Logic Pro 8 with iMac?

I'm planning on buying a refurbished 20" 2.4 iMac, and upgrade it to 4gbs of ram. Will Logic Pro work well. I'm planning on recording up to about 35 tracks at the most. My audio interface is a Presonus Firepod. Would buying a 2.8 iMac make a big difference? Thanks in advance.
-Ash

Hi Ash
That should work beautifully with LP8. I designed a small studio setup for Vancouver Adapted Music Society based around the 24" version of the 2.4Ghz duo core iMac, same ram too, and it has ran great for nearly a year now with Logic Pro 8 Studio. It also has a 1Tb external firewire drive for recording and an Apogee Ensemble for an i/o. As long as you grab an external drive for recording to it should be perfect.
Have fun!
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