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  computer recommendation for PP CC

  Posted by Bob Cole on April 11, 2014 at 8:07 pm

  I currently edit on Mac, but have several programs for which a PC is needed, and would like to experiment with using PPro on a PC. (The price of the new Mac Pro is daunting.)

  I would like to upgrade my HP workstation (xw8200) to something more current, and would appreciate a recommendation for the PC workstation which offers the most bang-for-the-buck. There seems to be an enormous price premium for the most commonly-mentioned HP workstations (z420, z820). I should say: I am really tired of waiting for clips to render on my ancient Mac, so I’d like to buy a PC which would actually work well enough that I could switch to Windows.

  Speaking of Windows: the HP website mentions “downgrade rights to Windows 7.” How does that work? I would like the best of both worlds: I’d like to learn how to navigate within the Windows 8 universe, because that seems to be the future; but I’d like to be as efficient as possible as soon as possible, which might favor Windows 7 (if only because I’m more familiar with 7).

  I have a lot of material on LTO-3 tape, and my LTO-3 drive runs off an LVD-SCSI cable, so anything I buy would either need an LVD-SCSI port, or be able to accommodate a card which will do so.

  Thanks for your insights.

  Bob C.

  Bob Cole replied 12 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Ann Bens

  April 12, 2014 at 2:45 pm

  https://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/aftereffects/cc/pdfs/Configuring_Your_System_20140312.pdf

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  Bob Cole

  April 15, 2014 at 12:10 am

  Thanks Ann. That’s a great resource.

  But I still would appreciate some specific advice. Although the base price of the “classic choices” in the HP line is not that high, it really adds up when you start optimizing it for video editing. Am I correct or incorrect in suspecting that there is a huge price gap that separates the Z420/Z820 workstations from the others? If so, is that jump justified by reliability or performance? Or, are there “ordinary” workstations which, if souped up by a careful reading of the document you cited, would offer more bang for the buck?

  Thanks again.

  Bob C

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