Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
can a 2.0 GHz mini with 2.5 GB of RAM do iMovie well?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="heboil" data-source="post: 715643" data-attributes="member: 64862"><p>I recently picked up a 2.0 GHz C2D mini with 2.5 GB of RAM. Everything seems ok with its performance, but when I was running iMovie (with MiniDV), the output seemed to hiccup a few times (just wasn't smooth as silk when playing back what I was working on... which was only 5 minutes worth or some video and titles...no music added).</p><p></p><p>I tried the same thing on a friends iMac (2.4 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, C2D), but I added music as well. I never burned it to a DVD, but there were no hiccups and the output played very smoothly. The mini is still within its return policy timeframe. Is this what I am to expect when using iMovie... and to a lesser extent, iPhoto? This is about as hard as I am going to push the machine... the rest is just surfing, music and DVDs. I already have a keyboard, mouse, speakers, and 22" LCD, so the mini seemed right for what I needed. I just don't want to have my back up against a wall because I have a machine that is too slow.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heboil, post: 715643, member: 64862"] I recently picked up a 2.0 GHz C2D mini with 2.5 GB of RAM. Everything seems ok with its performance, but when I was running iMovie (with MiniDV), the output seemed to hiccup a few times (just wasn't smooth as silk when playing back what I was working on... which was only 5 minutes worth or some video and titles...no music added). I tried the same thing on a friends iMac (2.4 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, C2D), but I added music as well. I never burned it to a DVD, but there were no hiccups and the output played very smoothly. The mini is still within its return policy timeframe. Is this what I am to expect when using iMovie... and to a lesser extent, iPhoto? This is about as hard as I am going to push the machine... the rest is just surfing, music and DVDs. I already have a keyboard, mouse, speakers, and 22" LCD, so the mini seemed right for what I needed. I just don't want to have my back up against a wall because I have a machine that is too slow. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
can a 2.0 GHz mini with 2.5 GB of RAM do iMovie well?
Top