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Not so much an After Effects issue as a hardware one
I couldn’t find a better topic to post this thread in so I apologise if it’s not welcome here.
My problem is this:
I am looking to upgrade my Macbook to a desktop, but I can’t decide between the new iMac or a Mac Pro.Now I work a lot with video editing, with such programs like After Effects (which is why I posted it here) but I’m also looking to develop my 3D skills.
Currently my Macbook is running with a 2Ghz Intel core 2 duo processor and I upgraded to 2gb ram about 6 months ago.
Already I’ve noticed it’s starting to lag with 2gb and although I’m not looking for an immediate purchase, I just thought I’d collect some advice.The obvious things to take into consideration are the costs and the specs. I know the iMac comes with 3.06 Ghz processor and 4bg ram which seems like a massive improvement over my current numbers. (i priced it up to about £1300)
However, the thing is, I’ve only had my Macbook for 14 months so what I really want to know is, is the iMac going to last?
It maxes out at 4gb (well the current model does anyway)
Then the mac pro, which maxes out at a crazy 32gb RAM seems pretty future proof, but obviously costs are sky high. I should mention I’m not looking to buy a 32gb ram mac pro right off the mark but it’s nice to know i have that option in 5/6 years time..Does anybody have experience with either of these two machines?
The Apple forums were pretty biased (bigger=better it seemed.)Being a student i get ok discount but around 2 grand is still a heck of a lot of money for me.
Thanks in advance
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Im a pc guy myself, but I think the question you should as is do you NEED the upgrade currently? It may be worth just setting the money aside, and when you need the upgrade, then look at the current models, you may find that the machine you get then for the same price is 10x better than the one you’re looking at..
Thats what happened with my dual core cpu I have now.. I wanted a really nice machine 2 yrs ago, but put the money aside and got this dual core this year. I was MUCH happier with the new cpu than what I was looking at before would have made me.
Just a thought – hope it helps.
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