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iMac Pro or next year’s Mac Pro?
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It seems obvious to me that the ONLY thing that is more important than “cheap” is “easy to use”. And if a Mac (in every application) is easier to use with minimal aggravation, people will pay for that.
As for PC’s – I too come from a background where you just wind up saying “just buy the HP Z840, shut up, and be done with it”. But with that said, the “how much does it cost” comes into play. The generic solution has been a HP Z840 (or Z820), or a Dell Precision workstation (or off the shelf boxes from BOXX, or Puget Systems).
But never underestimate the Chinese companies marching in. Blackmagic Design specifies the ASUS X99 Deluxe motherboard in their hardware specifications as alternates to the HP Z840 computer. And everyone at QNAP seems to love ASUS computers. SO – with that said – look at this “cheapie” with a “free” NVidia GVX-1080ti –https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1354215-REG/asus_gd30ci_db71_gtx1080ti_i7_7700_16gb_1tb_256ssd_gtx1080ti_w10.html
$2000, and no one is “custom building” a computer from scratch (with all the aggravation).Bob Zelin
Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
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[Shawn Miller] “Or… are there more people who run both? Should those of us who only run Windows get lost? ☺
“Yes, leave and never return 🙂
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Steve Connor] “[Shawn Miller] “Or… are there more people who run both? Should those of us who only run Windows get lost? ☺
”Yes, leave and never return :)”
LOL – okay, but I’m taking Tim with me! ☺
Shawn
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That iMac Pro looks pretty amazing but I plan on waiting for the new Mac Pro.
I have always liked keeping the computer and the monitor separate. I already have a perfectly good monitor with my old Mp.
For me, my top priority has always been longevity and dependability. I will spend the money for a product that will last me years with no problems. That could be a car, TV, camera or whatever.
Another computer may be slightly faster or cheaper but not a big deal to me. Just want it to work well for years to come.
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[Andrew Kimery] “Why would you have to switch to another Hackintosh? “
For the same reason that you are using a PC w/macOS in the first place.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “For the same reason that you are using a PC w/macOS in the first place.”
I don’t follow. If I own a Hack and another Mac (iMac, cMP, MBP, etc.,) and the Hack needs a repair I can continue working with one of the other Macs w/o missing a beat. FCP X, PPro, Avid, etc., running on a Hack are exactly the same as FCP X, PPro, Avid, etc., running on a Mac. Their’s no change to any of the software other than a minor tweak to MacOS to allow it to run on a variety of Intel hardware as opposed to just Apple approved Intel hardware.
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[Tony West] “That iMac Pro looks pretty amazing but I plan on waiting for the new Mac Pro.”
Can you wait a year or two?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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[Steve Connor] “I didn’t think that a post about Macs on an FCPX forum would generate so much discussion about PC’s”
Well it’s just not a debate without the negative argument.
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[Oliver Peters] “Can you wait a year or two?”
Yeah, ironically because my current Mp is so well made it will likely keep going.
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My mac is on the long slow fade out so I’ll eventually be PC only. I thought I would use both but I now do 99% of my work on PC.
I Hate Television. I Hate It As Much As Peanuts. But I Can’t Stop Eating Peanuts.
– Orson Welles
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