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Best Mac setup
I’m an editor who has always gotten equipment through the company I was working for at the time. But my freelance work is starting to pick up and I want to set up my own editing system so I can work on projects from home. I’m looking to buy a Mac book pro but want to make sure I get what I need to run FCP smoothly. Want to see what people would recommend as far as RAM, Processor speed etc. Is there a big enough difference between the 15″ and the 17″ to warrant buying the bigger one? Should I get any additional add ons to the comp – like extra ram, video cards of some kind? I plan on installing FCP Studio 2, After Effects and Adobe Creative suite.
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Which ever you get, I’d suggest 4GB of RAM. I think that the 8GB if you go with the 17″ isn’t worth the extra $1000.
I really like the 15″ size, but if I were editing all day on it, I’d probably go with the 17″ instead.
Any processor will work fine.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
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Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
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You will need all the screenage you can get!
Get the best you can afford right now because in a year it won’t seem like much.
The new OS, Snow Leopard, and the new FCS will be able to leverage more power from the books and boxes.
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If you don’t absolutely need a laptop, a Mac Pro offers way more bang for the buck than a Macbook Pro.
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