What computer for studio? How many drives?

I want to use Garageband to learn how to start recording a small concert band.
I am in the position to buy some gear to facilitate this ... I already have the presonus preamps ... all the mics I need and such.
I'm wondering which Mac to buy to set up the studio ... I already have two good lcd monitors ....
Could I go with a couple of mac minis and use one for archiving? Or do I need more oomph? I might go to Logic express eventually to record as I learn more. I heard you can import Garageband files right into it.
Is the mini fast enough now (drive speed)?
Or do I need a dual G5 to record on? What do I need for archiving? Do I really need two drives?
Sorry for the scattered questions .... any help in setting up a simple studio will be appreciated. Especially in the area of how many drives and what computer I need ... Thanks a bunch ...
Oh yeah ... if you have any links for me to look at that would help too ...

So what you're saying is .. it really doesn't matter
so much what kind of machine you have if you have
this fast external firewire drive?
Not entirely, it depends what you're going to do. CPU, RAM, and Hard drive speed are all important, but some uses tax different parts of the System more. Effects and MIDI instruments push the CPU more, Auido tends to push the speed of the hard drive more.
So you would record on it ... and also mix on it ...
and then would you have another firewire drive to
archive to?
That could work
Does this mean I could just use a mini as my base
machine and get a couple of firewire drives ?
Probably. It;s really hard to say with 100% certainty, it really depends on what you're going to do.
I will
also be using an audio interface like iControl
The iControl is not an audio interface. It is a control surface, it replaces your mouse to some degree, and it does offer a MIDI interface, but it will not help you get audio into your machine.
something ... where would that and the presonus
preamps go in the chain when recording and mixing?
The iControl would plug into a USB port and you'd control faders and such with it. I have no idea which PreSonus PreAmps you're using, but assuming they are just PreAmps you would plug the output into the computer's Line-In (note, make sure you get a Mac which has a Line-In (for instance the iBook doe not have a Line-In. I beleive the Mini does, the iMac does, the PowerBook does and the PowerMacs do. I'm not sure about the MacBook Pros, you'd have to check the specs at the Apple Store site.
Which brand of firewire drives do you recommend?
It really doesn't matter much. The truth is there are only a handful of companies that make hard drives (Seagate, Western Digital, Maxtor, Hitachi, and a couple of others). What you see for sale is one of those drives in a case made by different companies. IOW, there are lots of cases, but they all use one of a few HDs and I've had failures in all brands of HD, so I don't think any one is particularly better than the next (though you might look for one that offers a 5 year warranty).
Personally I like to build my own. I buy HDs when they're on sale (last one was 200Gig for $40) and then I buy a case to install it into. Installation is a breeze, it requires a screw driver. The case I like the best is the Macally PHR-100AF FireWire External Enclosure from Amazon for about $41
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