Hi, Why not just get a iMac? More bang for your buck and the monitor is included.
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 9, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Vic wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
