macpro worth it?

Foreign Feeling · Foreign Feeling #1 (**permalink**)

01-03-2010, 03:40 PM

my father and I are both really into Digital Photography and Video editing and we were thinking about getting a mac pro. The question is can a 27 inch mac pro do just the same? We would be using Adobe's CS and Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Express. How long do you think a macpro would last us? It seems like it will last a long time but the price tag is really making me skeptical

torbjoern · torbjoern #2 (**permalink**)

01-03-2010, 08:34 PM

For photo and simple video editing, an iMac should be sufficient.

MacPro (as opposed to iMac) is made with enough power to handle CPU-intensive design-applications and is suitable for gaming too. With the proper software installed, you can even use it as a server.

Mac Pro · Mac Pro #3 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 10:41 AM

The Mac Pro will definetly last you a while and it will be able to handle everything you want to do with it. The quad core iMac will also be very sufficient and would also do everyhting you want without a problem.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #4 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Foreign Feeling

my father and I are both really into Digital Photography and Video editing and we were thinking about getting a mac pro. The question is can a 27 inch mac pro do just the same?

Please be careful with terminology...there's no 27 inch Mac Pro.

Mac Pro (on left)...27 Inch iMac (on right):

chscag · chscag #5 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 02:59 PM

Hey Nick: I have to ask.... Do you really have 25 Macs? What do you do with all those machines?

And, a Happy New Year to you.

Regards.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #6 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 03:57 PM

And OP if you are both really into this as you say, go with the Mac Pro which is much,. much easier to do updates with such as additional memory, HDD, replacement optical drives etc. Alas you will also be in the market for a display.

mikekan · mikekan #7 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 09:46 AM

It defintely worths it, as its expandability will allow you to use for many years to come.

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Member Since: Dec 25, 2009 Posts: 27 Mac Specs: fall 09 macbook	01-03-2010, 03:40 PM my father and I are both really into Digital Photography and Video editing and we were thinking about getting a mac pro. The question is can a 27 inch mac pro do just the same? We would be using Adobe's CS and Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Express. How long do you think a macpro would last us? It seems like it will last a long time but the price tag is really making me skeptical life is tough. and then you die
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torbjoern #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 30, 2009 Posts: 107 Mac Specs: MacBook Air 13" Ultimate (2010)	01-03-2010, 08:34 PM For photo and simple video editing, an iMac should be sufficient. MacPro (as opposed to iMac) is made with enough power to handle CPU-intensive design-applications and is suitable for gaming too. With the proper software installed, you can even use it as a server.
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chscag #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,998 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	01-04-2010, 02:59 PM Hey Nick: I have to ask.... Do you really have 25 Macs? What do you do with all those machines? And, a Happy New Year to you. Regards.
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harryb2448 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,086 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	01-04-2010, 03:57 PM And OP if you are both really into this as you say, go with the Mac Pro which is much,. much easier to do updates with such as additional memory, HDD, replacement optical drives etc. Alas you will also be in the market for a display.
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mikekan #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 05, 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 67 Mac Specs: Mac Pro: 2 x Quad Core Xeon 3.0, 8 Gb RAM, 4TB Storage, 8800 GT	01-05-2010, 09:46 AM It defintely worths it, as its expandability will allow you to use for many years to come.
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