DVCPRO HD is NOT uncompressed.
Any Intel mac or better will edit DVCPRO HD. Get a couple SATA drives stripped. Even an Ext. FW 800 drive will do.
If you are shooting Tapeless – and do not MASTER out to TAPE, then you do not need an I/O card. If you do need that, AJA or Blackmagic works well. They both have cheap cards that do the basics.
Compressor will do for you. If you want more Compression options, I recommend Episode Compression Software. But is sounds like you’re on a budget.
Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC