Published 12/4/08
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American PC manufacturers Rain Recording have been key players in the audio computer market for some years now. Starting out in the US in 2001, they immediately targeted customers wanting stable, ‘turnkey’ solutions that work out of the box. In October 2006, they spread their wings and flew across the pond to form a UK office, where they’re starting to get a loyal following.
Their latest offering is the Solstice, the most affordable ‘workstation’ machine in their range. It’s available in two different dual-core configurations, both with AMD’s Athlon processors, and a mighty quad-core setup, which features an AMD Phenom-series CPU.
As with most computers, buyers can specify additional RAM and hard-disk space when purchasing, and also retrofit parts at a later date, but the standard specification should be good enough for most applications.
All configurations of the Solstice come with seven USB 2.0 ports (including one mounted internally for hiding valuable dongles) and two Firewire 400 ports. There are slots for two PCIe cards and two standard PCI cards, and built-in Gigabit Ethernet enables connection to a fast network. The Solstice range starts at £849 including VAT in the UK, or $1600 in the USA.
Also new from Rain is an update to their Element system, their mid-range workstation PC. Element machines now feature processors with Intel’s latest Penryn technology, and can have up to six Terabytes of hard disk space installed.
For more information on all the new products and to buy, head to Rain Recording’s web site.
Rain Recording +44 (0)845 094 3964
http://rainrecording.co.uk
American PC manufacturers Rain Recording have been key players in the audio computer market for some years now. Starting out in the US in 2001, they immediately targeted customers wanting stable, ‘turnkey’ solutions that work out of the box. In October 2006, they spread their wings and flew across the pond to form a UK office, where they’re starting to get a loyal following. Their latest offering is the Solstice, the most affordable ‘workstation’ machine in their range. It’s available in two different dual-core configurations, both with AMD’s Athlon processors, and a mighty quad-core setup, which features an AMD Phenom-series CPU.
As with most computers, buyers can specify additional RAM and hard-disk space when purchasing, and also retrofit parts at a later date, but the standard specification should be good enough for most applications.
All configurations of the Solstice come with seven USB 2.0 ports (including one mounted internally for hiding valuable dongles) and two Firewire 400 ports. There are slots for two PCIe cards and two standard PCI cards, and built-in Gigabit Ethernet enables connection to a fast network. The Solstice range starts at £849 including VAT in the UK, or $1600 in the USA.
Also new from Rain is an update to their Element system, their mid-range workstation PC. Element machines now feature processors with Intel’s latest Penryn technology, and can have up to six Terabytes of hard disk space installed.
For more information on all the new products and to buy, head to Rain Recording’s web site.
Rain Recording +44 (0)845 094 3964
http://rainrecording.co.uk
