FCP with Imac

[Steve Eisen]

I modified my MacBook Pro and Apple still covered my Apple Care warranty to the very last day. I’m sure they will do the same with the iMac.

OWC is very reliable. Cost of shipping is built into their price.

Come to think of it, I modified every single mac I’ve had dating back to 1991 and never had a voided warranty problem.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[Zane Barker]

[Steve Eisen] “I modified my MacBook Pro and Apple still covered my Apple Care warranty”

I’m guessing you didn’t, run extra wires and punch holes in the enclosure, like they have to do in the iMad to put in a esata port. I to was interested in this modification until my local Apple store told me it would void my warranty.

[Steve Eisen] “Cost of shipping is built into their price.”

When I was talking about cost of shipping I was referring to when you have to mail it to them for servicing.

**Hindsight is always 1080p**

[Michael Sacci]

I’m with Zane, I’m pretty sure this voids Apple’s warranty, but if I needed it I would do it. But I also understand the risks.

It comes down to what you are editing.

[Thomas Morter-laing]

That seemed to be a longthread basically concluding a few things (I have the 27″ iMac i7 so can confirm them):
The iMac you want is brilliant, very powerful and fine for editing anything from Graphics to HD footage. It does not have a Sata connection, which would void the warranty to put in, but may be worth it. The iMac in comparison to A MacBook pro is a silly comparison; the iMac is a proper quad core with hyper threading. The MacBook pro isn’t even a quad core, it’s a dual core with a newer architecture. If you don’t need portability, for crying out loud get the iMac, WAYYYYYYY more power and “bang for your buck”.
The mac pro is much better again, for obvious reasons; it works differently and has features such as quick channel, Sata connections and upgradeability which help a lot, but still, most editing can be done on the iMac with few problems.

😀
Tom Morter-Laing
Freelance Editor
Certified Apple Product Proffessional, 2010
http://www.depictproductions.co.uk

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