On Apr 25, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Matt Penna wrote: > On Apr 25, 2010, at 10:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> [...] Mac Pro. Lot longer useful lifespan as it is full upgradeable to >>> more memory, bigger screens, bigger HD, etc and lots of fast cores to start >>> with to keep you going. >> >> that can be true -- it depends what you need; for many people that lifespan >> advantage often means little in the end; i have found a middle ground that >> works better for me -- buy an intermediate machine, upgrade it sooner rather >> than later, replace it in two years; so when i hear someone wondering where >> to compromise, i often suggest get a midrange machine; if i didn't really >> need a laptop i'd buy a 27" iMac, and arrange my space to make the glossy >> screen okay > > It's interesting how the target market for the iMac has changed. Started as > strictly consumer, but is now very much a hobbyist/professional machine even > in the middle of the range.
I have a DUAL QUAD in my studio and I'd replace it with a 27 inch iMac in a heartbeat if I could find a good way of sucking in video off my hi def camera over HDMI (direct to disk). If there is one, please let me know - (I'd have to hang a fast RAID off the iMac due to write speed requirements - is that possible?) -Kevin The Red Fantasy: http://www.gspguitar.com/jsp2/cart.jsp?action=addCartItem&sku=DO695 The Fourth Stream: http://www.gspguitar.com/jsp2/cart.jsp?action=addCartItem&sku=DO696 Odair Assad CD: http://www.gharecords.com/ Three River Moments: http://www.henry-lemoine.com/en/catalogue/rechercheFiche.html?cotage=27461 Accessorizer: http://www.kevincallahan.org/software/accessorizer.html Homepage: http://www.kevincallahan.org/ http://www.xeniamara.com > > Mac Pros are not a good buy at the moment. I suspect something interesting is > going on with Apple and Intel. Having said that, different stokes for > different folks; the huge internal storage capacity, replaceable video card, > and extra-large memory capacity were all big selling points for me. The > internal storage alone simplified and uncluttered my workspace a great deal, > and I can foresee needing 32GB of RAM by the end of this year. > > "Needing 32GB of RAM." My first Apple had 64K of RAM and it was fine. Oy... ;) > > Matt_______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
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