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New to apple...MBP- Good for Video editing?
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<blockquote data-quote="musicvortex" data-source="post: 496622" data-attributes="member: 39004"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I'm new here, and I hope to be getting a Mac soon (see my sig below). I do alot of video/audio editing as well as photo manipulation, etc.</p><p></p><p>I was wondering how well MBP works with applications like Final Cut, Photoshop, etc.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking at something like this:</p><p></p><p>-MBP 15 inch Glossy</p><p>-2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo</p><p>-4 GB RAM</p><p>-160 GB HD</p><p>-NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM</p><p></p><p>I would love some opinions... Does it run smoothly? The reason I'm looking at 4 GB RAM is because I do alot of multitasking:</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I edit audio while I'm waiting for video to render in other program</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I stop in the middle of editing a video project, and open the audio portion of it to edit in another program without closing the video program, because then when I want to switch back, it takes forever to load if I closed it. I like being able to switch back and forth between programs.</p><p></p><p>But the RAM is EXPENSIVE!!! Does it HAVE to be Apple brand, or can I just get bare minimum from Apple, and then go and buy some RAM myself and install it (is it hard to install RAM in MBP?)</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I just looked on Apple website, it says that MBP only works with 3 GB and that if you install 4, it only uses 3... is this true...? See article <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304662" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sum of questions:</p><p>-Is MBP suitable for running demanding programs (eg. Final Cut Studio)</p><p>-Would 4 GB of RAM help speed/make my life easier</p><p>-Do I need to buy Apple brand RAM or can I buy it later and install it myself</p><p>-Is it hard to install RAM on MBP (I've installed RAM before, but NEVER on a laptop)</p><p>-Would it VOID my warranty (AppleCare)</p><p>-Any other comments/suggestions</p><p>-Can MBP handle 4 GB of RAM, or only 3?</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to joining the Mac World!</p><p></p><p>-Musicvortex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="musicvortex, post: 496622, member: 39004"] Hi, I'm new here, and I hope to be getting a Mac soon (see my sig below). I do alot of video/audio editing as well as photo manipulation, etc. I was wondering how well MBP works with applications like Final Cut, Photoshop, etc. I'm looking at something like this: -MBP 15 inch Glossy -2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo -4 GB RAM -160 GB HD -NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM I would love some opinions... Does it run smoothly? The reason I'm looking at 4 GB RAM is because I do alot of multitasking: Sometimes I edit audio while I'm waiting for video to render in other program Sometimes I stop in the middle of editing a video project, and open the audio portion of it to edit in another program without closing the video program, because then when I want to switch back, it takes forever to load if I closed it. I like being able to switch back and forth between programs. But the RAM is EXPENSIVE!!! Does it HAVE to be Apple brand, or can I just get bare minimum from Apple, and then go and buy some RAM myself and install it (is it hard to install RAM in MBP?) EDIT: I just looked on Apple website, it says that MBP only works with 3 GB and that if you install 4, it only uses 3... is this true...? See article [url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304662]HERE[/url] Sum of questions: -Is MBP suitable for running demanding programs (eg. Final Cut Studio) -Would 4 GB of RAM help speed/make my life easier -Do I need to buy Apple brand RAM or can I buy it later and install it myself -Is it hard to install RAM on MBP (I've installed RAM before, but NEVER on a laptop) -Would it VOID my warranty (AppleCare) -Any other comments/suggestions -Can MBP handle 4 GB of RAM, or only 3? Looking forward to joining the Mac World! -Musicvortex [/QUOTE]
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