Supported
iMac 2012 13,1 i5
iMac 2010 11,3 i7
iMac 2009 11,1 i5