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<blockquote data-quote="jazzspot" data-source="post: 1021508" data-attributes="member: 148196">I'm more or less a total newbie to Mac.&nbsp; I'm getting into the video editing business and I will be using the Final Cut Suite software mostly along with other software like Photoshop &amp; After Effects CS4.&nbsp; Now I need to know which Mac hardware should I invest in buying?&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm planning to purchase the 17&quot; MBP for its portability and I was going to build it with the following options: 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm, 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display.&nbsp; With those upgrades, the price is $3,500. &nbsp;Would I be wiser to buy an IMac (27&quot;) with 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB, 1TB Serial ATA Drive???&nbsp; But I will be sacrificing the portability of the MBP which I will need at times.I've read several posts here, stating that buying a Mac Pro wouldn't be a wise thing to do since Apple will be upgrading the Mac Pro line some time this year.&nbsp; I also read the same applies to the MBP line.Please help a newbie out, and point me in the right direction! What should I purchase?&nbsp; Cost for the hardware is not a problem, but I really don't want to buy an iMac and a MBP.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks,Tony</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jazzspot, post: 1021508, member: 148196"] I'm more or less a total newbie to Mac. I'm getting into the video editing business and I will be using the Final Cut Suite software mostly along with other software like Photoshop & After Effects CS4. Now I need to know which Mac hardware should I invest in buying? I'm planning to purchase the 17" MBP for its portability and I was going to build it with the following options: 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm, 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display. With those upgrades, the price is $3,500. Would I be wiser to buy an IMac (27") with 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB, 1TB Serial ATA Drive??? But I will be sacrificing the portability of the MBP which I will need at times. I've read several posts here, stating that buying a Mac Pro wouldn't be a wise thing to do since Apple will be upgrading the Mac Pro line some time this year. I also read the same applies to the MBP line. Please help a newbie out, and point me in the right direction! What should I purchase? Cost for the hardware is not a problem, but I really don't want to buy an iMac and a MBP. Thanks, Tony [/QUOTE]

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