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Avid Xpress Pro Requirements
Hi!
I’m now working on Avid Xpress Pro 5 on my Dell Latitude C840 (1400Mhz Pentium4 with 768Mb ram). This is as you probably know not a especially good setting of hardware for Avid Xpress Pro 5.
I’m thinking of buying a new computer (not a laptop) and need to find something real cheap. Any suggestion what kind of hardware wold best going with my Avid?
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3 Replies
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You would do well to adhere to the Avid specifications.
They can be found at:
https://avid.com/products/xpresspro/specs.asp
Good luck.
Tim Scarpino
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If you go with Avid specs you’re going to have to spend some money, but your system will be stable and it’s the smartest thing to do.
For the best bang for your buck I’d suggest checking out HP’s refurbished site. I know a guy that got an xw8200 that met every Avid spec, and he paid about $1,700–about half the price of what it used to cost new (and still does, I think). Buying refurb will get you a great system, warranty, and will run your Avid happily. Otherwise, if you’re computer savvy, build your own system EXACTLY to Avid spec and hope for the best.
Unfortunately, there’s really no cheap way to run Avid. If you go outside of spec you’ll have a system that won’t run at all, won’t run well, or will run great–there’s no way to tell, so it’ s gamble.
Hope this helps.
Mike.
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Ebay, baby! Ebay! Get yourself a new/lightly used HP xw8200 workstation. It’s gonna cost you some bread, but nothing like it would have 6 months ago. Other computers to look for are the Dell Precision 670, HP xw4300, etc. Look up all the certified systems on Avid’s page, then find one for a deal. You won’t regret it, I promise. If you try and “cheat” and save yourself some money by building your own, or buying a different box, you WILL run into problems. Granted, they might be problems you can solve (lots of people build their own Avid boxes), but do you want to troubleshoot software problems all day, or do you want to sit down and edit? If it’s the latter, get the certified system.
Take care.
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