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To: Scoutmaster

Go with the Mac Pro Dual Quad 3.2GHz with 8 GB of RAM and throw three more hard drives in there after you get it.

If you’re going to run Final Cut, go with the nVidia video card, but know ahead of time that Color (an app that comes in the Studio) doesn’t like the nVidia cards much at all.

If you need to edit any HD material, then I’d have a recommendation for a reasonably priced external array that can produce throughput of more than 400MB/sec in RAID 5.


34 posted on 01/30/2008 8:52:26 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: savedbygrace

I used to edit on AVID on Mac - crashed like a MOFO.
Now I run AVID on HP Workstation 8400, NVidia cards, 2.5 TB raid system...Love it! Fast, fast, fast!
I also have 2 Alienware laptops that run AVID Mojo (use them on remote jobs).
I love them...no crashes, boot up fast...& all on PC.
I want to buy 2 more systems (depending on how the IRS will wack me this year).
I’ve been editing for 10 years.
That said AVID seems not to work as well on Mac. Just my experience.


44 posted on 01/30/2008 9:07:48 AM PST by vidbizz
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To: savedbygrace; Scoutmaster
Go with the Mac Pro Dual Quad 3.2GHz with 8 GB of RAM and throw three more hard drives in there after you get it.

If you want to make your procurement department happy with you, get the RAM expansion from someone other than Apple post purchase... just make sure you get quality memory from one of the reputable firms. You can save a lot of $$ that way. Apple does charge a high premium for expansion RAM.

67 posted on 01/30/2008 9:45:22 AM PST by Swordmaker (We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
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