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Computer Buying Advice!
Hi everyone.
A good friend of mine is about to upgrade his whole edit suite. He has an old cheese grater mac that’s not quite doing it for him anymore. He has a successful YouTube channel and works with FCPX. He works a lot with multi-cam clips that combine HD and 4k go pro footage. He also works with a lot of DSLR footage. He’s not sure whether he should get a New Mac Pro Tube (mid tier $6000 with the better GPUs) or a fully stacked 5K iMac.
My opinion is that he should go with the stacked iMac and use the extra money he would have spent on the Mac Tube to buy a really fast RAID set up. He also gets the added benefits of one of the nicest computer screens in the known universe with the iMac.
I’d love some experience-based opinions on this. I myself own the Tube with Thunderbay IV RAID because I often edit TV commercials I’ve directed. So I’m working with 4/5k Red Cam/Alexa footage and such. I just think that based on the materials he works with, he doesn’t need to pony up the extra cash to get the tube. But I could be wrong. I’d love to hear from anyone and everyone about this!
Thanks a bunch!
James.
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3 Replies
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Either is more than up to the task. Make sure to get great storage to go with it.
Noah
FCPWORKS – FCPX Workflow
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[Noah Kadner] “Either is more than up to the task. Make sure to get great storage to go with it.
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Fast storage should be your focus – as Noah said, either machine will be great if your storage isn’t a bottleneck. I’m getting great throughput with an Areca 8050T2 in RAID 6.
Doug Metz
Anode
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Thanks for the input, fellas. Looks like my friend is going with the iMac with some fast storage. I think that’s the best choice based on my own assumptions and your knowledge. So, it’s a happy ending.
Have a good one!
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