Marcus Moore
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Especially when they’ve already said they are.
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I think it’s just a matter of how hampered you feel you are by your current hardware.
No one knows what Apple’s schedule on this is beyond “2013”. But I think a timeframe of 6-10 months is probably a reasonable assumption.
I have a friend setting himself up with Smoke on the Mac, and he’s been asking me about investing in upgrading his 2010 MacPro vs. buying a new topped out iMac as a stop gap until Apple releases whatever this next thing is.
If you buy an iMac now, two possibilities occur-
1. The new MacPro comes out and either it isn’t what you need/want, or you’ve found that the iMac is fast enough for you. Either way you’ve got a good machine.
2. The new MacPro comes out and it’s advantages over the iMac are significant enough to merit the switch. In that case you have a nearly new top of the line iMac that will have lost very little of it’s value in that 6-8 months. It will still be a current generation machine, so I can’t see not being able to sell it at 80-90% of it’s purchase price. So maybe you loose $500-$800 in the transaction. Pretty small potatoes if you’re using that machine to earn a living.
For myself, I’m currently working on a 2011 iMac which is serving me quite well. When the new MacPro comes out, this machine will go to my wife, and I’ll sell the topped-out 17″MBP to finance the purchase of the new machine.
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Well, Logic IS an extension of most NLE workflows. I don’t know how that thread was framed, but one of the big areas of discussion around FCPX has been interoperability with other apps. So that seems particularly relevant. As would discussion around Smoke or Resolve for finishing, or AE for graphics- how well FCPX does or doesn’t work with those apps/workflows.
I’m all for the discussion of other NLEs in this thread for those who are looking to make a decision on which way to go- that IS the point it seems. I guess what made me comment in the first place was that after reading the post, I honestly wondered if I was in the right forum- since there was no mentioning of X in any capacity. No point of intersection that would merit it’s inclusion here instead of the Edius forum.
But if this falls in line with the forum, then so be it.
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Sorry, not trying to be catty about it. It just doesn’t seem like it was framed in any way that made it relevant to, “FCPX or not”. If there were points of comparison made I could see it. But this seems strictly Edius to me.
Maybe my interpretation of the thread is off…
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How does this belong in an FCPX forum again…?
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[Walter Soyka] “Build quality on PCs can be quite good, too. I think part of the Legend is that no PCs are built to the same standard as Macs (though I’m the first to agree that Apple laptops are hard to beat). “
Agreed. There are some nicely built PCs out there, even if you remove the shameless rip-offs.
I think the most obvious debunking of this myth is the MacBookAir. Since sales of those things took off with the second generation, PC makers have been chasing it’s form factor- with Intel eventually coining the Ultrabook name. And they’ve found just how difficult it is to build that machine at that price.
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I don’t think you’re wrong.
This conversation always reminds me of those “Laptop hunter” ads from a few years ago. The woman walks in and out of an Apple store, saying she can’t get a Mac for under $1000, then walks into a BestBuy or something and finds a 17″ laptop for about $600. But there’s no real evaluation of what she’s getting at that price (of course).
The myth of the Mac is sort of backwards to my mind- it’s not that Macs are really expensive… it’s just that you can’t buy a cheap and shitty one.
PCs with REALLY comparable specs are in the same range, and maybe a bit cheaper, but only if you don’t assign any value to the MacOS, build quality, bundled apps, or resale value.
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Outside of the MacPro, which is VERY overpriced for the components your getting right now- I don’t buy it.
A comparable PC might end up a couple hundred less on a several thousand dollar machine, but I think the term “massive” is overstating it to say the least.
And if you’re going to go down the road of saying you can build a box on your own out of the raw parts, then that’s a different story entirely- and a judgement call on your part to take on all the compatibility and upgrade issues that come with it. I could probably build a wooden chair cheaper than I can buy one, but it would be more hassle than it’s worth. I just want to sit down!
I look for stability and absolute minimum of time spent working “on” my machine so that I can just worry about working “with” my machine. Macs have provided me with worry-free experience for over a decade- and THAT has a real dollar and cent value to me.
Buying a new machine every 2-3 years is just a cost of doing business, and considering the high value on the resale of Macs, money I used towards the next purchase, I’d be surprised if you come out that far ahead in the long run.
Just my take.
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Rather than battle a point that’s not mine, I just asked Philip Hodgetts for his take.
He seems fairly confident that the database IS based on CoreData/SQLite. And I’d think he’d know.
I have no clue what possibilities or limitations this means, but I thought I’d try to set the record straight.
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It’s the measured and thoughtful responses like these I really value…