• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  imac Vs imac

  Posted by David Hansen on September 28, 2010 at 12:52 am

  I am a FCP user wanting to get into Motion and After Effects. I am looking for a new computer and am thinking about one of these set ups.

  2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 4x4GB
  2TB Serial ATA Drive

  VS

  3.60GHz Intel Core i5
  16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 4x4GB
  2TB Serial ATA Drive

  VS

  2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2x4GB
  2TB Serial ATA Drive

  are we talking a huge difference in power and speed?

  Michael Sacci replied 15 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Michael Sacci

  September 28, 2010 at 2:42 am

  These apps want the faster processor and more ram, don’t forget the graphic card plays a huge part in speed on these apps. If you are going to be doing a lot and are serious about motion graphic, seriously consider getting an 8 or 12 core Mac Pro. That is not to say that you cannot use these systems.

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