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Hello - I'm looking to purchase a new iMac for video editing. I've always heard how great Macs are for doing this, but I've quickly become uncertain. Yesterday's trip to local computer retailer made me it even worse. The salesperson said that an iMac really wouldn't allow for much more than manipulating some home movies. He inferred that anything less than a Mac Pro would be a waste of time. Just to be clear, I'm not looking to make feature length films with major league effects. My wife's a former teacher & we'd like to create some educational pieces as well as work on other projects.
I was initially looking at the 20" iMac with:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory (upgrading from 1GB)
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
But now I'm wondering if I should move up to the 24" iMac with:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory (upgrading from 1 GB)
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Or the 24" iMac with:
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
2GB memory
500GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Can any or all of these machines work well for my projects and if so, are there major advantages between them that justify the price jumps from one to the other. I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum, but I figured who could be better to ask than those on a video editing board. I'd really appreciate your comments and advice. Thanks.
Rich
I was initially looking at the 20" iMac with:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory (upgrading from 1GB)
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
But now I'm wondering if I should move up to the 24" iMac with:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory (upgrading from 1 GB)
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Or the 24" iMac with:
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
2GB memory
500GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Can any or all of these machines work well for my projects and if so, are there major advantages between them that justify the price jumps from one to the other. I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum, but I figured who could be better to ask than those on a video editing board. I'd really appreciate your comments and advice. Thanks.
Rich