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09-05-2011, 04:25 PM
So I've been watching the net for several months for an appropriately priced, used, Macbook Pro. What I'm going to primarily use this for is streaming broadcasts on uStream (replaying HD video) as well as video editing. I'm currently using a 2.2GHz intel core 2 duo Macbook Pro however I have found that the stream is extremely choppy and I assume that it is because the processor isn't fast enough. Most of my video isn't live, I use video playlists in camtwist. Rendering videos in After Effects also takes a long time. I've found a couple interesting used units online and I'm curious what your thoughts are on them. I want to ensure that the system will be fast, even if it may not be the newest available. Option 1 2 Dual QuadCores CPUs- Intel Xeon 5365 @ 3.0 Ghz 1.33 Ghz. 8mb L2 cache 1 ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics Card 8 Gb RAM (4x 2 GB) 500Gb Hard Drive Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard, recently reinstalled. Price: $1,350 + s/h If I did option 1, would it be worth purchasing a newer, perhaps faster, graphics card? Option 2 (sorry for caps, I'm simply copying and pasting) 2xQUAD XEON 2.66GHZ = 8CORE 8GB DDR2 RAM 667MHZ 1TB SATA HDD 7200 RPM SUPERDRIVE (DVD+/-RW DL) AIRPORT EXTREME BLUETOOTH ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB DUAL GIGABIT ETHERNET Price $1,440 + s/h Would anything be worth upgrading on this? Option 3 3.2 GHz Quad Core 45-nm Intel Xeon X5482 (Harpertown/Penryn) processors with 12 MB of level 2 cache per processor (128-bit SSE4 SIMD vector engine, 1.6 GHz "64-bit dual independent frontside buses) 10 GB RAM NVidia GeForce 8800 GT - 512 mb Dual 500GB HD's Extra PCIe card with 2 more firewire 400 ports Airport Extreme double-layer 16X "SuperDrive" Includes: Snow Leopard iLife '11 iWork '09 Adobe MASTER collection Price: $1,700 + s/h Let me know your thoughts on these. I'm really interested in going for whatever one will give me the best bang for my buck + be able to handle my requirements. Thanks! Mike |
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09-05-2011, 05:27 PM
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Your title says "Mac Pro"...and the quote above says "MacBook Pro". Mac Pros are a large desktop computer...and MacBook Pros are a laptop. According to the 3 options you listed...it looks like you're looking for a Mac Pro...it was just sort of confusing why you mentioned the info about a MacBook Pro in the beginning of the post. - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery |
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09-05-2011, 05:42 PM
Again, I'm looking for a Mac PRO. |
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09-05-2011, 05:57 PM
The extra memory will also be an asset. Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer! |
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