Processor/memory requirements for GB08 & Logic Express

So I am in the process of figuring out which IMac to get. The main purpose of the computer will be to make & record music. I will be starting out w/ garageband 08 to get my feet wet, though it seems to be able to do pretty much what I'm looking for....recording a band using multi & simultaneous tracks. I'm thinking of the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 2 gigs of RAM.
I've heard that garageband is a "processor" hog and I want to be sure that I can do what I want without any issues. I think I would eventually move up to logic express too and I'm hoping that this imac could support that too.
Will I be ok or will I need a more powerful processor and 4 gigs of RAM? Any help/advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am new to macs and home recording? Thanks.

i would think so, it's very hard to offer a concrete answer for something like that. I was doing 8 tracks at once on a wee 800Mc iBook, there was someone in here with a quad Mac Pro that couldn't seem to manage a single track.
as i guess, i would attribute his problem to pilot error and say that you should be fine.
BTW, i made a habit of always logging out and back in before starting a session, a clean slate just boosts the odds that nothing will interfere.

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