• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  2008 Imac vs 2011 macbook pro

  Posted by James Alexandrou on August 3, 2012 at 11:48 am

  Need someone more informed on these things then me to help out.

  I currently use a 24 inch Imac 2.8Ghz 4 Gig Ram Intel 2 core duo 1tb – I mainly use it for Final cut basic editing – any hardcore graphics intensive after effects is done someplace else.

  This machine is my first love its brilliant and has served me well BUT I’m thinking of getting something a little more portable – Macbook Pro

  So my question is, If I were to but a 2nd hand (I.e – more in my budget) 1-2 year old Macbook pro will it stand up against my imac in terms of performance?

  Ideally I’d like a machine that will perfom as well and which I could pick up at a moments notice while on the fly.

  James Alexandrou replied 14 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Chris Tompkins

  August 3, 2012 at 4:37 pm

  If you’re not going NEW,…then I would hold of.
  Buy some ram for your iMac.

  Chris Tompkins
  Video Atlanta LLC
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  Andrew Rendell

  August 4, 2012 at 9:50 am

  My early 2011 i5 MBP is a significant step up in performance from the Core 2 Duo iMac. (The i7 is better than i5, but it’s nowhere near as big a difference as going from the Duo to the i5 when running FCP7).

  The other thing to bear in mind with editing is that screen size is an issue – I wouldn’t advise anything less than the 17″ screen model unless you’re going to plug up a second screen as a matter of course, which rather negates the portability aspect of using a MBP.
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  James Alexandrou

  August 4, 2012 at 10:41 am

  Thanks,

  That’s what I needed to know. For editing at home I’m gonna hook up a screen to compensate for screen size but for portability I reckon the MBP is gonna fit me nicely

  Cheers

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