Jonathan Ramsey
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Pegasus and CalDigit work well for me. CalDigit can be out of stock a lot, though. But man their stuff has been solid!
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Thank you!
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Thanks! Great tip. The link didn’t work…
And yes, I decided to go with the non reflective glass. they all claim the contrast is not compromised. Here’s hoping!!
Thanks!
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Hey Bryan, here’s a cool cost savings for you: You can install your own memory in the iMac! That means you can use this (https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k32g4s266m/ct19090527) for $620 and save $2000 on the iMac and still get 128.
Question for you: have you read reports on the usefulness of the nano anti glare glass and color accuracy vs. the standard?
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Good question. Could also be they continue the trend of relying less and less on GPUs for the highest use features. That gets into engineering and is above my pay grade 🙂
Hope this works out for you! I’m ordering a new iMac this week, as well. We’ll have to trade notes.
p.s. Depending on your use, you could save even more with a 64gig system. I’ve read some reports that in PP 128 won’t help all that much (at least not proportionate to the increased cost)… it’s more of an AE benefit. But I’ve not confirmed that definitively.
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Wow, that drive for the Lauren piece sounds amazing!
Well, one other option is to do the iMac now and until MacPro processors change out. You can sell it then if you decide you want/need to upgrade and it’ll have much of its value still, assuming it’s only a couple years out. And you can get the iMac, test it before you sell your Pro tower. If you hate it, sell it and the loss will be less than on the Pro. Sort of a hedging your bets option.
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It’s a reasonable concern. I have a mid 2015 iMac now that is just starting to show overheating issues. But I replaced the fusion drive with an SSD and have not taken the annoying steps to try and upgrade the OS so it could be there are other issues at hand. It needs a clean wipe and I may do that next week and see if the fan stops running so much. Other than than, I’ve never had a heat issue. That said, we edit in spurts, from tons to little. In between we do web design and graphic design work, and we do a lot of shooting. So, you’re a heavier day in and out user. On the video side, I am in AE almost as much as PP. I think AE is where you are more likely to see the Mac Pro outperform.
In the end, I tend to go to: what tool helps you get it done best. That isn’t always the best tool, but sometimes is. If it would put you at ease and ensure your productivity, the money on the Mac Pro is well spent. And some of that extra you will recoop in years to come when you resell. I am going the high end iMac route this time. It worked great for me the last two times and I like getting a whole new machine 3-5 years in. The sum total is less expenditure and it’s spread out — both things I value. I am not editing 6k or 8k yet. I think if I were, I would go Mac Pro for sure. Now I just need a non-$5K second monitor… urg… Apple way overdid it there, IMO.
One last thought… if it works for your workflow, an internal drive array on the pro will be notably faster than the iMac and an external array. By most standards, I’d say 25-30% faster depending on all the variables. Something to consider. I need an external array so it’s a moot point for me. Let me know what you decide to do! It’ll work either way. Best, Jonathan
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Yup, I can appreciate that. It’ll be interesting to hear what they say today… Obsolescence is a bugger when it comes to getting resale value. No matter what you do, it’s a Mac. It’ll have value.
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I can say, from where I have been, I would probably go with selling what you have and use an iMac. I’ve built many Mac systems and unless you are using a boat load of specific AE effects, the added prowess of a MacPro doesn’t usually add up. There are too many variables to make a blanket policy on this… but I’ve built them both ways and maybe 8 times out of 10, the iMac is just as good (hard to tell the difference) and sometimes better. No, it cannot be upgraded easily (some parts can be, though). But it’ll get you 5 years. I don’t know about the new one’s cooling… but previous iterations that has never been an issue. Clearly, the Pros will cool better. If you round it to you get 5 years for $4K and double that so in 10 years you spent $8k and half way through you got a whole new machine, not just an old machine upgraded (which is the $8-10K plus the upgrade parts)… it just makes more financial sense in many cases.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve had to do this but Adobe makes some sort of cleaner utility to help. I think this is hte right link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.htmlRamsey
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