I was really looking for the best machine to deal with sound and video editing and/or running software synthesizers. But yeah, it seems like SSD + lots of RAM + I7 should do the trick. Thanks, Vic
Eric Oyen wrote: > mac mini I7, 8 GB or more ram, SSD HDD greater than 250GB. that i7 needs to > have 4 cores at least. I used to do some video work and about the only > systems I had experience with were linux machines or a top of the line mac. I > tried this on a windows box and got so frustrated with how long a 2 hour > video would take to render, that I gave up on it. > > -eric > > On Jan 9, 2012, at 3:20 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > > If you are looking for something to basically play movies and the like on a > > TV, then either would be more than adequate. If your looking for something > > to do video editing I'm not sure either would be the way to go. WHen I say > > video editing I am referring to actual video production work where > > horsepower, lots of ram, and drive space is necessary. > > > > On Jan 8, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Victor Tsaran wrote: > > > >> Hello listers, > >> Wanted to probe for your opinion regarding the two Mac Mini computers > >> below as far as media applications are concerned. > >> First is the 2.5GHZ dual-core Intel I5 (can be configured to I7). Its > >> built-in SATA drives can also be exchanged for solid-state drives if > >> desired. > >> Second is the 2.0GHZ quad-core Intel I7, aka Mac Mini Server, which can > >> also be configured to include solid-state drives instead of the built-in > >> SATA ones. > >> Both machines have 4GB of RAM. > >> > >> Which of the two configurations do you thin would be best for media > >> applications? > >> > >> Thanks for any opinions. > >> Best, > >> Vic > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
