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Looking to set up a home studio

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Hey there,

I work as a director/producer, creating content for tv & the web. In my spare time, I dabble in web design and music composition (i'm a pianist / composer). I realize it's about time I switch over to the Mac world from PC land.

I will be running the following...
Video Editing & Motion Graphics -- Final Cut Studio / After Effects
Design -- Photoshop / Flash / Dreamweaver
Audio -- Logic / Garage Band


Would appreciate any suggestions on a machine geared towards this. I don't want to go near the Macbook Pro because of the price tag.
 
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MacBook Pro 17" 10.4.8, G4 "Graphite" 10.4.8
Are you looking for a new rig or a used one?
Are you thinking about a custom rig?
What price range are you looking at?
Do you need to be portable or will a desktop do?
Will you be using internal storage or external for files?

There are many options and a bit more info will help to figure something good for you. I personally use a MacBook Pro with FCS and After Effects with an external drive for all my files. I use FC almost every day.
 
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Hi Robzilla,

My budget would be around 1500$ for a new setup.
I am more comfortable at a desktop for edit work, will save all my files to 2 external HDs.
Would you recommend a custom solution?

Thank you.
 
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Well, I've seen build lists for what is called a "hackintosh" which is essentially an intel chipset and pc innards running OSX for less than a grand. I'm at work now but when I find go home I'll try to find the link and post it here for you. At the least it will give you an idea of what is possible.
 

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